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The OP talks about local police. In US, the customs are unfortunately a very different form of jurisdiction. Sometimes I hear citizen aren't in the US jurisdict
by tajen 12y ago
The OP talks about local police. In US, the customs are unfortunately a very different form of jurisdiction. Sometimes I hear citizen aren't in the US jurisdiction until they've crossed the border. Which is a problem that US citizens probably need to solve through their democracy.
Centuries ago, constitutions were written to protect citizen with a heavy focus on local police scopes, but now that we all routinely walk through borders and on planes, we probably need to rewrite those constitutions with international police checks in focus. We can't afford to be in a no-law situation a dozen times a year.
- pluma 12y agoActually, the "airports aren't national territory" myth has no legal basis and is mostly just propagated to make it easier to turn people away. Legally, once you leave the plane, you're under the jurisdiction of whichever country you landed in. Unlike embassies, airports aren't anything special in that regard. But sadly it doesn't really matter what international law actually says but how laws are enforced. Good luck escalating to the Hague over whether or not the TSA can detain you or refuse entry.