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

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Lavender ungodly public bath
  01/08/26
yes it is
Canary hilarious shrine sound barrier
  01/08/26
Why does it exist?
Lavender ungodly public bath
  01/08/26
because White people (your Betters) decided that it should
Canary hilarious shrine sound barrier
  01/08/26
Why?
Lavender ungodly public bath
  01/08/26
yes, it is
Azure persian station
  01/08/26
Why does it exist?
Lavender ungodly public bath
  01/08/26
who cares
Azure persian station
  01/08/26
Anyone?
Lavender ungodly public bath
  01/08/26
(Stephen Miller’s intern)
dashing offensive theatre
  01/08/26
Never heard of it.
grizzly spectacular main people
  01/08/26
It's the immunity that applies to judges and (in certain cir...
Blathering Dilemma Roommate
  01/08/26
So judges and legislators can murder people and no one can a...
Lavender ungodly public bath
  01/08/26
it applies only to acts done in the scope of the role.
Passionate temple sweet tailpipe
  01/08/26
Wow. So the DHS donkey who violated DHS policy doesn't enjoy...
Lavender ungodly public bath
  01/08/26
i have no idea if absolute immunity applies to the MN killin...
Passionate temple sweet tailpipe
  01/08/26
DHS agents violating DHS policies are operating within the s...
Lavender ungodly public bath
  01/08/26
that's the entire point, and the power, of absolute immunity...
Passionate temple sweet tailpipe
  01/08/26
Violating policy = doing your job? Wow, government employmen...
Lavender ungodly public bath
  01/08/26
i'm not sure you and i are focusing on the key issue. abs...
Passionate temple sweet tailpipe
  01/08/26
So there are no consequences for "fucking up" if y...
Lavender ungodly public bath
  01/08/26
absolute immunity is quite rare, as i understand it. qual...
Passionate temple sweet tailpipe
  01/08/26
I'm stupid so please bear with me: if there's a written agen...
Lavender ungodly public bath
  01/08/26
that's my understanding, yes. AI is a doctrine for fuck-up s...
Passionate temple sweet tailpipe
  01/09/26
If he accidentally shot the driver I can see it, but this gu...
Lavender ungodly public bath
  01/09/26


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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: Lavender ungodly public bath



(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: Canary hilarious shrine sound barrier

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: Lavender ungodly public bath

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: Canary hilarious shrine sound barrier

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: Lavender ungodly public bath

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: Azure persian station

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: Lavender ungodly public bath

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: Azure persian station

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: Lavender ungodly public bath

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: dashing offensive theatre

(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: grizzly spectacular main people

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: Blathering Dilemma Roommate

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: Lavender ungodly public bath

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: Passionate temple sweet tailpipe

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: Lavender ungodly public bath

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: Passionate temple sweet tailpipe

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: Lavender ungodly public bath

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: Passionate temple sweet tailpipe

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: Lavender ungodly public bath

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: Passionate temple sweet tailpipe

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: Lavender ungodly public bath

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: Passionate temple sweet tailpipe

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: Lavender ungodly public bath

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: Passionate temple sweet tailpipe

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: Lavender ungodly public bath

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)