S4 E2: Qualified Immunity and Black Lives

After the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Department officers on Memorial Day weekend, a wave of law enforcement reform proposals flooded city halls and legislative chambers in cities and states across the country. State Representative Leslie Herod has spearheaded those efforts in the Colorado.
Our very first guest on this podcast returns to discuss qualified immunity, the limitations of public policy, and the ongoing struggle for the liberation of Black people. Leslie Herod was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2016 where she represents the 8th district and is the first gay African-American to be elected to Colorado's General Assembly.

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