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Cons what the fuck is "absolute immunity?" Is that a legal concept?
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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM Author: Ruddy field (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#49573120) |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM Author: Pungent Adventurous Useless Brakes Boiling Water yes it is (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#49573122) |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:35 PM Author: Ruddy field Why does it exist? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#49573211) |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:44 PM Author: Pungent Adventurous Useless Brakes Boiling Water because White people (your Betters) decided that it should (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#49573240) |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:29 PM Author: Ruddy field Why? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#49573418) |
Date: January 8th, 2026 4:19 PM Author: maniacal amber pisswyrm gaming laptop yes, it is (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#49573125) |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:22 PM Author: Ruddy field Why does it exist? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#49573148) |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:33 PM Author: maniacal amber pisswyrm gaming laptop who cares (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#49573205) |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:34 PM Author: Ruddy field Anyone? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#49573210) |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:20 PM Author: Aromatic scarlet factory reset button (Stephen Miller’s intern) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#49573130) |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:21 PM Author: Crawly Filthpig Never heard of it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#49573138) |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:35 PM Author: Blathering scourge upon the earth 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\u0026show=6hr#49573213) |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:15 PM Author: Ruddy field 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\u0026show=6hr#49573368) |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:26 PM Author: Grizzly Garrison it applies only to acts done in the scope of the role. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#49573411) |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:29 PM Author: Ruddy field 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\u0026show=6hr#49573417) |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 7:27 PM Author: Grizzly Garrison 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. |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 7:36 PM Author: Ruddy field 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\u0026show=6hr#49573813) |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:26 PM Author: Grizzly Garrison 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. |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:27 PM Author: Ruddy field Violating policy = doing your job? Wow, government employment is amazing! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#49573971) |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:33 PM Author: Grizzly Garrison 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. |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:34 PM Author: Ruddy field 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\u0026show=6hr#49573991) |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 11:21 PM Author: Grizzly Garrison 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. |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 11:38 PM Author: Ruddy field 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\u0026show=6hr#49574741) |
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Date: January 9th, 2026 12:05 AM Author: Grizzly Garrison 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\u0026show=6hr#49574789) |
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Date: January 9th, 2026 12:15 AM Author: Ruddy field 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\u0026show=6hr#49574803) |