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It's not really weird. We have rights guaranteed to us in the United States that no other country has, so it makes sense we would not extradite.

• rsstack 4y ago
  The US extradites people, including US citizens. That is required from the federal government by extradition treaties that are signed voluntarily by the US (in exchange for extradition _to_ the US). It is uncommon because they require escalations through the Department of State and not many crimes are serious enough to justify extradition.
  • AustinDev 4y ago
    The US does not extradite for crimes committed in the US to other countries at least I'm not aware of any cases.
    • rsstack 4y ago
      No, there is not a precedent for that AFAIK. But the US does extradite, as we don't have "rights guaranteed to us in the United States that no other country has".
      • AustinDev 4y ago
        I appreciate the candor. On my initial reading, I didn't get the scope of what you were saying; I agree.
  • dodobirdlord 4y ago
    The US does not allow extradition to other countries for crimes, or the enforcement of civil judgements originating in other countries, that stem from conduct that would be constitutionally protected in the US. For example, a US citizen cannot be extradited to face a charge of blasphemy.
• louloulou 4y ago
  LOL. - Julian Assange
• GoodbyeMrChips 4y ago
  > We have rights guaranteed to us in the United States that no other country has Good god! You really believe your own hype don't you? (I believe the American expression is "drunk the kool-aid").
• jhgb 4y ago
  ...such as? For that matter, you don't think other countries have rights guaranteed to their citizens that the US doesn't have? The legal mismatches don't seem to be likely to make a difference here that could introduce a bias in extraditions.