Qualified immunity must be nice.
I know if I did that I’d be up on some serious charges even if my life were in danger. Prolly be labeled a white supremacist and never even get a fair trial.
Qualified Immunity comes in to play when a police officer violates rights in some novel way and shields the officer from civil suits which then get paid by tax payers.
The lack of criminal charges stems from having a tiered justice system which protects members of certain groups based on their position within those groups.