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

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Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency
  01/08/26
yes it is
thriller bull headed selfie dingle berry
  01/08/26
Why does it exist?
Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency
  01/08/26
because White people (your Betters) decided that it should
thriller bull headed selfie dingle berry
  01/08/26
Why?
Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency
  01/08/26
yes, it is
bearded bronze party of the first part
  01/08/26
Why does it exist?
Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency
  01/08/26
who cares
bearded bronze party of the first part
  01/08/26
Anyone?
Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency
  01/08/26
(Stephen Miller’s intern)
flatulent skinny woman forum
  01/08/26
Never heard of it.
Vivacious medicated laser beams mad-dog skullcap
  01/08/26
It's the immunity that applies to judges and (in certain cir...
excitant site
  01/08/26
So judges and legislators can murder people and no one can a...
Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency
  01/08/26
it applies only to acts done in the scope of the role.
180 plum field scourge upon the earth
  01/08/26
Wow. So the DHS donkey who violated DHS policy doesn't enjoy...
Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency
  01/08/26
i have no idea if absolute immunity applies to the MN killin...
180 plum field scourge upon the earth
  01/08/26
DHS agents violating DHS policies are operating within the s...
Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency
  01/08/26
that's the entire point, and the power, of absolute immunity...
180 plum field scourge upon the earth
  01/08/26
Violating policy = doing your job? Wow, government employmen...
Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency
  01/08/26
i'm not sure you and i are focusing on the key issue. abs...
180 plum field scourge upon the earth
  01/08/26
So there are no consequences for "fucking up" if y...
Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency
  01/08/26
absolute immunity is quite rare, as i understand it. qual...
180 plum field scourge upon the earth
  01/08/26
I'm stupid so please bear with me: if there's a written agen...
Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency
  01/08/26
that's my understanding, yes. AI is a doctrine for fuck-up s...
180 plum field scourge upon the earth
  01/09/26
If he accidentally shot the driver I can see it, but this gu...
Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency
  01/09/26


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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: thriller bull headed selfie dingle berry

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: Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency

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: thriller bull headed selfie dingle berry

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: Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency

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: bearded bronze party of the first part

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: Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency

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: bearded bronze party of the first part

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: Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency

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: flatulent skinny woman forum

(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: Vivacious medicated laser beams mad-dog skullcap

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: excitant site

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: Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency

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: 180 plum field scourge upon the earth

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: Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency

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: 180 plum field scourge upon the earth

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: Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency

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: 180 plum field scourge upon the earth

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: Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency

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: 180 plum field scourge upon the earth

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: Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency

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: 180 plum field scourge upon the earth

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: Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency

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: 180 plum field scourge upon the earth

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: Provocative Legal Warrant International Law Enforcement Agency

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)