I can reference a number of cases where "actions" have been taken against police officers, departments, supervisors.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...ries/031210dnmetcarrolltonsuit.199ea29f8.html
Regular viewers of "Perry Mason" know that you can also sue a government employee who deprives you of your civil rights while acting "under color of law".
A police officer arresting someone while on duty is clearly acting "under color of law".
In order to successfully sue persons with qualified immunity you will have to prove their conduct violates clearly established rights which a reasonable person would have known about. Police officers generally have qualified immunity. Qualified immunity protects public officials from being sued for damages
unless they violated “clearly established” law of which a reasonable official in his position would have known.
State laws provide that citizens can sue the police for wrongful death, assault, battery, false arrest, breaking and entering, and false imprisonment. In addition to state laws, Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871 [now 42 U.S.C. 1983] allows citizens to sue public officials for violations of their civil rights.
I'm not into games of semantics. However, accurate information can be as useful as a handgun in some situations. Can you reference something to clarify this "FACT"?