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

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Bull headed topaz azn resort
  01/08/26
yes it is
Sooty state pistol
  01/08/26
Why does it exist?
Bull headed topaz azn resort
  01/08/26
because White people (your Betters) decided that it should
Sooty state pistol
  01/08/26
Why?
Bull headed topaz azn resort
  01/08/26
yes, it is
Spectacular painfully honest point double fault
  01/08/26
Why does it exist?
Bull headed topaz azn resort
  01/08/26
who cares
Spectacular painfully honest point double fault
  01/08/26
Anyone?
Bull headed topaz azn resort
  01/08/26
(Stephen Miller’s intern)
Hairraiser locus kitty cat
  01/08/26
Never heard of it.
Stimulating parlour windowlicker
  01/08/26
It's the immunity that applies to judges and (in certain cir...
Mustard exciting brunch
  01/08/26
So judges and legislators can murder people and no one can a...
Bull headed topaz azn resort
  01/08/26
it applies only to acts done in the scope of the role.
Cream newt station
  01/08/26
Wow. So the DHS donkey who violated DHS policy doesn't enjoy...
Bull headed topaz azn resort
  01/08/26
i have no idea if absolute immunity applies to the MN killin...
Cream newt station
  01/08/26
DHS agents violating DHS policies are operating within the s...
Bull headed topaz azn resort
  01/08/26
that's the entire point, and the power, of absolute immunity...
Cream newt station
  01/08/26
Violating policy = doing your job? Wow, government employmen...
Bull headed topaz azn resort
  01/08/26
i'm not sure you and i are focusing on the key issue. abs...
Cream newt station
  01/08/26
So there are no consequences for "fucking up" if y...
Bull headed topaz azn resort
  01/08/26
absolute immunity is quite rare, as i understand it. qual...
Cream newt station
  01/08/26
I'm stupid so please bear with me: if there's a written agen...
Bull headed topaz azn resort
  01/08/26
that's my understanding, yes. AI is a doctrine for fuck-up s...
Cream newt station
  01/09/26
If he accidentally shot the driver I can see it, but this gu...
Bull headed topaz azn resort
  01/09/26
Shoulda listened to NSAM! https://x.com/i/status/20144947...
Bull headed topaz azn resort
  01/23/26
Vance on Jan. 8: "You have a official engaging in feder...
Bull headed topaz azn resort
  01/23/26


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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: Bull headed topaz azn resort



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2...id.#49573120)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: Sooty state pistol

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: Bull headed topaz azn resort

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: Sooty state pistol

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: Bull headed topaz azn resort

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: Spectacular painfully honest point double fault

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: Bull headed topaz azn resort

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: Spectacular painfully honest point double fault

who cares

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5819258&forum_id=2...id.#49573205)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 4:34 PM
Author: Bull headed topaz azn resort

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: Hairraiser locus kitty cat

(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: Stimulating parlour windowlicker

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: Mustard exciting brunch

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: Bull headed topaz azn resort

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: Cream newt station

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: Bull headed topaz azn resort

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: Cream newt station

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: Bull headed topaz azn resort

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: Cream newt station

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: Bull headed topaz azn resort

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: Cream newt station

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: Bull headed topaz azn resort

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: Cream newt station

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: Bull headed topaz azn resort

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: Cream newt station

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: Bull headed topaz azn resort

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)



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Date: January 23rd, 2026 9:37 PM
Author: Bull headed topaz azn resort

Shoulda listened to NSAM!

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

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



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Date: January 23rd, 2026 9:43 PM
Author: Bull headed topaz azn resort

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...id.#49613357)