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A quick definition of governmental immunity:

Governmental Immunity is a rule that says the government cannot be sued in court for certain things. This rule applies to the federal, state, and tribal governments in the United States. It also applies to local governments like cities and towns. The idea behind this rule is to protect the government from being sued too much, which could make it hard for the government to do its job. There are two types of governmental immunity: absolute immunity and qualified immunity. Absolute immunity means the government cannot be sued no matter what. Qualified immunity means the government can only be sued in certain situations. This rule comes from an old idea that the king could do no wrong.

A more thorough explanation:

Governmental Immunity, also known as sovereign immunity, is a legal concept that protects the government from being sued in certain situations. This means that federal, state, and tribal governments are immune from lawsuits in some cases. For example, local municipalities and city governments are often protected from lawsuits related to torts.

There are two types of governmental immunity: absolute immunity and qualified immunity. Absolute immunity means that a government agent or actor cannot be sued for their actions, even if they acted maliciously or in bad faith. Qualified immunity, on the other hand, protects government actors or agents from liability only if certain conditions are met.

The idea of governmental immunity comes from the English Common Law concept of rex non potest peccare, which means "the king can do no wrong." This concept was meant to protect the sovereign king, and it has been adapted to protect modern governments.

For example, if a police officer is sued for excessive force, they may be protected by qualified immunity if they were acting within the scope of their duties and did not violate clearly established laws or constitutional rights. However, if a government agency is sued for negligence in maintaining a public park, they may be protected by absolute immunity because allowing such a lawsuit could drastically affect the government's ability to provide public services.

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Dkk
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Lol, I suck I guess. @babycat
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suck what? (:
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14:45
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1a2b3c4d26z
14:45
how is everyone doing this fine friday
1a2b3c4d26z
14:46
Tonight im going to go for a run and lift some weights and then eat some dinner (probably a burrito) and then I'm going to watch a scary movie with my girlfriend (probably Longlegs). I'm so excited :)
1a2b3c4d26z
14:46
What is everyone else doing tonight
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14:47
Besides YM of course
14:47
Yoooo I’m a lifter too
14:47
I'm all good, I'm tipsy in Zanzibar finishing an app and laughing my ass off to this:
babycat
14:48
renard what are you drinking?
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
14:50
Feeling like sad drinking tonight, wife accidentally tossed out my truck keys and those are expensive as fuck to replace. The crappiest part is that the key chain had the "remove before flight" tab from my first aircraft's rocket pods overseas from 6 years ago. Then find out people fucked around and back dated reports at work making me look like a shit bag so I am working later tonight and missing range time which is my weekly relax/me time. Add in my sleep meds stopped working, so I am thinking vodka (so I stay skinny and hot) and pizza by the fireplace kind of friday.
1a2b3c4d26z
14:51
Renard if you're not drinking margs Im gonna throw hands
14:51
Was at a restaurant and they decided to have me try something called "Double Kick" free of charge, it's like a sugar cane liquor with pineapple flavor
1a2b3c4d26z
14:51
missing range time :(
1a2b3c4d26z
14:52
That sounds good renard but unfortunately I'll still have to throw hands
Tonight I’m Having a date with this guy who asked me out couple times
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
14:54
What made you give in and go out after he asked a couple times?
Other failed dates
babycat
14:55
That’ll do it
Question, how many of u would sleep on first date
babycat
14:57
honestly my answer is it depends
babycat
14:57
there has to be a very specific vibe to make me want to do that. not like a regular date
babycat
14:59
and sometimes you want to and you still don’t do ir
babycat
14:59
it
babycat
15:00
but I don’t use dating apps so all my first dates are with people I’ve already met in some context, which it sounds like is your situation too
Dkk
15:00
I could never imagine myself doing that on a first date.
Dkk
15:01
@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: hope things get better
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