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52534 Re: This is a little more than disturbing
   Decomposed > I don't think I would use this as an excuse to vote for a... 		Zimbler0   POPE 5   20 Feb 2020
 3:07 AM
52485 Re: This is a little more than disturbing
   ...if ya happens to visit one of them countries where everybody (or mo... 		ribit   POPE 5   19 Feb 2020
 9:16 PM
52484 Re: This is a little more than disturbing
   De I never said I was voting for a democrat. I just won't vote for Tr... 		micro   POPE 5   19 Feb 2020
 9:16 PM
52470 Re: This is a little more than disturbing
   [color=blue][b]Everything I've read about it indicates this was simply... 		Beldin   POPE 5   19 Feb 2020
 8:11 PM

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Re: This is a little more than disturbing

By: Decomposed in POPE 5
Wed, 19 Feb 20 7:57 PM
Msg. 52468 of 62138
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Beldin:

Re: "Is this not the case to which we are referring? "I think so. The next question, I guess, is What Does The Law Say About Diplomatic Immunity? Are Americans who commit crimes abroad immune to prosecution, or is it up to the State Department to decide on a case by case basis?

I will say this: Some years ago (1997), a diplomat from the Republic of Georgia killed a Maryland teenager while driving drunk. Although he had immunity, Georgia waived it so that the U.S. was able to prosecute. He was convicted and sentenced to 7 to 21 years. In 2000, he was repatriated to Georgia. In 2002, he was released.

It seems to me that the circumstances were very similar - except, of course, that driving on the wrong side of the road (in England) is obviously an accident while the Georgia diplomat was drunk.

Still, it looks like a precedent for waiving immunity exists and the U.S. has previously benefited from it. Fair is fair....

I don't think I would use this as an excuse to vote for a Democrat, though!!!! Their policies are many, many, MANY times worse than Trump's.


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