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In reply to the discussion: If the US refuses to extradite Knox, fugitives from justice here should get their asses to Italy. [View all]Boudica the Lyoness
(2,899 posts)95. Potty mouth?
What is this, 1st grade?
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If the US refuses to extradite Knox, fugitives from justice here should get their asses to Italy. [View all]
Nye Bevan
Feb 2014
OP
If we truly believe that the Italian justice system is comprised of "kangaroo courts",
Nye Bevan
Feb 2014
#8
I agree. They don't have a modern system of justice even though they pretend to.
pnwmom
Feb 2014
#81
You are trying to speak logic, law and evidence to those that are convinced the Italian justice
Fred Sanders
Feb 2014
#107
maybe that is all true, and she is innocent, but she should go appeal her conviction then
quinnox
Feb 2014
#15
Yeah, I know this comes as a big shock to you, but Earthquake prediction is hardly an exact science
Downtown Hound
Feb 2014
#34
I think Italy is a civilized and modern Western style country, and it would be wrong to allow
quinnox
Feb 2014
#37
My opinion is, other countries have their own justice systems, and it really is none of our business
quinnox
Feb 2014
#40
I didn't say that. I said she should have to face whatever the justice system in Italy requires
quinnox
Feb 2014
#57
My main issue is that she was falsely arrested, falsely accused by a corrupt prosecutor,
sked14
Feb 2014
#55
Oh and, what situation would you have never put yourself into in the first place?
Downtown Hound
Feb 2014
#25
Would you choose to face a foreign justice system that had already falsely convicted you for murder?
pnwmom
Feb 2014
#80
Whatever. Italy has refused to extradite criminals to the U.S. before because they were candidates
Downtown Hound
Feb 2014
#3
Article 9 of the extradition treaty allows for extradition to be refused if the death penalty
Nye Bevan
Feb 2014
#38
If it's a valid extradition request according to the extradition treaty, then yes.
Nye Bevan
Feb 2014
#10
Italy has refused to extridite fugitives facing the death penalty in the USA.
NutmegYankee
Feb 2014
#19
Exactly. Here's one case where it's happened and some Alabama AG was pissed off...
Violet_Crumble
Feb 2014
#76
The point of an extradition treaty is that extradition takes place upon a valid request.
Nye Bevan
Feb 2014
#39
Most guilty people would claim the same thing about their trial and their prosecutor.
Nye Bevan
Feb 2014
#43
Right, because Italy totally wants OUR fugitives hanging around in their country...
Hippo_Tron
Feb 2014
#22
As far as I know, Italy has not requested the extradition of this person from the United States.
Nye Bevan
Feb 2014
#54
I don't see anything in those links where Italy requested his extradition from the US. (nt)
Nye Bevan
Feb 2014
#75
"... the Italian government still has issued no extradition requests to the United States."
Nye Bevan
Feb 2014
#88
Actually its not just one person, there's 23 people total they've refused to extradite
riderinthestorm
Feb 2014
#89
My article is more recent than that one so I presume it has more updated information
riderinthestorm
Feb 2014
#96
Except in the case of your Madoff analogy, we'd be trying to extradite one of our own
JoePhilly
Feb 2014
#91
Use the stand in law ... "Hooliganism", which is what Pussy Riot was charged with.
JoePhilly
Feb 2014
#99