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by staticman2 1867 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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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.
Well you just need to marry a via operative and you can get away with it too.