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Originally Posted by lostalex

Why should the USA return any extradition request, when Roman Polanski, who admits to raping and drugging a small girl, is allowed to live freely in Europe with no extradition to the USA???

If you give us Roman Polanski, then maybe we can talk about Amanda Knox. Until then, you have NO room to talk about extradition.

Europe is not one country, if the US negotiates an extradition treaty with a country, the treaty should stand for both sides.

Having seen the way the US backed out of ratifying the US/UK Extradition treaty and still expect the UK to turn over anyone the US want, most countries wont bother listening to the US.

Just to reiterate, Amanda Knox trial - Italy Roman Polanski - France and Switzerland.

You appear to have also overlooked in the Polanski case the fact he did undergo trial and thought a bargain had been reached by the reduction of charges and probation and treatment in a clinic at the courts order. The judge then indicated to Polankski's attroney that he had changed his mind and though jail and deportation to be a more suitable punishment even though the prosecuting attorney asked for probation.

Even the prosecuting attorney stated that Polanski's treatment at the hands of a fame hungry judge was unfair. France doesnt have an extradition treaty with the US and Switzerland stated that Polanski had indeed served his original sentence.

Cant wait to read the garbage you will write in defence of the US legal system regarding extradition in rebuttal.