Topic: I find the concept of extradition weird
Homestar !RUNNERV7vk started this discussion 15 years ago #16,347
A British student can be extradited to the United States for running a website linking to sites carrying pirated TV shows and films, a court has ruled.
Richard O'Dwyer, a 23-year-old student at Sheffield Hallam University, looked downward as district judge Quentin Purdy ruled that there were no valid reasons why he could not be sent to New York state for trial.
US customs agents are seeking his prosecution over a website O'Dwyer set up when he was 19 called TVShack, and ran until his arrest last year. This provided links to other sites hosting pirated versions of TV shows and film. It was so popular that the student earned £15,000 per month in advertising revenue, US prosecutors claim.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2012/jan/13/tvshack-student-founder-extradition
Richard O'Dwyer, a 23-year-old student at Sheffield Hallam University, looked downward as district judge Quentin Purdy ruled that there were no valid reasons why he could not be sent to New York state for trial.
US customs agents are seeking his prosecution over a website O'Dwyer set up when he was 19 called TVShack, and ran until his arrest last year. This provided links to other sites hosting pirated versions of TV shows and film. It was so popular that the student earned £15,000 per month in advertising revenue, US prosecutors claim.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2012/jan/13/tvshack-student-founder-extradition
Why do countries like the UK let countries like the US extradite their people?
In my opinion, unless the person was in the US when he committed the crime, the US has no business FORCING THIS PERSON to come to it for a trial. If it's a crime in the UK, let the UK government deal with it.
Rainbow !DASHqGnDdc joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later[^] [v] #281,598
> In my opinion, unless the person was in the US when he committed the crime, the US has no business FORCING THIS PERSON to come to it for a trial. If it's a crime in the UK, let the UK government deal with it.Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 16 minutes later, 20 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #281,599
Oh hey, I remember that site.
But yeah, I don't see why he had to go to America for something like that.
But yeah, I don't see why he had to go to America for something like that.
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 hours later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #281,607
@OP
> Why do countries like the UK let countries like the US extradite their people?
Because of the US-UK extradition treaty.
> Why do countries like the UK let countries like the US extradite their people?
Because of the US-UK extradition treaty.
Homestar !RUNNERV7vk (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 7 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #281,609
Anonymous D replied with this 15 years ago, 31 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #281,616
@previous (Homestar !RUNNERV7vk)
Yes, I think it's a good thing. We have extradition treaties with lots of countries.
Some say the treaty is unfair because it's easier to extradite from the UK to the US than vice versa, but the US has never actually refused a UK request, while the UK has refused 7 US requests.
Yes, I think it's a good thing. We have extradition treaties with lots of countries.
Some say the treaty is unfair because it's easier to extradite from the UK to the US than vice versa, but the US has never actually refused a UK request, while the UK has refused 7 US requests.
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Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 hour later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #281,668
I wrote a haiku titled "Time to Kill Richard O'Dwyer".
Richard O'Dwyer
Time to have your head smashed in
With my new hammer.
Richard O'Dwyer
Time to have your head smashed in
With my new hammer.