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Families of Mass. residents killed by police rally to demand end to qualified immunity

Por: The Boston Globe Nation March 12, 2023

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As a chilly drizzle sprinkled the Boston Common, demonstrators huddled near the steps to the Massachusetts State House Saturday to call for an end to qualified immunity for police.“There’s no accountability for police who fatally shoot someone... it’s beyond upsetting,” said Claudyne Wilder, a friend and supporter of one of several families at the rally whose loved ones were killed by police. “That could happen to you or me, or... + full article



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