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Re:Twitter and Facebook's action over Joe Biden article reig... by slg on Friday October 16, 2020 @01:15AM (#24797714)
We don't have extradition treaties with those countries so that hypothetical would never happen. It is the same reason that Snowden isn't facing trial in Russia.

Part of being a "good guy" is standing by your word. We have extradition treaties with the UK. Unless there is some belief that the wanted person couldn't get a fair trial in the UK, we would follow the same process that they are putting Assange through.

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Re:Twitter and Facebook's action over Joe Biden article reig... by cycomanic on Friday October 16, 2020 @01:57AM (#24797930)
You do know that the US has not joined the Rome treaty (which establishes the International Criminal court) and one of the arguments being is that it would allow the trial of Americans who have committed crimes on American soil which is unconstitutional. The US has also be threatening that they would invade the Netherlands to free held American personal. Sounds to me not much like a good guy, but more like a bully saying "do as I say not as I do" .
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