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

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scarlet area
  01/08/26
yes it is
laughsome blue hospital kitty cat
  01/08/26
Why does it exist?
scarlet area
  01/08/26
because White people (your Betters) decided that it should
laughsome blue hospital kitty cat
  01/08/26
Why?
scarlet area
  01/08/26
yes, it is
Big Den Love Of Her Life
  01/08/26
Why does it exist?
scarlet area
  01/08/26
who cares
Big Den Love Of Her Life
  01/08/26
Anyone?
scarlet area
  01/08/26
(Stephen Miller’s intern)
Curious School Cafeteria Mental Disorder
  01/08/26
Never heard of it.
Fiercely-loyal Buck-toothed Sound Barrier Kitty
  01/08/26
It's the immunity that applies to judges and (in certain cir...
Chrome insecure giraffe dopamine
  01/08/26
So judges and legislators can murder people and no one can a...
scarlet area
  01/08/26
it applies only to acts done in the scope of the role.
mentally impaired dark field really tough guy
  01/08/26
Wow. So the DHS donkey who violated DHS policy doesn't enjoy...
scarlet area
  01/08/26
i have no idea if absolute immunity applies to the MN killin...
mentally impaired dark field really tough guy
  01/08/26
DHS agents violating DHS policies are operating within the s...
scarlet area
  01/08/26
that's the entire point, and the power, of absolute immunity...
mentally impaired dark field really tough guy
  01/08/26
Violating policy = doing your job? Wow, government employmen...
scarlet area
  01/08/26
i'm not sure you and i are focusing on the key issue. abs...
mentally impaired dark field really tough guy
  01/08/26
So there are no consequences for "fucking up" if y...
scarlet area
  01/08/26
absolute immunity is quite rare, as i understand it. qual...
mentally impaired dark field really tough guy
  01/08/26
I'm stupid so please bear with me: if there's a written agen...
scarlet area
  01/08/26
that's my understanding, yes. AI is a doctrine for fuck-up s...
mentally impaired dark field really tough guy
  01/09/26
If he accidentally shot the driver I can see it, but this gu...
scarlet area
  01/09/26
Shoulda listened to NSAM! https://x.com/i/status/20144947...
https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK
  01/23/26
Vance on Jan. 8: "You have a official engaging in feder...
https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK
  01/23/26


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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: scarlet area



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#49573120)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: laughsome blue hospital kitty cat

yes it is

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#49573122)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:35 PM
Author: scarlet area

Why does it exist?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#49573211)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:44 PM
Author: laughsome blue hospital kitty cat

because White people (your Betters) decided that it should

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#49573240)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:29 PM
Author: scarlet area

Why?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#49573418)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:19 PM
Author: Big Den Love Of Her Life

yes, it is

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#49573125)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:22 PM
Author: scarlet area

Why does it exist?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#49573148)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:33 PM
Author: Big Den Love Of Her Life

who cares

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#49573205)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:34 PM
Author: scarlet area

Anyone?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#49573210)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:20 PM
Author: Curious School Cafeteria Mental Disorder

(Stephen Miller’s intern)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#49573130)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:21 PM
Author: Fiercely-loyal Buck-toothed Sound Barrier Kitty

Never heard of it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#49573138)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:35 PM
Author: Chrome insecure giraffe dopamine

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\u0026hid=#49573213)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:15 PM
Author: scarlet area

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\u0026hid=#49573368)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:26 PM
Author: mentally impaired dark field really tough guy

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#49573411)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:29 PM
Author: scarlet area

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\u0026hid=#49573417)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 7:27 PM
Author: mentally impaired dark field really tough guy

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\u0026hid=#49573790)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 7:36 PM
Author: scarlet area

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\u0026hid=#49573813)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:26 PM
Author: mentally impaired dark field really tough guy

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\u0026hid=#49573965)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:27 PM
Author: scarlet area

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#49573971)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:33 PM
Author: mentally impaired dark field really tough guy

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\u0026hid=#49573986)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:34 PM
Author: scarlet area

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\u0026hid=#49573991)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 11:21 PM
Author: mentally impaired dark field really tough guy

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\u0026hid=#49574651)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 11:38 PM
Author: scarlet area

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\u0026hid=#49574741)



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Date: January 9th, 2026 12:05 AM
Author: mentally impaired dark field really tough guy

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\u0026hid=#49574789)



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Date: January 9th, 2026 12:15 AM
Author: scarlet area

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\u0026hid=#49574803)



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Date: January 23rd, 2026 9:37 PM
Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK


Shoulda listened to NSAM!

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#49613339)



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Date: January 23rd, 2026 9:43 PM
Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK


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\u0026hid=#49613357)