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Are you against extradition? You want people to be able to commit crimes and as long as they get out of the country they’re untouchable?
by chickenpotpie 6y ago
Are you against extradition? You want people to be able to commit crimes and as long as they get out of the country they’re untouchable?
- ColanR 6y agoThere should always be somewhere to go, just in case you're being prosecuted unjustly. Snowden is a great example. Assange is another.
- bawolff 6y agoMany countries refuse to extradite for "political" crimes. I'm in favour of extradition provided due process is respected, no cruel or unusual punishments are involved, and the crime is a crime in both juridsictions (and not political).
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- chickenpotpie 6y agoYeah but there's a difference between seeking asylum and not feeling like paying taxes.
- johnisgood 6y agoSeeking asylum for the repercussions of not paying taxes.
- ColanR 6y agoExcept that per your comment above, we're talking about the broader subject of "commiting crimes", not paying taxes.
- porknubbins 6y agoA black and white for or against extradition is too simple when you consider some countries like the US (or China) have extremely expansive views of their jurisdiction to enforce political or compliance violation crimes.
- gamblor956 6y agoA US citizen being charged with not paying taxes owed to the US is not an expansive view of jurisdiction. It's pretty much par for how extradition is supposed to work.
- porknubbins 6y agoMy point has not about McAfee, of course tax evasion is illegal pretty much anywhere. I’m just saying extradition looks pretty different when its for violence or murder vs a powerful state enforcing its laws on non citizens or political refugees.