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

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Bistre new version cruise ship
  01/08/26
yes it is
Flatulent Zombie-like Church Newt
  01/08/26
Why does it exist?
Bistre new version cruise ship
  01/08/26
because White people (your Betters) decided that it should
Flatulent Zombie-like Church Newt
  01/08/26
Why?
Bistre new version cruise ship
  01/08/26
yes, it is
Spruce buck-toothed principal's office fanboi
  01/08/26
Why does it exist?
Bistre new version cruise ship
  01/08/26
who cares
Spruce buck-toothed principal's office fanboi
  01/08/26
Anyone?
Bistre new version cruise ship
  01/08/26
(Stephen Miller’s intern)
territorial purple becky rehab
  01/08/26
Never heard of it.
aquamarine den mood
  01/08/26
It's the immunity that applies to judges and (in certain cir...
wine irate old irish cottage parlor
  01/08/26
So judges and legislators can murder people and no one can a...
Bistre new version cruise ship
  01/08/26
it applies only to acts done in the scope of the role.
Dun Contagious Boltzmann Hospital
  01/08/26
Wow. So the DHS donkey who violated DHS policy doesn't enjoy...
Bistre new version cruise ship
  01/08/26
i have no idea if absolute immunity applies to the MN killin...
Dun Contagious Boltzmann Hospital
  01/08/26
DHS agents violating DHS policies are operating within the s...
Bistre new version cruise ship
  01/08/26
that's the entire point, and the power, of absolute immunity...
Dun Contagious Boltzmann Hospital
  01/08/26
Violating policy = doing your job? Wow, government employmen...
Bistre new version cruise ship
  01/08/26
i'm not sure you and i are focusing on the key issue. abs...
Dun Contagious Boltzmann Hospital
  01/08/26
So there are no consequences for "fucking up" if y...
Bistre new version cruise ship
  01/08/26
absolute immunity is quite rare, as i understand it. qual...
Dun Contagious Boltzmann Hospital
  01/08/26
I'm stupid so please bear with me: if there's a written agen...
Bistre new version cruise ship
  01/08/26
that's my understanding, yes. AI is a doctrine for fuck-up s...
Dun Contagious Boltzmann Hospital
  01/09/26
If he accidentally shot the driver I can see it, but this gu...
Bistre new version cruise ship
  01/09/26
Shoulda listened to NSAM! https://x.com/i/status/20144947...
https://i.imgur.com/ovcBe0z.png
  01/23/26
Vance on Jan. 8: "You have a official engaging in feder...
https://i.imgur.com/ovcBe0z.png
  01/23/26


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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: Bistre new version cruise ship



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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: Flatulent Zombie-like Church Newt

yes it is

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:35 PM
Author: Bistre new version cruise ship

Why does it exist?

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:44 PM
Author: Flatulent Zombie-like Church Newt

because White people (your Betters) decided that it should

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:29 PM
Author: Bistre new version cruise ship

Why?

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:19 PM
Author: Spruce buck-toothed principal's office fanboi

yes, it is

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:22 PM
Author: Bistre new version cruise ship

Why does it exist?

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:33 PM
Author: Spruce buck-toothed principal's office fanboi

who cares

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:34 PM
Author: Bistre new version cruise ship

Anyone?

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:20 PM
Author: territorial purple becky rehab

(Stephen Miller’s intern)

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:21 PM
Author: aquamarine den mood

Never heard of it.

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:35 PM
Author: wine irate old irish cottage parlor

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...id#49573213)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:15 PM
Author: Bistre new version cruise ship

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...id#49573368)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:26 PM
Author: Dun Contagious Boltzmann Hospital

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

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:29 PM
Author: Bistre new version cruise ship

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...id#49573417)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 7:27 PM
Author: Dun Contagious Boltzmann Hospital

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...id#49573790)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 7:36 PM
Author: Bistre new version cruise ship

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...id#49573813)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:26 PM
Author: Dun Contagious Boltzmann Hospital

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...id#49573965)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:27 PM
Author: Bistre new version cruise ship

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

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:33 PM
Author: Dun Contagious Boltzmann Hospital

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...id#49573986)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:34 PM
Author: Bistre new version cruise ship

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...id#49573991)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 11:21 PM
Author: Dun Contagious Boltzmann Hospital

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...id#49574651)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 11:38 PM
Author: Bistre new version cruise ship

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...id#49574741)



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Date: January 9th, 2026 12:05 AM
Author: Dun Contagious Boltzmann Hospital

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...id#49574789)



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Date: January 9th, 2026 12:15 AM
Author: Bistre new version cruise ship

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...id#49574803)



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Date: January 23rd, 2026 9:37 PM
Author: https://i.imgur.com/ovcBe0z.png


Shoulda listened to NSAM!

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

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



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Date: January 23rd, 2026 9:43 PM
Author: https://i.imgur.com/ovcBe0z.png


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...id#49613357)