[ForHackernews]

That seems like it would give carte blanche for criminals to flee the country to avoid justice.

[jonplackett]

*only if someone will take them

[bob_roboto]

Maybe I'm cynical but I'd bet money on people being able to turn this into a business...

[londons_explore]

I'd actually be fine with criminals using this to leave my country...

Housing and feeding criminals is expensive. Letting them leave permanently is in my eyes a better solution.

[DocTomoe]

Which would become an one-way route, because once a nation has become a criminal-refugee paradise, why would third countries accept them travelling to their shores?