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Cons what the fuck is "absolute immunity?" Is that a legal concept?

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laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams
  01/08/26
yes it is
pale police squad
  01/08/26
Why does it exist?
laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams
  01/08/26
because White people (your Betters) decided that it should
pale police squad
  01/08/26
Why?
laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams
  01/08/26
yes, it is
gold alpha
  01/08/26
Why does it exist?
laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams
  01/08/26
who cares
gold alpha
  01/08/26
Anyone?
laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams
  01/08/26
(Stephen Miller’s intern)
Mahogany rigpig
  01/08/26
Never heard of it.
bull headed low-t digit ratio idea he suggested
  01/08/26
It's the immunity that applies to judges and (in certain cir...
racy abode kitty cat
  01/08/26
So judges and legislators can murder people and no one can a...
laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams
  01/08/26
it applies only to acts done in the scope of the role.
Bateful scarlet boiling water theatre
  01/08/26
Wow. So the DHS donkey who violated DHS policy doesn't enjoy...
laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams
  01/08/26
i have no idea if absolute immunity applies to the MN killin...
Bateful scarlet boiling water theatre
  01/08/26
DHS agents violating DHS policies are operating within the s...
laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams
  01/08/26
that's the entire point, and the power, of absolute immunity...
Bateful scarlet boiling water theatre
  01/08/26
Violating policy = doing your job? Wow, government employmen...
laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams
  01/08/26
i'm not sure you and i are focusing on the key issue. abs...
Bateful scarlet boiling water theatre
  01/08/26
So there are no consequences for "fucking up" if y...
laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams
  01/08/26
absolute immunity is quite rare, as i understand it. qual...
Bateful scarlet boiling water theatre
  01/08/26
I'm stupid so please bear with me: if there's a written agen...
laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams
  01/08/26
that's my understanding, yes. AI is a doctrine for fuck-up s...
Bateful scarlet boiling water theatre
  01/09/26
If he accidentally shot the driver I can see it, but this gu...
laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams
  01/09/26
Shoulda listened to NSAM! https://x.com/i/status/20144947...
laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams
  01/23/26
Vance on Jan. 8: "You have a official engaging in feder...
laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams
  01/23/26


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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49573120)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: pale police squad

yes it is

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49573122)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:35 PM
Author: laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams

Why does it exist?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49573211)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:44 PM
Author: pale police squad

because White people (your Betters) decided that it should

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49573240)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:29 PM
Author: laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams

Why?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49573418)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:19 PM
Author: gold alpha

yes, it is

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49573125)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:22 PM
Author: laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams

Why does it exist?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49573148)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:33 PM
Author: gold alpha

who cares

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49573205)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:34 PM
Author: laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams

Anyone?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49573210)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:20 PM
Author: Mahogany rigpig

(Stephen Miller’s intern)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49573130)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:21 PM
Author: bull headed low-t digit ratio idea he suggested

Never heard of it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49573138)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:35 PM
Author: racy abode kitty cat

It's the immunity that applies to judges and (in certain circumstances) prosecutors and legislators.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49573213)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:15 PM
Author: laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams

So judges and legislators can murder people and no one can arrest them?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49573368)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:26 PM
Author: Bateful scarlet boiling water theatre

it applies only to acts done in the scope of the role.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49573411)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:29 PM
Author: laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams

Wow. So the DHS donkey who violated DHS policy doesn't enjoy absolute immunity?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49573417)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 7:27 PM
Author: Bateful scarlet boiling water theatre

i have no idea if absolute immunity applies to the MN killing.

in general, though, the question of whether something is in the scope does not turn on whether policy was violated.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49573790)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 7:36 PM
Author: laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams

DHS agents violating DHS policies are operating within the scope of their duties?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49573813)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:26 PM
Author: Bateful scarlet boiling water theatre

that's the entire point, and the power, of absolute immunity. there is no need to decide whether a judge or legislator who is following policy should get immunity.

the entire issue arises when a judge or legislator is doing their job and massively errs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49573965)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:27 PM
Author: laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams

Violating policy = doing your job? Wow, government employment is amazing!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49573971)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:33 PM
Author: Bateful scarlet boiling water theatre

i'm not sure you and i are focusing on the key issue.

absolute immunity becomes an issue when someone arguably fucks up. it doesn't become an issue when someone follows policy.

so if a judge makes a massively erroneous ruling but wasn't bribed, etc., then it was within the scope of the job but was outside policy -- and the judge gets absolute immunity.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49573986)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:34 PM
Author: laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams

So there are no consequences for "fucking up" if you work for the government

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49573991)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 11:21 PM
Author: Bateful scarlet boiling water theatre

absolute immunity is quite rare, as i understand it.

qualified immunity is more common, but even there it is broadly applied. cons have wanted to trim back or even decimate QI but libs have opposed that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49574651)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 11:38 PM
Author: laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams

I'm stupid so please bear with me: if there's a written agency policy that says "don't shoot moving vehicles," but an agency official shoots into a moving a vehicle, can the agency official still claim he was acting within the scope of his duties?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49574741)



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Date: January 9th, 2026 12:05 AM
Author: Bateful scarlet boiling water theatre

that's my understanding, yes. AI is a doctrine for fuck-up situations. but if you're doing more or less the official function, even if you get it wrong, it's within the scope.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49574789)



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Date: January 9th, 2026 12:15 AM
Author: laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams

If he accidentally shot the driver I can see it, but this guy had extensive training and indemnifying him is a bad look for any employer. I guess I'll leave it there

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49574803)



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Date: January 23rd, 2026 9:37 PM
Author: laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams

Shoulda listened to NSAM!

https://x.com/i/status/2014494790247924089

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49613339)



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Date: January 23rd, 2026 9:43 PM
Author: laughsome charcoal piazza laser beams

Vance on Jan. 8: "You have a official engaging in federal law enforcement action. That's a federal issue. That guy's protected by absolute immunity."

Vance today: "I didn't say that officers who engaged in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity. That's absurd."

https://x.com/i/status/2014472605198090693

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2/en-en/#49613357)