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

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Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate
  01/08/26
yes it is
Duck-like cuckoldry
  01/08/26
Why does it exist?
Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate
  01/08/26
because White people (your Betters) decided that it should
Duck-like cuckoldry
  01/08/26
Why?
Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate
  01/08/26
yes, it is
crystalline vibrant indian lodge
  01/08/26
Why does it exist?
Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate
  01/08/26
who cares
crystalline vibrant indian lodge
  01/08/26
Anyone?
Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate
  01/08/26
(Stephen Miller’s intern)
Ultramarine Galvanic Digit Ratio
  01/08/26
Never heard of it.
Well-lubricated Office
  01/08/26
It's the immunity that applies to judges and (in certain cir...
Very Tactful Spot
  01/08/26
So judges and legislators can murder people and no one can a...
Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate
  01/08/26
it applies only to acts done in the scope of the role.
Vivacious Embarrassed To The Bone Laser Beams
  01/08/26
Wow. So the DHS donkey who violated DHS policy doesn't enjoy...
Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate
  01/08/26
i have no idea if absolute immunity applies to the MN killin...
Vivacious Embarrassed To The Bone Laser Beams
  01/08/26
DHS agents violating DHS policies are operating within the s...
Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate
  01/08/26
that's the entire point, and the power, of absolute immunity...
Vivacious Embarrassed To The Bone Laser Beams
  01/08/26
Violating policy = doing your job? Wow, government employmen...
Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate
  01/08/26
i'm not sure you and i are focusing on the key issue. abs...
Vivacious Embarrassed To The Bone Laser Beams
  01/08/26
So there are no consequences for "fucking up" if y...
Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate
  01/08/26
absolute immunity is quite rare, as i understand it. qual...
Vivacious Embarrassed To The Bone Laser Beams
  01/08/26
I'm stupid so please bear with me: if there's a written agen...
Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate
  01/08/26
that's my understanding, yes. AI is a doctrine for fuck-up s...
Vivacious Embarrassed To The Bone Laser Beams
  01/09/26
If he accidentally shot the driver I can see it, but this gu...
Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate
  01/09/26


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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate



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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: Duck-like cuckoldry

yes it is

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:35 PM
Author: Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate

Why does it exist?

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:44 PM
Author: Duck-like cuckoldry

because White people (your Betters) decided that it should

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:29 PM
Author: Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate

Why?

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:19 PM
Author: crystalline vibrant indian lodge

yes, it is

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:22 PM
Author: Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate

Why does it exist?

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:33 PM
Author: crystalline vibrant indian lodge

who cares

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:34 PM
Author: Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate

Anyone?

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:20 PM
Author: Ultramarine Galvanic Digit Ratio

(Stephen Miller’s intern)

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:21 PM
Author: Well-lubricated Office

Never heard of it.

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:35 PM
Author: Very Tactful Spot

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)#49573213)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:15 PM
Author: Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate

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)#49573368)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:26 PM
Author: Vivacious Embarrassed To The Bone Laser Beams

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

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:29 PM
Author: Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate

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)#49573417)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 7:27 PM
Author: Vivacious Embarrassed To The Bone Laser Beams

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)#49573790)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 7:36 PM
Author: Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate

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)#49573813)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:26 PM
Author: Vivacious Embarrassed To The Bone Laser Beams

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)#49573965)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:27 PM
Author: Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate

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

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:33 PM
Author: Vivacious Embarrassed To The Bone Laser Beams

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)#49573986)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:34 PM
Author: Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate

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)#49573991)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 11:21 PM
Author: Vivacious Embarrassed To The Bone Laser Beams

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)#49574651)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 11:38 PM
Author: Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate

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)#49574741)



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Date: January 9th, 2026 12:05 AM
Author: Vivacious Embarrassed To The Bone Laser Beams

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)#49574789)



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Date: January 9th, 2026 12:15 AM
Author: Mahogany Idea He Suggested Senate

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)#49574803)