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Stretch your mind a moment.

Can you be held criminally liable for breaking the laws of another country if you NEVER go to that country? Can you be held criminally liable for breaking the laws of another country if you never leave the country where you were born?

Depending on where you ride.

Yep.


http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/12/04/3090552/david-duke-arrested-at-german-neo-nazi-event

"In 2007, a ruling originating from Switzerland banned Duke from entering and staying in the contiguous states of Europe, but the 61-year-old Holocaust denier reportedly was living in Austria since then and came to Germany for the event last week." Duke was arrested in Germany, BTW.

Duke, an idiot of a very high caliber, did leave the United States and went to Europe. Europe has different laws regarding idiots than the United States has.

But, Duke did leave the US. He went to places where denying the Holocaust is crime. Had he stayed in the US, he'd still be liable for criminal penalties in Europe. I already noted he is an idiot.

A number of people have been charged with denying the Holocaust ever took place. Denying this is a crime in Germany. These people are subject to arrest if they ever enter German territory.

Anyone remember Salaman Rushdie? He wrote a satire/parody of the Koran and was sentenced to death by the Iranian theocracy. He had to hide in  Great Britain for years. Rushdie was born in Bombay and moved to Great Britain.

I do note these instances are from other countries.

Does that mean you are safe?

Nope. Doesn't matter where you live either. While I do live in the US and have a United States perspective, that doesn't matter when it comes to the long arm of the law in any country in the world. Make a government made enough and they will come after you, no matter where you live.


That includes the United States.


http://www.boston.com/news/world/latinamerica/articles/2011/12/12/many_indifferent_as_noriega_returns_to_panama_cell/

Friend today, enemy tomorrow

I remember when Noriega, AKA Pineapple Face, was "arrested" on drug and money laundering charges and hauled to the United States. When the US invaded under then president Ronald Reagan, Noriega was the leader of the country of Panama. Didn't matter. Where he was once the darling of the US State Department's Central-South America division, something soured.

In what is more disturbing to me, US courts ruled Noriega could be tried under US law and, if convicted, be made to serve a jail sentence. He did spend time in prison here.

The leader of a country was taken into custody by a military force from another country, brought to criminal court in that country and sentenced to jail. After being released he was then shipped to yet another country for more jail time. Released from there, he is now back in his original country to still be a guest in the iron bar hotel.

So, can you be arrested in the United States (or any country) for violating the laws of another country?

Actions speak louder than words. You can be arrested, charged, convicted and sentenced no matter where you live for what passes for a crime in another country.

Imagine that.