If you commit a crime out of the country what will happen?
Posted: April 5th, 2009 under Dive Talk.
Comments: 14
Comments
Comment from the grimey
Time: April 8, 2009, 5:33 am
if its a serious crime and you can be extradited, meaning you can be sent back to that country even if youre in the united states. if its that serious tho, you wouldnt be able to leave in the first place.
if its a minor crime, nothing will happen. unless its sadi arabia… then they’ll chop your hand off or somethign
Comment from Imitato Spesso Duplicato Mai
Time: April 8, 2009, 10:17 pm
There’s a chance that he will have to deal with consequences from both countries. The US can also make a deal to let him be convicted in Australia and allow their government to do as they please, I mean that would make a lot of sense to me.
Comment from tekniamou
Time: April 11, 2009, 6:19 am
he should be expedited and sentenced to death here in the states by gas chamber. if he runs to australia the penalty there is hanging. tell your friend not to run.
Comment from Jbrig
Time: April 11, 2009, 6:39 pm
You’ll end up with a good story for your friends when you return.
Comment from dragonlord
Time: April 15, 2009, 5:06 am
it is a crime and if based on evidence he is found guilty he will first be arrested and jailed in Australlia, while awaiting extraction to the USA.
Comment from StarrLove
Time: April 16, 2009, 2:32 pm
Yes, since he’s an American citizen he’ll serve time in the US. Normally what happens if you commit crime overseas is they hold you in their own jail until a representative comes to collect your from the Embassy or something like that. Then you are more than likely transported to whatever country you’re a citizen of.
Comment from Terri M
Time: April 18, 2009, 7:50 pm
Contrary to what “StarrLov” says:
This cowardly yellow-bellied excuse for a man will be tried in Australian courts.
Remember the kid who vandalized cars in Singapore who was sentenced to a public caning? Well they did it much to the consternation of we liberal sniveling Americans.
Comment from Billabonggg
Time: April 21, 2009, 10:39 am
depending on where you are from. he will probably go to jail in the United States not Australia.
Comment from Trey H
Time: April 22, 2009, 3:14 am
Interpol usually takes over in cases like that, and their office is in The Hague. But it’s a toss up, Australia is pretty territorial when it comes to laws broken on their soil. They would probably end up in an Australian prison.
And Americans are subject to US law wherever they go. For example, if someone snapped a picture of you smoking a Cuban cigar in London, you could still be convicted under US Federal law when / if you returned.
Comment from hope
Time: April 22, 2009, 1:36 pm
I seen that on the new wow what a low life and he will get life in Australia that were it happen .
Comment from Michael B
Time: April 24, 2009, 7:58 pm
He will be charged where he committed the crime. This is always what happens. Extradition can be complicated if he makes it to the US and then is ordered returned for trial, this isn’t a problem with Australia, since we have good relations and they are sane, but imagine the problems of an Iranian committing a crime in the US making it back to Iran and then asking Iran to return him for trial in the US, we would never see hims again, also some European countries like France usually won’t extradite someone to the US, because they don’t agree with our death penalty. It can get pretty complicated.
Comment from Jeff
Time: April 28, 2009, 3:23 am
He’s looking at possibly serving a life sentence in an Australian (not American) prison.
Comment from clarke79155@sbcglobal.net
Time: May 1, 2009, 2:22 pm
If you are out of the country (USA) and comit a crime. you will probably get killed on the spot. If you are in the USA then you might just get away with it. Many people in the US get away with murder and other serious crimes every day.
Comment from raichasays
Time: May 2, 2009, 9:27 am
In the case you are talking about, Australia is beginning “extradition” proceedings, asking the US government to hand him over for prosecution in Australia. If he is delivered to AU, he will be tried there. If he is found guilty, he will serve his time there.
That is generally how it works. The place where you commit the crime is where you are tried and serve your sentence.
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