Correct Decision?

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42946540

[cassa333]

Generally speaking I think whoever has committed the crime should be tried in a court of law in the country of the offence. In this case the US.

I think the have tougher sentences and much tougher prisons but that is no excuse for not being extradited.

In this case he has a medical condition so that perhaps changes things.

Otherwise I don't know.

[Old_Geezer]

Surely if an offense has been committed then it would have been perpetrated here. So fair enough he should be tried here.

[sp1814]

O_G

It's complicated by the fact that the crime was committed remotely. Mr Love hacked into systems run by the FBI, US Central Bank and Nasa, which are all in America...but he did it from the UK.

Let's say you had a massive long fishing rod, which stretched from your house in London to a jewellers in Aberdeen (bear with me).

If you managed to hook a load of diamond necklaces and then reeled them back to your house, the crime technically originated in London, but was committed in Aberdeen.

Therefore, I would expect the arrest to come from the police in Aberdeen, rather than London.

This is effectively what happened here.

[sp1814]

TTT

In answer to your question, despite my analogy, I think this is the correct decision, but only if he is definitely going to be tried here.

[andy-hughes]

I think the reasons for the absence of extradition are valid - the mental and physical well-being of the defendant which run serious risk of harm and / or death if extradition was completed.

Apropos of nothing, Mr Love reminds me of a young Jim Morrison.

[-Talbot-]

Well, thank you very much for that analogy, sp.
I hope (just like me) OG is enlightened.



lol & smiley face.

[douglas9401]

"Neuro-diversity"? Right you are then

[Old_Geezer]

I'd not know about legal matters but in my opinion the crime was commited in London, the loss was in Aberdeen.

[mikey4444]

Yes....A sensible decision considering the circumstances.

[zebo]

Yes, I agree with the decision but surely the question the Americans should be asking is Why are our systems so easily hackable? Maybe they should give him a job!

[Spicerack]

Funnier things have happened, zebo.
The 'scales' of justice will prevail in your fishy analogy, Sp.

[andy-hughes]

sp1814 - // It's complicated by the fact that the crime was committed remotely. Mr Love hacked into systems run by the FBI, US Central Bank and Nasa, which are all in America...but he did it from the UK.

Let's say you had a massive long fishing rod, which stretched from your house in London to a jewellers in Aberdeen (bear with me).

If you managed to hook a load of diamond necklaces and then reeled them back to your house, the crime technically originated in London, but was committed in Aberdeen.

Therefore, I would expect the arrest to come from the police in Aberdeen, rather than London.

This is effectively what happened here. //

Actually no, I don't think it is.

Your analogy depends on the physical casting of the line and the hooking of the fish, which was not the case here.

A more accurate analogy would be - if you were a sheep rustler in London, and you managed to entice sheep to walk down from Aberdeen to your farm in London, then you have not actually had any physical contact with them at all - merely found a way to move them to your location.

In that case, the crime occurred in London, because you did not move from there to commit the crime - there is no physical evidence to link you with the sheep, or their reasons for walking down to London and into your farmyard.

So your analogy, interesting though it is, is flawed in my view.

[sp1814]

I can think of an even more accurate analogy involving someone with an extremely powerful set of binoculars in London, illegally watching a movie in Aberdeen, but I feel that would be pushing it.

[Peter Pedant]

I havent been a fan of the american extradition agreement

[sp1814]

A-H

I think your analogy is more accurate by the way.

I fold.

[douglas9401]

Hmmmm, looks like neuro-diversity's a thing after all.