Lawsuit advances against police officer for pointing gun at cooperating driver

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Lawsuit advances against police officer for pointing gun at cooperating driver

(Unsplash)A lawsuit against a police officer for pointing his loaded gun at a driver who was cooperating with his instructions has advanced to an appeals court.According to a report from the Institute for Justice, the dispute is over "qualified immunity."That is a court-created protection for police officers whose actions may seem outlandish and unreasonable, and even violate the Constitution. It requires that if the circumstances created by the…