Todd wrote: > >>Let's see if we can get an example. Does the Federal Law have any >>article that basically says that if you have a chance of stopping >>somebody from breaking the law you should? > > I don't know .. that one is tricky. I'm sure law enforcement officials > don't expect you to put yourself in harm's way, but then again, there's > nothing that prevents you from trying to stop a crime if you wish, unless > you are getting in the way, or endagering someone else by getting involved, > or doing something illegal like blowing away a would be criminal without > cause.
So suppose that requires a certain action of US citizens, regardless of where they are, if they are in certain situation. And that action may conflict with a requirement imposed by a local law. What then? In the case of Lindh that would be an Afghan law requiring people to resist invaders or be shot. >>Not me. If you mean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I specifically say >>that I don't care what the US does, but that pilots should be arrested >>if they carry guns while entering this country. That is something quite >>different from being arrested upon entering the Netherlands 3 weeks >>after carrying a gun on a flight from Boston to Chicago. > > Fair enough, but carrying a gun from Boston to Chicago isn't commiting any > crimes against the Netherlands nor its citizens, as opposed to your DMCA > example. :) If my DMCA case is a crime against the US or its citizens, then we have a clear example of extraterritorial legislation. Would the US protest if the Netherlands made up a law that stated it is a crime if a Dutch citizen is onboard and started to arrest pilots that carried a gun on a flight from Boston to Chicago if a Dutch citizen was onboard? Jochem ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
