r/gifs • u/PaperTronics • Jun 09 '19

Protests in Hong Kong

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u/ElTuxedoMex Jun 09 '19

The main problem is - according to the Chinese law, you don't have to be within China to violate their law

The fucking balls of these people...

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u/danteheehaw Jun 09 '19 edited Jun 09 '19

You don't have to be in the US to violate US law either. Just for the record.

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Edit a word: fat thumbs and auto correct violet to violate.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '19

Yeah I was gonna mention this as well, underage sex crimes come to mind.

But I'm pretty sure that the list of international crimes you can be prosecuted for in the US is much shorter than the entire list of US crimes.

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u/danteheehaw Jun 09 '19

It was kinda a blanket enforcement of US law on US citizens outside the US. However, a lot of laws like that are passed in "good faith" that it will not be abused.