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> Seems like this could've been prevented more easily by not embargoing Cuba. Cuba is a nearby non-extradition country. They did not decide to go to Cuba and h
by freeone3000 2y ago
> Seems like this could've been prevented more easily by not embargoing Cuba.
Cuba is a nearby non-extradition country. They did not decide to go to Cuba and hijack a plane to get there; they did other crimes and used the plane to attempt to evade law enforcement.
- cratermoon 2y ago> Cuba is a nearby non-extradition country. Well that's kind of what you'd expect a country to do if you treat it like a pariah and embargo people from even visiting as tourists.
- freeone3000 2y agoMany other countries are also non-extradition to the US, for various reasons including reciprocity and how the US treats its criminals. It’s definitely not unique to Cuba.
- cratermoon 2y agoI wonder how long before Mexico and Canada (and maybe others?) repudiate any extradition treaties they might have with the US.
- alehlopeh 2y agoPresumably hijackers would just go to the next nearest country with no extradition policy. Honestly though I’ve never heard of “preventing hijackers” proposed as a reason for wanting to normalize relations with communist Cuba. You realize there are no hijackers anymore right? Additionally, there are many US citizens and corporations with valid and verifiable claims to property confiscated by the communist government in Cuba. Normalizing relations would obviously require a resolution to this situation.