Scott interviews Patrick Jaicomo of the Institute for Justice about the case of José Oliva, a Vietnam veteran who was assaulted by police officers at a VA hospital in 2016. Because of doctrines like qualified immunity, it has taken years just to reach the point where Oliva can make his case against the officers in civil court. In America, government officials are virtually immune from civil prosecution, even in cases like this that seem so obviously unjust. Jaicomo and his group work tirelessly to try to change this.
Discussed on the show:
“Veteran Beaten by Police in Unprovoked Assault at VA Hospital Appeals Case to U.S. Supreme Court” (Institute for Justice)
“Tamir Rice’s Basically Reasonable Murder” (Simple Justice)
“Jaicomo presents case to Supreme Court” (The Herald Republican)
Patrick Jaicomo is an attorney with the Institute for Justice. You can follow his work on Twitter @pjaicomo.
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