Posted on 10/05/2019 4:59:46 PM PDT by BenLurkin
FULL HEADLINE: "'This is disgraceful, no way for a so-called ally to behave': Outrage on BOTH sides of the Atlantic as America REFUSES to waive diplomatic immunity for diplomat's wife who has fled back to the States after 'killing British teen in wrong-way crash'"
In a statement on Saturday, Northamptonshire Police confirmed that the 42-year-old American woman suspected in the August 27 death of Harry Dunn, 19, has returned to the U.S.
Police said the woman had previously informed them that she had no plans to leave the UK. Neither the name of the woman nor her U.S. diplomat spouse has been released.
Superintendent Sarah Johnson with Northamptonshire police said that investigators met with the suspect on the day after the crash in the presence of legal advisors.
'During the course of that meeting we were aware that diplomatic immunity had been raised as an issue, we then made immediate application for a waiver in order for us to undertake further investigations and interview,' Johnson told NBC News in an email.
Harry, of Charlton, Banbury, died after his motorbike collided with a car near RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire.
The RAF base is one of the most important bases run by America in Europe.
It was reported in initial findings by police that Harry had been driving on the correct side of the road when a woman in a car pulled off of the airbase on to the wrong side of the carriageway.
The car hit Harry head-on and he died soon after in hospital after suffering multiple injuries.
The teenager's parents, Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn, are now demanding that the suspect return to the UK to face justice, saying they've been 'totally deprived of the ability to grieve'.
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My brother had his neck broken in Dallas in a car wreck with a woman from Saudi Arabia that had diplomatic immunity.
Wasn’t a horrible break, but he did have to change jobs and quit lifting heavy stuff.
Send her back to the UK to face the music.
That and a moose with diplomatic immunity once bit my sister.
Name one time Britain waved diplomatic immunity for one of their diplomats.
This sounds wrong to me.
Although, we let UN diplomats get away with crimes here in the US under the shield of diplomatic immunity.
There should be no such thing as Diplomatic Immunity.
Tough one IMO.
Definitely pay damages.
You know, they drive on the wrong side of the road over there...
I don’t know. What is the typical way it is handled?
I disagree.
Unless they can find some reason to think it was intentional, it was a mistake. Any American could have made that mistake.
Here she would probably get charged with negligent homicide and probably draw probation.
Their diplomats enjoy diplomatic immunity too.
If she’s at fault it seems like there should be some retribution.
I wouldn’t object to the US reaching a cash settlement with the family though.
I hadn’t thought of that but maybe paying damages would loosen the pain and anger.
Didn’t know a diplomats entire family had immunity.
I agree. I lived most of my life in NYC, and the members of the foreign delegations at the UN got off scot free on everything, from parking tickets to homicide, because of diplomatic immunity.
I agree. US military personnel stationed overseas are subject to the laws of the host country. No “diplomatic immunity” for our uniformed personnel.
Why should civilians have such protections?
That said, diplomatic immunity is a longstanding rule. No country has ever waived it as far as I have been able to discover after a quick search on the subject.
Well there is such a thing as Diplomatic Immunity, and we shouldn’t go waiving it for an honest mistake. Even one that takes a life.
One of the reasons it exists is different standards of justice between countries. Do you really want American diplomats subject to sharia law in Muslim countries? Or the death penalty because someone accuses them of insulting mohammad in Pakistan?
Well there is such a thing as Diplomatic Immunity, and we shouldn’t go waiving it for an honest mistake. Even one that takes a life.
One of the reasons it exists is different standards of justice between countries. Do you really want American diplomats subject to sharia law in Muslim countries? Or the death penalty because someone accuses them of insulting mohammad in Pakistan?
They can sue her civilly. That’s all. There rules are the rules.
Exactly.
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