Case Facts
Kingsley was being held in jail as this type of inmate.
What is a pretrial detainee?
This clause of Fourteenth Amendment was central to the case.
What is the Due Process Clause?
This does NOT have to be proven after this ruling.
What is subjective intent to harm?
The Court held that force must be objectively this to violate the COnstitution.
When Martin Luther King Jr. was born.
What is January 15, 1968?
Kinglsey claimed officers used against him
What is excessive force?
Convicted prisoners' excessive force claims are usually evaluated under this amendment instead.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
"Objective" means the Court looks at the officer's actions from this perspective.
What is a reasonable officer on the scene?
The majority opinion clarified that pretrial detainees deserve greater protection than this group.
Who are convicted prisoners?
The only planet to rotate clockwise
What is Venus?
This happened to Kinglsey that led officers to use force.
What is refusing to remove a piece of paper covering a light fixture?
This constitutional issue was at the heart of the case.
What is excessive force by jail officials?
This factor includes how serious the security problem was at the time.
What is the threat level or need for force?
This level of court heard the case before it reached the Supreme Court.
What is a federal appellate (circuit) Court?
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The jail officer whose name appears in the case title.
Who is Hendrickson?
The Court said pretrial detainees cannot be punished because they have not yet been this.
What is convicted of a crime?
The Court compared this case to earlier excessive force standards from police arrest cases.
What is the objective reasonableness test used in arrest situations?
The Court emphasized that injuries must consider the facts from the perspective of this person.
Who is a reasonable officer at the scene?
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What is Hot water?
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What is Sage green?
The capitol of Georgia.
What is Atlanta?
The amount of money in our bank account as a collective group.
What is 11 dollars?
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What is Stephen Hillenburg?
The planet that was considered a planet but is now a dwarf planet.
What is Pluto?