Talk:Diplomatic immunity
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So, if a person who has been granted diplomatic immunity is in fact doing acts of crime that the "avarage American" would be placed into custody for doing, are they immune to arrest?
Yes, that seems to be the case. About the contents of the page itself, can anyone provide a rationale for diplomatic immunity? Perhaps a history of controversial incidents, or a link to a reference covering same?
There should probably be a link/reference to Yvonne Fletcher, the police officer shot by a libyan diplomat. Djbrianuk 14:46, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Another example would be the case of a Russian diplomat in Canada a few years back who killed a woman while driving drunk. I don't remember his name or much about the case but I know he was never convicted due to his status (and presumably was never charged), however he was recalled to Russia where he faced criminal charges.
