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CJCRANE

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5. You can't just go to another country

Reply to Comrade Grumpy (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 9, 2013, 01:58 PM

Apr 2013

and shoot a bunch of people, then come home and act like nothing has happened.

Just replace "Syria" with the name of any other country and you'll see the sense of it.

This type of extraterritorial law pertains in other countries (I'm sure there are similar laws in European countries).

However, having said that I haven't heard of a case like this before. The nearest I can think of is John Walker Lindh but he was allegedly fighting against the US.

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Ex-US soldier who 'fought in Syria' could face execution [View all] Paul E Ester Apr 2013 OP

More detail on this story: the death penalty is the MAX sentence--minimum is 30 yrs. MADem Apr 2013 #1

I'm not sure I like or understand this law. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #2

Back then our government was a lot more forthcoming about what wars it was fighting. JVS Apr 2013 #3

"Brothers to the Rescue" Paul E Ester Apr 2013 #7

He was fighting with Al Qaeda, in essence. MADem Apr 2013 #4

You can't just go to another country CJCRANE Apr 2013 #5

Okay, how about "Kosovo?" Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #9

Normally breaking laws in another country would result in extradition to the country. JVS Apr 2013 #11

Extraterritorial jurisdiction is not a uniquely American concept hack89 Apr 2013 #6

"The argument is that since his drugs end up in America..." Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #8

If you read the indictment, it is part of a much bigger sting operation hack89 Apr 2013 #10