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eru · 2021-05-03 04:51:44+00:00

Alas, not being in the US does not protect against the American legal system.

joesmo | karma 2245 | avg karma 1.68 · | 2015-10-28 23:51:28

It's simple: Since you're not in the US, US law doesn't apply to you.

KorematsuFred | karma 516 | avg karma 1.01 · | 2019-04-12 01:24:16+00:00

American law can not apply to non-Americans abroad.

lnls | karma 5 | avg karma 1.67 · | 2018-08-23 12:08:26+00:00

The US doesn't really have a working legal system for things happening outside its borders. In fact as a non US citizen outside the US you don't have much protection at all.

buro9 | karma 24223 | avg karma 6.83 · | 2013-06-10 08:19:59+00:00

The US legal system is only accessible by citizens of the USA.

It should be of no surprise then, that citizens of other countries have no ability to protect themselves from over-reaching laws and actions by the US government.

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ekianjo | karma 34827 | avg karma 2.44 · | 2016-01-31 00:50:59+00:00

The american law is not applicable in non US territories.

aminok | karma 402 | avg karma 0.75 · | 2016-05-29 00:50:28+00:00

US law is not applicable in some countries, because they maintain independence from the US legal system.

gambiting | karma 29451 | avg karma 3.2 · | 2014-04-28 15:29:01+00:00

What happens if he is not in the US though? US laws don't apply worldwide(thankfully).

ezoe | karma 2344 | avg karma 3.32 · | 2020-08-23 17:14:48+00:00

Wow. Another reason I will never set my foot on US jurisdiction. It's just too dangerous. The law doesn't exist at all.

mattstreet | karma 363 | avg karma 2.42 · | 2013-07-13 02:57:14

He isn't an American. Not all countries have the same laws.

Kiro | karma 10888 | avg karma 1.51 · | 2015-09-07 10:57:14+00:00

Because US law doesn't apply to other countries.

pseudolus | karma 159902 | avg karma 9.03 · | 2022-05-19 18:31:41

Not being based in the US doesn't mean that you can't be criminally prosecuted in the US or, for that matter any jurisdiction that takes an interest and has a generous belief in the extra-territorial applicability of its laws.

piotrSikora | karma | avg karma · | 2011-06-18 14:40:15

Huh? By what law? US courts (federal or not) have no jurisdiction over foreign entities without US presence.

BurningFrog | karma 23526 | avg karma 2.88 · | 2019-05-16 00:49:51+00:00

Yeah, but you're not part of the US legal system, which OP was talking about.

driverdan | karma 15181 | avg karma 3.36 · | 2021-03-05 19:32:36

Assuming he's still a US citizen then US laws apply regardless of where he is. Just because he's outside the US doesn't mean he can break US laws.

kintamanimatt | karma 3582 | avg karma 3.18 · | 2014-06-03 15:47:27+00:00

So long as they aren't domiciled in the US, American laws don't (or shouldn't) apply outside the US any more than British laws apply in the US.

InCityDreams | karma 415 | avg karma 0.36 · | 2022-07-06 04:49:30

Bad thing you're not American. Regarding themselves, there are domestic rules, regulations and laws. For you, as a foreigner, no such protections apply.

gloob | karma 2069 | avg karma 3.59 · | 2010-12-04 10:40:15

Not everyone is American. Not everyone is bound by American law.

maaku | karma 4566 | avg karma 2.11 · | 2013-09-10 22:38:28

You have absolutely no protection from the U.S. government. Your European rights and protections meaning nothing in an American court.

vaksel | karma 27916 | avg karma 5.03 · | 2010-12-01 02:19:13+00:00

U.S. law does not apply to foreign citizens. It's the equivalent of you getting arrested for some vague Chinese law.