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

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Racy trump supporter state
  01/08/26
yes it is
adulterous lay fat ankles
  01/08/26
Why does it exist?
Racy trump supporter state
  01/08/26
because White people (your Betters) decided that it should
adulterous lay fat ankles
  01/08/26
Why?
Racy trump supporter state
  01/08/26
yes, it is
Know-it-all french parlour internal respiration
  01/08/26
Why does it exist?
Racy trump supporter state
  01/08/26
who cares
Know-it-all french parlour internal respiration
  01/08/26
Anyone?
Racy trump supporter state
  01/08/26
(Stephen Miller’s intern)
soul-stirring ape
  01/08/26
Never heard of it.
Swollen Digit Ratio
  01/08/26
It's the immunity that applies to judges and (in certain cir...
Dull Indirect Expression Dopamine
  01/08/26
So judges and legislators can murder people and no one can a...
Racy trump supporter state
  01/08/26
it applies only to acts done in the scope of the role.
shivering hateful field
  01/08/26
Wow. So the DHS donkey who violated DHS policy doesn't enjoy...
Racy trump supporter state
  01/08/26
i have no idea if absolute immunity applies to the MN killin...
shivering hateful field
  01/08/26
DHS agents violating DHS policies are operating within the s...
Racy trump supporter state
  01/08/26
that's the entire point, and the power, of absolute immunity...
shivering hateful field
  01/08/26
Violating policy = doing your job? Wow, government employmen...
Racy trump supporter state
  01/08/26
i'm not sure you and i are focusing on the key issue. abs...
shivering hateful field
  01/08/26
So there are no consequences for "fucking up" if y...
Racy trump supporter state
  01/08/26
absolute immunity is quite rare, as i understand it. qual...
shivering hateful field
  01/08/26
I'm stupid so please bear with me: if there's a written agen...
Racy trump supporter state
  01/08/26
that's my understanding, yes. AI is a doctrine for fuck-up s...
shivering hateful field
  01/09/26
If he accidentally shot the driver I can see it, but this gu...
Racy trump supporter state
  01/09/26


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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: Racy trump supporter state



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: adulterous lay fat ankles

yes it is

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310752#49573122)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:35 PM
Author: Racy trump supporter state

Why does it exist?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310752#49573211)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:44 PM
Author: adulterous lay fat ankles

because White people (your Betters) decided that it should

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310752#49573240)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:29 PM
Author: Racy trump supporter state

Why?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310752#49573418)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:19 PM
Author: Know-it-all french parlour internal respiration

yes, it is

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310752#49573125)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:22 PM
Author: Racy trump supporter state

Why does it exist?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310752#49573148)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:33 PM
Author: Know-it-all french parlour internal respiration

who cares

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310752#49573205)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:34 PM
Author: Racy trump supporter state

Anyone?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310752#49573210)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:20 PM
Author: soul-stirring ape

(Stephen Miller’s intern)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310752#49573130)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:21 PM
Author: Swollen Digit Ratio

Never heard of it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310752#49573138)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:35 PM
Author: Dull Indirect Expression 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\u0026mark_id=5310752#49573213)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:15 PM
Author: Racy trump supporter state

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\u0026mark_id=5310752#49573368)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:26 PM
Author: shivering hateful field

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310752#49573411)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:29 PM
Author: Racy trump supporter state

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\u0026mark_id=5310752#49573417)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 7:27 PM
Author: shivering hateful field

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\u0026mark_id=5310752#49573790)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 7:36 PM
Author: Racy trump supporter state

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\u0026mark_id=5310752#49573813)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:26 PM
Author: shivering hateful field

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\u0026mark_id=5310752#49573965)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:27 PM
Author: Racy trump supporter state

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310752#49573971)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:33 PM
Author: shivering hateful field

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\u0026mark_id=5310752#49573986)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:34 PM
Author: Racy trump supporter state

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\u0026mark_id=5310752#49573991)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 11:21 PM
Author: shivering hateful field

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\u0026mark_id=5310752#49574651)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 11:38 PM
Author: Racy trump supporter state

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\u0026mark_id=5310752#49574741)



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Date: January 9th, 2026 12:05 AM
Author: shivering hateful field

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\u0026mark_id=5310752#49574789)



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Date: January 9th, 2026 12:15 AM
Author: Racy trump supporter state

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\u0026mark_id=5310752#49574803)