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Originally Posted by danielf
I'm not sure what political leaning has to do with anything. I've already stated that I think that Assange is an irresponsible moron. I have absolutely no time for the man. However, in the greater scheme of things, I think that rape (especially in the loose Swedish definition) is a minor offence that does not justify the steps that the UK govenment is suggesting it's considering.
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I don't think rape is a minor offence and what is he accused of doing would still be rape here. Sex without the woman's consent.
However it doesn't matter from the UK's point of view. We're not the ones pressing charges. We're executing our legal obligation to extradite him, it's not out job to decide if such a request is serious enough. He has been afforded due process and we have followed the law.
We can't just let it drop.
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Originally Posted by danielf
Yep. Nothing in common at all...
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Sorry but revoking a embassy status is different to storming the embassy. For a start we wouldn't be breaking any international conventions as you said earlier.