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In reply to the discussion: UK charges US diplomat's wife over teen's death in crash [View all]Lucky Luciano
(11,267 posts)9. She fled the country claiming diplomatic immunity!
Even though she had the diplomatic card, there were supposed to be some consequences and she bailed and tried to maintain the secrecy of her identity. She showed no empathy to the family destroyed due to her negligence.
This was linked in a post below:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/07/harry-dunn-parents-say-they-rejected-offer-of-a-cheque-from-trump
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It's the other way around. She would have to be extradited from the US into the UK.
LisaL
Dec 2019
#4
The Rump admin is very busy looking into fake foreign 'crimes' committed by American citizens
Mc Mike
Dec 2019
#3
Neither her husband or her were Diplomats and didn't have Diplomatic Immunity
Pachamama
Dec 2019
#23
Her husband is a spook (yes, a spy) and was working at the listening station base in UK
Pachamama
Dec 2019
#25
Yes...but the callousness since then is just awful and truly contemptible.
Lucky Luciano
Dec 2019
#17
If you are driving in a foreign country, you have to know and follow the driving laws of
LisaL
Dec 2019
#38
Don't you think that's an over reaction? I'm not sure about UK laws but in this
totodeinhere
Dec 2019
#35
no, the link I put in my post was a month and a half ago. Related. nt
Progressive Jones
Dec 2019
#33