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Trump's Promise to 'Indemnify' Cops 'Against Any and All Liability' Is Absurd for 2 Reasons

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Ruben Navarrette : Donald Trump's campaign promise to "indemnify" police officers is detached from reality.

He says cops are "afraid to do anyhing" because they fear lawsuits will ruin them financially.

Trump says he's always inclined to "back the blue" against critics of police policies and practices.

He writes that cops are not on the hook for damages or settlements in civil rights cases.

Donald Trump says it's so easy to sue police officers that it prevents them from doing their jobs because it threatens them with financial ruin.

But Reuters found that most of the lawsuits were blocked by qualified immunity.

It also found that the share of cases decided in favor of police had risen from 44 percent in 200507 to 57 percent in 201719 .