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

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motley very tactful university
  01/08/26
yes it is
fantasy-prone community account stag film
  01/08/26
Why does it exist?
motley very tactful university
  01/08/26
because White people (your Betters) decided that it should
fantasy-prone community account stag film
  01/08/26
Why?
motley very tactful university
  01/08/26
yes, it is
Big bipolar rehab
  01/08/26
Why does it exist?
motley very tactful university
  01/08/26
who cares
Big bipolar rehab
  01/08/26
Anyone?
motley very tactful university
  01/08/26
(Stephen Miller’s intern)
Arousing olive becky
  01/08/26
Never heard of it.
Frozen Queen Of The Night Generalized Bond
  01/08/26
It's the immunity that applies to judges and (in certain cir...
Swashbuckling doobsian meetinghouse
  01/08/26
So judges and legislators can murder people and no one can a...
motley very tactful university
  01/08/26
it applies only to acts done in the scope of the role.
Bespoke degenerate water buffalo
  01/08/26
Wow. So the DHS donkey who violated DHS policy doesn't enjoy...
motley very tactful university
  01/08/26
i have no idea if absolute immunity applies to the MN killin...
Bespoke degenerate water buffalo
  01/08/26
DHS agents violating DHS policies are operating within the s...
motley very tactful university
  01/08/26
that's the entire point, and the power, of absolute immunity...
Bespoke degenerate water buffalo
  01/08/26
Violating policy = doing your job? Wow, government employmen...
motley very tactful university
  01/08/26
i'm not sure you and i are focusing on the key issue. abs...
Bespoke degenerate water buffalo
  01/08/26
So there are no consequences for "fucking up" if y...
motley very tactful university
  01/08/26
absolute immunity is quite rare, as i understand it. qual...
Bespoke degenerate water buffalo
  01/08/26
I'm stupid so please bear with me: if there's a written agen...
motley very tactful university
  01/08/26
that's my understanding, yes. AI is a doctrine for fuck-up s...
Bespoke degenerate water buffalo
  01/09/26
If he accidentally shot the driver I can see it, but this gu...
motley very tactful university
  01/09/26
Shoulda listened to NSAM! https://x.com/i/status/20144947...
https://i.imgur.com/ovcBe0z.png
  01/23/26
Vance on Jan. 8: "You have a official engaging in feder...
https://i.imgur.com/ovcBe0z.png
  01/23/26


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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: motley very tactful university



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: fantasy-prone community account stag film

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: motley very tactful university

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: fantasy-prone community account stag film

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: motley very tactful university

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: Big bipolar rehab

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: motley very tactful university

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: Big bipolar rehab

who cares

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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:34 PM
Author: motley very tactful university

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: Arousing olive becky

(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: Frozen Queen Of The Night Generalized Bond

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: Swashbuckling doobsian meetinghouse

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: motley very tactful university

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: Bespoke degenerate water buffalo

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: motley very tactful university

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: Bespoke degenerate water buffalo

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: motley very tactful university

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: Bespoke degenerate water buffalo

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: motley very tactful university

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: Bespoke degenerate water buffalo

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: motley very tactful university

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: Bespoke degenerate water buffalo

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: motley very tactful university

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: Bespoke degenerate water buffalo

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: motley very tactful university

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)



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Date: January 23rd, 2026 9:37 PM
Author: https://i.imgur.com/ovcBe0z.png


Shoulda listened to NSAM!

https://x.com/i/status/2014494790247924089

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2!#49613339)



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Date: January 23rd, 2026 9:43 PM
Author: https://i.imgur.com/ovcBe0z.png


Vance on Jan. 8: "You have a official engaging in federal law enforcement action. That's a federal issue. That guy's protected by absolute immunity."

Vance today: "I didn't say that officers who engaged in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity. That's absurd."

https://x.com/i/status/2014472605198090693

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2!#49613357)