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

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Hyperactive forum filthpig
  01/08/26
yes it is
floppy base hairy legs
  01/08/26
Why does it exist?
Hyperactive forum filthpig
  01/08/26
because White people (your Betters) decided that it should
floppy base hairy legs
  01/08/26
Why?
Hyperactive forum filthpig
  01/08/26
yes, it is
Exhilarant mad-dog skullcap
  01/08/26
Why does it exist?
Hyperactive forum filthpig
  01/08/26
who cares
Exhilarant mad-dog skullcap
  01/08/26
Anyone?
Hyperactive forum filthpig
  01/08/26
(Stephen Miller’s intern)
hot beady-eyed heaven
  01/08/26
Never heard of it.
glassy rigor stag film
  01/08/26
It's the immunity that applies to judges and (in certain cir...
irradiated nibblets
  01/08/26
So judges and legislators can murder people and no one can a...
Hyperactive forum filthpig
  01/08/26
it applies only to acts done in the scope of the role.
motley den death wish
  01/08/26
Wow. So the DHS donkey who violated DHS policy doesn't enjoy...
Hyperactive forum filthpig
  01/08/26
i have no idea if absolute immunity applies to the MN killin...
motley den death wish
  01/08/26
DHS agents violating DHS policies are operating within the s...
Hyperactive forum filthpig
  01/08/26
that's the entire point, and the power, of absolute immunity...
motley den death wish
  01/08/26
Violating policy = doing your job? Wow, government employmen...
Hyperactive forum filthpig
  01/08/26
i'm not sure you and i are focusing on the key issue. abs...
motley den death wish
  01/08/26
So there are no consequences for "fucking up" if y...
Hyperactive forum filthpig
  01/08/26
absolute immunity is quite rare, as i understand it. qual...
motley den death wish
  01/08/26
I'm stupid so please bear with me: if there's a written agen...
Hyperactive forum filthpig
  01/08/26
that's my understanding, yes. AI is a doctrine for fuck-up s...
motley den death wish
  01/09/26
If he accidentally shot the driver I can see it, but this gu...
Hyperactive forum filthpig
  01/09/26


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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: Hyperactive forum filthpig



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: floppy base hairy legs

yes it is

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:35 PM
Author: Hyperactive forum filthpig

Why does it exist?

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:44 PM
Author: floppy base hairy legs

because White people (your Betters) decided that it should

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:29 PM
Author: Hyperactive forum filthpig

Why?

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:19 PM
Author: Exhilarant mad-dog skullcap

yes, it is

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:22 PM
Author: Hyperactive forum filthpig

Why does it exist?

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:33 PM
Author: Exhilarant mad-dog skullcap

who cares

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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:34 PM
Author: Hyperactive forum filthpig

Anyone?

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:20 PM
Author: hot beady-eyed heaven

(Stephen Miller’s intern)

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:21 PM
Author: glassy rigor stag film

Never heard of it.

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:35 PM
Author: irradiated nibblets

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...id#49573213)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:15 PM
Author: Hyperactive forum filthpig

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...id#49573368)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:26 PM
Author: motley den death wish

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

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 5:29 PM
Author: Hyperactive forum filthpig

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...id#49573417)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 7:27 PM
Author: motley den death wish

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...id#49573790)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 7:36 PM
Author: Hyperactive forum filthpig

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...id#49573813)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:26 PM
Author: motley den death wish

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...id#49573965)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:27 PM
Author: Hyperactive forum filthpig

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

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



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:33 PM
Author: motley den death wish

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...id#49573986)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 8:34 PM
Author: Hyperactive forum filthpig

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...id#49573991)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 11:21 PM
Author: motley den death wish

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...id#49574651)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 11:38 PM
Author: Hyperactive forum filthpig

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...id#49574741)



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Date: January 9th, 2026 12:05 AM
Author: motley den death wish

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...id#49574789)



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Date: January 9th, 2026 12:15 AM
Author: Hyperactive forum filthpig

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...id#49574803)