jaunty
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I'm flattered, but the key differences are (1) Davis had diplomatic immunity (Pakistan's FM was notified of the request and filed no objection with the U.S.) whereas Khobragade only has consular (they're 2 different Conventions),
That was a cook up. The state department initially declared him as a staff member which wouldn't give him full diplomatic immunity, but later they realized it and then declared that he was a admin staff member. It's not very hard for the US to get the Pakistani govt say yes to their claims. In any case a Pakistani court at that time did rule that Mr. Davis didn't enjoy diplomatic immunity.
and (2) Khobragade's relationship to her alleged victim was that of abusive employer/human trafficker, whereas Davis' was killer-in-self-defense.
Murder is a more severe crime than visa fraud in my eyes. Whether he killed those men in self defense or in cold blood was something we can only assume. However the fact that he had to pay blood money to get out of Pakistan suggests otherwise.
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Anyways it's not for me to decide whether the diplomat in question is guilty or not. She probably is. However what I'm concerned about is the way this case has been handled. Diplomacy is a game of reciprocity and the US govt is setting a bad precedence here which might come back to bite them in the future.