Barr says reducing police immunity would result in law enforcement 'pulling back'

William Barr.
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Attorney General William Barr said Sunday he doesn't believe limiting qualified immunity to go after "bad cops" is a proper solution to issues within United States law enforcement agencies, despite demands from those protesting against police brutality. Barr told CBS's Margaret Brennan that doing so would result in "police pulling back."

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.