Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

That says nothing about whether what they did was also illegal in the US which I think was his distinction.



He also provided 0 citations to people being extradited from the UK for a crime in the US that isn't a crime in the UK. Reading the actual content of the agreement in question I can't find anything remotely close to that text in it.

https://fas.org/irp/world/uk/extradite.pdf

The story itself is about a person who committed a crime that is a crime in both locations so...


I think it must be difficult to find something that fits that distinction out of all major cases, basically the things that are illegal and not misdemeanors in one western democracy are probably illegal in the others - the only thing that jumps to mind are laws related to fascism in Germany.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: