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Re: This is a little more than disturbing 

By: Beldin in POPE 5 | Recommend this post (4)
Wed, 19 Feb 20 8:11 PM | 35 view(s)
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Everything I've read about it indicates this was simply a tragic accident - like you said, not a case of willful negligence or drunk driving. I know "diplomatic immunity" is used around the globe to avoid criminal and civil prosecutions, which can certainly cause injustices to occur. I do not know if the husband's diplomatic immunity extends to his wife, but of course, that issue was quickly circumvented by getting her back to the U.S. - "possession is nine-tenths of the law," so to speak. BUT, I can certainly understand why Great Britain, a staunch ally of the U.S., would really like to see her come back to face any charges. I personally believe it would be right for her to go back and face the music.

HOWEVER, I agree ... this is no reason to not vote for Trump in 2020. 




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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

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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