What are the legal grounds and theories being cited by the USA in its prosecuting foreigners and their foreign corporations that run internet gambling sites when such is legal in their countries? Has the USA just ignored the ruling favoring Antigua on this issue? Seems to me just another example of the USA being a hypocritical bully making the rest of the world hate it.
2007-02-06 05:55:43 · 12 answers · asked by Hank 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yeah.... we have a habit of playing "World Police" without any regard to other nations laws. It is very unfortunate.
2007-02-06 05:58:56 · answer #1 · answered by Sven B 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The idea is that if the transaction has one or more parts
in the US, it is illegal.
The reasoning is iffy, I'll admit.
However, would we consider prosecuting the crime
of murder under such circumstances? That is, if part
of a murder (such as, say, obtaining the funding)
was committed on US grounds, should the US be
able to prosecute it?
Personally, as much as I abhor gambling, I don't see making
it illegal. It just ties up the legal system and doesn't actually
prevent people from doing it - doesn't really even slow them
down.
2007-02-06 06:00:20 · answer #2 · answered by Elana 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If any part of the transaction occurs on US soil, then technically it is covered by US law - I think that's what they're going with. Certain crimes, such as child porn have extra-territorial clauses to them so that they apply to US citizens wherever they are in the world.
I'm not sure that the US has any right to try to prosecute non-US citizens who are not in the US and who are doing things that are legal in the country they are in.
2007-02-06 06:06:01 · answer #3 · answered by Cardinal Fang 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Information can be filtered; if you argue that it shouldn't be, we should take off our firewalls and pop up blockers. The government has the right to uphold the laws that the legislating body prescribe.
For example, if you buy homosexual pornography in Kentucky via website, and they send it to you, that is actually against the law in Kentucky. They can arrest the person and try them. However, they probably wouldn't because both people are guilty in the crime.
But the point is, if someone breaks an American law via internet and they are sitting in France, they are responsible because their physical location extends well beyond the confines of France. If you said that this person sent a letter to you and threatened to kill you, then I would hope that it is the case to be able to bring justice to that person regardless of his physical location.
2007-02-06 06:03:30 · answer #4 · answered by jeffknavy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You think America is hated now, you just wait until after we bomb Iran and continue to kiss Israel's ***. In fact many people are leaving this country and I don't blame them. Europe is where we came from and after seeing all those beautiful cities and mountains in Europe it's no wonder people are going back. Let the Mexicans and blacks have this country and see what they do with it. The jokes on them.
2007-02-06 06:00:42 · answer #5 · answered by Joe T 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hey, how about the USA shut off all the offending internet sites. We invented and control the internet. Be glad you even get to post, okay.
2007-02-06 05:58:54 · answer #6 · answered by nazilover1488 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
So, the US should also not prosecute, say, child porn, as long as it is produced outside of the USA?
2007-02-06 05:59:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
YOU NEED HELP
www.gamblersanonymous.org
2007-02-06 06:00:08 · answer #8 · answered by strike_eagle29 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
nothing will come of it other then harsh words and lots of talk.
2007-02-06 05:59:31 · answer #9 · answered by colera667 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
universal cop.who bother,s to world ?????????
2007-02-10 06:46:35 · answer #10 · answered by ghettu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋