04-28-2005, 08:48 PM
Groot Gouda --
I say vote yes. I have already done so personally, and I publicly say so for the delegate vote. (Although I am open to arguments otherwise.)
Although it does have some problems, it is ultimately good. I think it is a little better than the RL conventions in that it allows the trial of real crimes to occur in the host nation, then the punishment is left up to the base country.
Diplomats driving drunk and causing serious injuries and death has been a problem in my RL national capital. Having justice seen to be done in the host country is important, and then leaving the punishment to the base country puts the obligation on the offender's country to do the right thing. If they don't, public opinion in the host country will turn against the base country. Remember Yvonne Fletcher in the UK? The 21st anniversary of her murder by Libyan embassy officials was just yesterday.
I say vote yes. I have already done so personally, and I publicly say so for the delegate vote. (Although I am open to arguments otherwise.)
Although it does have some problems, it is ultimately good. I think it is a little better than the RL conventions in that it allows the trial of real crimes to occur in the host nation, then the punishment is left up to the base country.
Diplomats driving drunk and causing serious injuries and death has been a problem in my RL national capital. Having justice seen to be done in the host country is important, and then leaving the punishment to the base country puts the obligation on the offender's country to do the right thing. If they don't, public opinion in the host country will turn against the base country. Remember Yvonne Fletcher in the UK? The 21st anniversary of her murder by Libyan embassy officials was just yesterday.