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This is a poor example since a single case of Jaywalking can only be commited in a single country. If you were to Jaywalk across a country border on the other h
by blktiger 11y ago
This is a poor example since a single case of Jaywalking can only be commited in a single country. If you were to Jaywalk across a country border on the other hand, you'd could be charged with 2 instances of Jaywalking. Once in the first country covering only the distance you Jaywalked while in that country and once in the second country to cover the distance you Jaywalked in that country. Even in that case you might only be tried in a single country since the other country would have to extradite you and they may not want to. That's the whole point of the extradition process, it allows one country to deny or allow another country the ability to prosecute someone.
- Retric 11y agoAhh, but we are charging people for crimes they commit outside of a given country. If twenty country's all make blasphemy illegal, then a single speech in a single country would be breaking the law in each of them. As to jaywalking, that might not be the root cause. Selective enforcement means people often get charge for reasons other than the direct action.
- tajen 11y agoAn example of crime which can be punished twice: Use of prostitution in a foreign country is illegal for an Australian. However, the law was created with international compatibility in mind.