Fuck Canada I can't remember the last time I was up there when they didn't piss me off.....  Even their cities are crappy and backwoods....  Which is a lot coming from me seeing as I'm from the Dakotas.....  I think it's funny how the Canadian border patrol thinks that Canada is a real country!!!  Hah!!  Like any self-respecting terrorist would ever plot to do anything there!!!

Because there is specific provisions in the law that applies those laws extra-territorially. Specifically sex-tourism, smuggling, wire-fraud and such. Same way they were able to convict Noreiga for drug smuggling.

fnord wrote:

One thing I’ve never understood is how the US or Canada is able to press charges for sex crimes committed by their civilians that take place in another country.  If someone is in Thailand diddling a Thai child, how can they possible be charged under Canadian or US law when Thailand isn’t subject to the laws of these countries?  After all, New York has no jurisdiction if one of their residents diddles a child in Tennessee. Headkicker?

They tell you in the article...

The allegations also stretch to dozens of Cambodian and Vietnamese boys. Thailand is the first country to bring charges against Neil. Interpol's "Red Notice" requests the subject's arrest for extradition.

Under Canada's Criminal Code, there are provisions to charge someone in this country for certain offences committed abroad, including crimes that fall under the category of "sex tourism."

Canada has an extradition treaty with Thailand, which could allow Neil to be tried here.

As Orange correctly pointed out, there is international cooperation in prosecuting certain types of crimes, but in this case, Canada also has a specific statute allowing it to prosecute it's citizens for crimes abroad.  Now if I remember correctly, Gary Glitter had to serve his sentence in the country of the children he was diddling.

Oy. Gary Glitter. Wotta ghoul.



Opie and HKGirl are correct, but I do personally agree that he should be left to rot in a Thai jail instead of some relatively cushy Canadian pokey. I wonder if the populations of Canuck pens have the same attitude toward "short eyes" as they do south of their border.

opsec wrote:

you don't want a piece of that tarbaby.

Yer prolly rite. I wrote that one too fast. I usually call you "Ops" and Orangeplus "OJ+." Didn't mean to confuse, especially not in that d'rection.

I think I'll put a stopwatch on which one of y'all replies [pacino]"I have so many NAMES."[/pacino]

pALEPHx wrote:

Yer prolly rite. I wrote that one too fast.

Now, you know damned well that, the next time that you've a few wine coolers in you (Or, whatever it is that you people drink), you'll be calling him "Dopey Opie," posting images of diseased vaginas, and making off-color remarks about his mother; So, let's save everybody a bit of time here.