https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49122557 Should senior politicians interfere in criminal cases? Should foreign politicians publicly demand senior politicians interfere in criminal cases in their countries? Should the nationality, skin colour, career choice or fame of the people involve make a difference? Should it be/remain a serious criminal offence for an elected official to interfere in a criminal case? Is anyone else disappointed these questions even need to be asked?
Everything is case by case. In some cases they damn well ought to, in other cases not so much. Again case by case after all jurisprudence in much of the world leaves a lot to be desired. To the third one always no. The only question here that matters is whether or not Justice is being served. Again depends on the criminal case in question. the questions are perfectly fine though there are better ways to frame them.
Good questions all, Joe, but this is the end of the American experiment, and Donald Trump is POTUS. All your questions apply to the case of Julian Assange, and look at the situation there. Because of dirty politicians, he has been unlawfully treated for 8 years now.
We intervened when there were Iran and N. Korean hostages. You're not angry because it's done, you just don't like that Trump's the one doing it.
Political hostages are a completely different situation. This is about a tourist getting caught up in a fight being subject to a perfectly normal legal process. I don't like Trump precisely because he does this kind of thing. I'm not angry though, just disappointed. If a Swedish celebrity had been arrested for assault in the USA an the Swedish PM tweeted to demand their unconditional release, do you think Trump would just go to the relevant state prosecutors and order them to drop the case? Do you think it would or should be legal if he did so?
