[weegee]

"It's not unusual for Canadian police to arrest a person who has committed a serious crime in another country. What's unusual about this case is that they are arresting a person for conduct that attracts very serious penalties in one country and potentially no penalties in Canada," Boyd said.

The age of consent in America varies from 14-18 and around the world can go even lower. It is a crime for an American to have sex with anyone under 18 in another country regardless of age of consent in that person's home state or in the visiting nation. It is part of the legislation to end sexual tourism.

There are "potentially" no penalties for a number of crimes but it is even odder to see Americans charged when they violate no law at home or abroad.

Pot is not legal in Canada even if they look the other way.

[CORedneck]

First of all, I don't condone the sex industry over in places like Thailand and don't condone sex outside of marriage. Also, I don't favor these laws where if you commit a given act in a foreign country even though it is legal in that country and does not affect this country, you should not get prosecuted for the given act.

The age of consent in America varies from 14-18 and around the world can go even lower. It is a crime for an American to have sex with anyone under 18 in another country regardless of age of consent in that person's home state or in the visiting nation. It is part of the legislation to end sexual tourism.

There are "potentially" no penalties for a number of crimes but it is even odder to see Americans charged when they violate no law at home or abroad.

Pot is not legal in Canada even if they look the other way.