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The UK high court has finally ruled on the extradition of Lauri Love, the Finnish-British student accused of cracking U.S. government websites. He will not be extradited to face trial in America. The court accepted both of the main arguments that there is no reason he cannot not be tried in England and that he might suffer serious damage to his health if he were extradited.
Source: Hacking Suspect Lauri Love Wins Appeal Against Extradition to US
Previously: Lauri Love to be Extradited to the U.S.
Lauri Love's Appeal Will be Heard in the UK on November 28th and 29th
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(Score: 2) by sjames on Tuesday February 06 2018, @03:55PM
I think tourists should be cut a little slack in cases where they inadvertently break the law IF their actions or inactions would have been legal in their own country. In general, allowances need to be made for the significant difficulties presented by a trial under an unfamiliar justice system an the burden of being incarcerated outside of one's home country.
For example, the 10 tourists in Cambodia in jail awaiting trial for basically dirty dancing at a club. They face up to a year in jail.
That isn't to say there should be no consequences. For example, for minor offenses they should probably just be expelled from the country, perhaps being barred from returning. In cases where a tourist has done something that also violates the laws of their home country, it may be reasonable (if their country agrees) that they be tried or serve their sentence at home.