Comments on: BetOnSports.com prosecution, cont’d http://overlawyered.com/2006/07/betonsportscom-prosecution-contd/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:39:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Deoxy http://overlawyered.com/2006/07/betonsportscom-prosecution-contd/comment-page-1/#comment-3578 Deoxy Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:35:28 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3760#comment-3578 Bob, To play devils advocate, that would mean that most members of the media (or at least most photo-journalists) in this country would be arrested the moment they step foot into almost any Islamic country, as posting a photo of a woman clad in anything "immodest" is gnerally considered a crime in those countries (and most of what women wear in this country would classify as "immodest"). That's the standard you are suggesting... Not sayig whether that's the correct standard or not, just making sure you realize the full implications. Bob,

To play devils advocate, that would mean that most members of the media (or at least most photo-journalists) in this country would be arrested the moment they step foot into almost any Islamic country, as posting a photo of a woman clad in anything “immodest” is gnerally considered a crime in those countries (and most of what women wear in this country would classify as “immodest”).

That’s the standard you are suggesting…

Not sayig whether that’s the correct standard or not, just making sure you realize the full implications.

]]> By: markm http://overlawyered.com/2006/07/betonsportscom-prosecution-contd/comment-page-1/#comment-3577 markm Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:20:49 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3760#comment-3577 Bob, the first question is, how does the US have jurisdiction over acts committed outside the US? Bob, the first question is, how does the US have jurisdiction over acts committed outside the US?

]]> By: bob montgomery http://overlawyered.com/2006/07/betonsportscom-prosecution-contd/comment-page-1/#comment-3576 bob montgomery Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:23:12 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3760#comment-3576 I don't really see the problem here - if you break a US law, then why shouldn't you expect to be arrested if you are foolish enough to come to the US? I don’t really see the problem here – if you break a US law, then why shouldn’t you expect to be arrested if you are foolish enough to come to the US?

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