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Re: This is a little more than disturbing/ Ribs 

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Agreed De.

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Re: This is a little more than disturbing/ Ribs
By: Decomposed
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Fri, 21 Feb 20 4:29 PM
Msg. 52795 of 62138

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Re: "Please forgive me for being incorrect. That makes it all better.."
I think what's not being said is that we ALL feel compassion for the poor mother. I didn't actually see her on TV like you did, though, so it doesn't hit me as hard as it does you. I'm somewhat Spock-like, and I can set aside my emotion from my logic. From a logic standpoint, it makes no sense to lash out at President Trump over this issue. He does not have the power to kick an American citizen out of the country to be tried in an un-American manner. SHE HAS RIGHTs.

Like it or not, the nation has to stick to its agreements with other nations. England does too. The two nations agreed that diplomatic immunity protects those who have that status from prosecution. If you want to blame something, that's what you need to target. The entire concept of diplomatic immunity might need to be re-thought.

As I've pointed out, the problem exists in the other direction too. There have been times when Americans were killed by foreign diplomats. It's beyond frustrating, but diplomacy probably can't exist without immunity. Foreign countries are very different from the U.S. Some are terrible and Americans wouldn't want live there. I'll repeat what I've said several times: An American would be a fool to accept work as a diplomat if doing so meant losing his or his family's right to a fair trial by a jury of his peers.


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