Qualified Immunity is not intended to give police a free pass in violating the rights of others. It is intended to protect officers from a flood of frivolous lawsuits that would make it difficult and potentially financially ruinous to perform their jobs.
McLinden: Qualified immunity protects you and me
Nolan, Malloy differ over Supreme Court nominee

The two Republicans seeking the nomination for U.S. Senate take different approaches to Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown-Jackson.
VT Water Cooler: Brattleboro next home of juvy hall? / Don’t look now, Covid increasing / 2021 opioid deaths top 200 for first time ever / Challenge to Sarah George?
Sarah George, the state’s attorney law and order conservatives love to hate, may face a challenge in Chittenden County elections this year.
Pfizer hires 600 to process vax injury reports
Will Pfizer come clean on the number and details of vax injury reports? Will the CDC insist they do? Also….in war, the truth is always the first casualty. Which side is telling the truth? Are either?
Asked ‘What is a woman,’ Gov. Scott takes the 5th

“I just don’t know, I haven’t contemplated that,” Gov. Phil Scott replied.
Keelan: a second home in the mountains

It’s not for sale, and the $10 million annual upkeep of this summer home doesn’t include the security service. But that three-hole golf course is really something.
School changes records to reflect student’s gender identity

An Essex school changed its registrar records to reflect a student’s chosen gender identity, according to the school district’s annual report.
Cops investigate Springfield gunfire
Shots fired in Springfield. Helicopter searching for missing man in St. J. Westminster burglar shot AND arrested. Alleged sex criminal commits suicide.
VT Underground

Just so I understand….
Thayer: Budget growth of $1 billion in just one year unsustainable
The Democratic leadership’s priorities need major adjustment. Stop trying to be all things to all people.
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