Yes I do understand qualified immunity....what spin? Are you saying that piercing qualified immunity isn't significant? Do you even understand what "qualified immunity" is?
(For the record--and as I clearly stated--I do think it's a good thing to hold officers personally accountable for deliberate malfeasance. But I don't see the spin there, either.)
"deliberate malfeasance is a good thing. It's called "accountability." You will have to accept my apology. In my haste, I read that as misfeasance which is a totally different issue.