> what if hacking CCs weren't a crime in Russia (or whatever other wild 3rd world country), or if it were just say a minor infraction there The crime that real

> what if hacking CCs weren't a crime in Russia (or whatever other wild 3rd world country), or if it were just say a minor infraction there The crime that really pissed off the US wasn't "hacking CCs", but "hacking CCs owned by american banks". If he had been robbing russian banks from russia, then likely we would never have cared. > would it be normal to catch these people, bring into US and execute them There is no need to turn this hypothetical into a parody. Nobody is talking about execution. But people who commit crimes against americans (or especially against american corporations) probably already fear the US legal system. That's why you won't see a lot of colombian drug lords travelling to the US. And as the article points out, this isn't even the first time we've done this to a russian citizen. It's almost routine.