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A federal appeals court ruled that a Texas woman can't sue two Santa Fe police officers who pinned her face down on a fire ant hill while she was handcuffed, causing her to receive hundreds of painful bites to her face.

reason.comAppeals court grants immunity to Texas cops who held handcuffed woman face down in a fire ant hillTaylor Rogers argues it was excessive force to pin her down on top of a fire ant hill. The 5th Circuit ruled that right wasn't clearly established.

10/9/26, 6:07 pm18 reposts40 likes

Pi-Qui Djinn Djinni

@pi-qui.eurosky.social

10 Sept

Its #Texas so you know ts #KKK #fascism #racism thugs. In #Europe #Sweden they have an expression for crazy, you must be Texan they say!

Kevin

@kevinllong.bsky.social

11 Sept

Fuck it. Hire someone to maim that cop.

MikeasaService

@ilk.org

11 Sept

Congress needs to fix QI, and by "fix" I mean "nuke it from orbit".

DougieM

@dougiem603.bsky.social

10 Sept

Of course. Policing is a consequence – free profession!

Dan Bongard

@danbongard.bsky.social

11 Sept

It depresses me that, at this point, my gut reaction to hearing that a cop died on the job is "he probably deserved to".

Chele Lea

@chelelea.bsky.social

10 Sept

She needs to appeal to a higher court

ceoln

@ceoln.bsky.social

13 Sept

Appalling.

You Can't Smoke Bitcoin

@collectivedelusion.bsky.social

I fucking hate cops.

The extravagances of barbarity!

Carol Anne Sundahl

@carolannesundahl.bsky.social

10 Sept

"No reasonable officer would have held Ms. Rogers legs up and behind her body whilst also pressing her face and torso into a pile of fire ants," Rogers' lawsuit said, noting that she is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs roughly 130 pounds.

Bill Peterson

@billfromil.bsky.social

10 Sept

Judges are just cops in robes, the inside of their heads are just the same.