So, the deputy consul general of the Indian delegation to the U.N was arrested the other day, strip-searched and held in a cell with drug addicts. She has claimed diplomatic immunity; the U.S. says immunity does not apply to non-diplomatic functions. Her alleged crime: filing a visa form saying she was paying her Indian housekeeper in New York the minimum wage when, in fact, she was paying her less $3/hr. India is irate about the way she was treated, and has revoked certain privileges accorded U.S. diplomats in India. The U.S. says she was treated no differently than any other accused. The potential sentence if she is found guilty: 15 years in prison.
1. Get the U.N. out of the U.S. and the U.S. out of the U.N. It is a useless organization and it subjects America to international laws we ought not be subject to.
2. Diplomatic immunity is unconscionable. Foreign diplomats have literally gotten away with murder under its irrational protection. The only reason we accord it to foreign diplomats here is to get the same protection for our diplomats in foreign countries. Stupidity to match stupidity. If our diplomats would not otherwise be treated fairly and with justice, we shouldn't send them there. And if a foreign national commits a crime here, he ought be prosecuted and punished as any American would be.
3. We ought have no minimum wage. It is a clear violation of freedom. An adult ought be free to work for whatever wage he or she wishes...and is an unconstitutional intrusion of the government in the economy.
4. Strip searches may be appropriate for those accused of crimes involving the use of force, but not for the nonviolent crime alleged here.
5. Fifteen years for "underpaying" the minimum wage. Must be a damn serious offense that threatens the very survival of our country!
The whole thing is a pile of horseradish...or something.
1. Get the U.N. out of the U.S. and the U.S. out of the U.N. It is a useless organization and it subjects America to international laws we ought not be subject to.
2. Diplomatic immunity is unconscionable. Foreign diplomats have literally gotten away with murder under its irrational protection. The only reason we accord it to foreign diplomats here is to get the same protection for our diplomats in foreign countries. Stupidity to match stupidity. If our diplomats would not otherwise be treated fairly and with justice, we shouldn't send them there. And if a foreign national commits a crime here, he ought be prosecuted and punished as any American would be.
3. We ought have no minimum wage. It is a clear violation of freedom. An adult ought be free to work for whatever wage he or she wishes...and is an unconstitutional intrusion of the government in the economy.
4. Strip searches may be appropriate for those accused of crimes involving the use of force, but not for the nonviolent crime alleged here.
5. Fifteen years for "underpaying" the minimum wage. Must be a damn serious offense that threatens the very survival of our country!
The whole thing is a pile of horseradish...or something.
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