Ian Dome Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I'm not going to defend him, he may well be guilty, but we normally wait to find people guilty first before we start to label them. Sure, but if he doesn't want to be tried for an alleged crime, he must be guilty. I'm sure if you didn't rape someone, you'd want to clear your name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 if he doesn't want to be tried for an alleged crime, he must be guilty. An unusual and utterly unfounded opinion about legal presumptions, there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Sure, but if he doesn't want to be tried for an alleged crime, he must be guilty. Definetly not. You can't conclude guilt from the premise of not wanting to stand trial. Few people willingly choose to be tried, which is why we arrest and charge people and set bail conditions. I'm sure if you didn't rape someone, you'd want to clear your name? Personally, that vastly depends upon context. Secondly, my name would be clear until I had been found guilty in a court of law. I wouldn't have to clear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Sure, but if he doesn't want to be tried for an alleged crime, he must be guilty. Even if that belief holds (and several have already argued that it doesn't...) it might not apply to this case. Assange is convinced that, should he be extradited from here to Sweden, he will then be extradited to the USA and face the death penalty for treason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Even if that belief holds (and several have already argued that it doesn't...) it might not apply to this case. Assange is convinced that, should he be extradited from here to Sweden, he will then be extradited to the USA and face the death penalty for treason. Isn't it easierto be extradited from the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Isn't it easierto be extradited from the UK? Not if you would face the death penalty. We don't extradite anybody to anywhere if their life is under threat, since we do not have the death penalty here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Not if you would face the death penalty. We don't extradite anybody to anywhere if their life is under threat, since we do not have the death penalty here. But there's no real reason why so- except interference from Eurpoean institutions/courts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 But there's no real reason why so- except interference from Eurpoean institutions/courts. No real reason why what? The reason we won't extradite anyone to face the death penalty is quite simple. We don't believe in the death sentence as a form of justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Not sure he's been granted asylum, because that will take months. It seems he applied for asylum though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Not sure he's been granted asylum, because that will take months. It seems he applied for asylum though Quite right. He has been granted sanctuary, insofar as they actually let him in to the Embassy and we can't arrest him until he comes back out again. How long they'll be willing to keep him there, nobody yet knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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