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by poilcn 1870 days ago
Sounds offensive that one's compatriots could be given to another country to be put on trial.
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staticman2 1870 days ago
Not really. If I murder someone while visiting another country it makes sense I'd face justice in the foreign country, where all the witnesses are. Especially if the legal systems are similar.

It becomes more of an issue where one country doesn't trust the legal system of another country.

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shill4humanity 1870 days ago
Brings up a memory of a recent event of an American DUI murder in the UK and leaving before their untrustworthy legal system kicked in.
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lrhegeba 1870 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Harry_Dunn
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MeinBlutIstBlau 1870 days ago
Well you just need to marry a via operative and you can get away with it too.
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Dah00n 1870 days ago
You mean like not extraditing that diplomats wife who killed someone in traffic (DUI) and then ran home to the US?
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