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

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electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace
  01/08/26
yes it is
Seedy Theater Preventive Strike
  01/08/26
Why does it exist?
electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace
  01/08/26
because White people (your Betters) decided that it should
Seedy Theater Preventive Strike
  01/08/26
Why?
electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace
  01/08/26
yes, it is
Passionate philosopher-king
  01/08/26
Why does it exist?
electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace
  01/08/26
who cares
Passionate philosopher-king
  01/08/26
Anyone?
electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace
  01/08/26
(Stephen Miller’s intern)
razzle-dazzle puce kitty azn
  01/08/26
Never heard of it.
Talented chartreuse nibblets milk
  01/08/26
It's the immunity that applies to judges and (in certain cir...
comical violent stag film death wish
  01/08/26
So judges and legislators can murder people and no one can a...
electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace
  01/08/26
it applies only to acts done in the scope of the role.
Rose Step-uncle's House Fanboi
  01/08/26
Wow. So the DHS donkey who violated DHS policy doesn't enjoy...
electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace
  01/08/26
i have no idea if absolute immunity applies to the MN killin...
Rose Step-uncle's House Fanboi
  01/08/26
DHS agents violating DHS policies are operating within the s...
electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace
  01/08/26
that's the entire point, and the power, of absolute immunity...
Rose Step-uncle's House Fanboi
  01/08/26
Violating policy = doing your job? Wow, government employmen...
electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace
  01/08/26
i'm not sure you and i are focusing on the key issue. abs...
Rose Step-uncle's House Fanboi
  01/08/26
So there are no consequences for "fucking up" if y...
electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace
  01/08/26
absolute immunity is quite rare, as i understand it. qual...
Rose Step-uncle's House Fanboi
  01/08/26
I'm stupid so please bear with me: if there's a written agen...
electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace
  01/08/26
that's my understanding, yes. AI is a doctrine for fuck-up s...
Rose Step-uncle's House Fanboi
  01/09/26
If he accidentally shot the driver I can see it, but this gu...
electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace
  01/09/26


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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: Seedy Theater Preventive Strike

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: electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace

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: Seedy Theater Preventive Strike

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: electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace

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: Passionate philosopher-king

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: electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace

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: Passionate philosopher-king

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: electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace

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: razzle-dazzle puce kitty azn

(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: Talented chartreuse nibblets milk

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: comical violent stag film death wish

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: electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace

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: Rose Step-uncle's House Fanboi

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: electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace

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: Rose Step-uncle's House Fanboi

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: electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace

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: Rose Step-uncle's House Fanboi

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: electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace

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: Rose Step-uncle's House Fanboi

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: electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace

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: Rose Step-uncle's House Fanboi

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: electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace

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: Rose Step-uncle's House Fanboi

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: electric bistre juggernaut electric furnace

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)