[Former Proud Canadian]

I am not defending the Indian diplomat. Seemingly she broke immigration and labor laws. The State Department should have notified her boss of her crimes and told him to quietly get her out of the country pronto. Instead, somebody wanted to make an example of her and the result is an international incident.

This isn't about diplomatic immunity. It is about how you treat your friends and allies and those you wish were your friends and allies.

India is, putatively, an English speaking democracy. There are not enough of those and they are all natural allies of each other.

India is surrounded by hostile moslem countries and China. It is a bulwark against terrorism. It is a counterweight to China. It is a growing maritime power in an area the US seeks to de-emphasize militarily. India is the 7th most admired foreign country by Americans. India is a natural ally of the US.

Remember, no US citizen was harmed by this woman. She snuck a maid into the country and underpaid her. For that you set back Indo-American relations a couple of decades? How does that make sense?

[Theoria]

'She snuck a maid into the country and underpaid her. For that you set back Indo-American relations a couple of decades? How does that make sense?'

It only continues the difference in class and who you know. We continue to create a system of those who can get away with it, and those who get punished. We are in the get punished cat, she is not.

It is a pissing contest, India will always do what is in their best interest, right now that is kicking out fags from our State Department. Big deal, they are caste defined society and corrupt, we try to be a little different here.

[MrEdd]

You have clearly never left Canadian thinking to embrace US ideals.
This is about whether everyone is equal under the law.

She is the same as anyone else.

Period.

No special treatment a local plumber or insurance agent wouldn’t get.

You want something different to be the case in the US then Democratic Underground not Free Republic is the site for you. Maybe you could try Daily Kos.

[Louis Foxwell]

This was a manifestly top down incident. The winners are Muslim interests, straight out of the Obama playbook.

[Cronos]

The State Department should have notified her boss of her crimes and told him to quietly get her out of the country pronto. Instead, somebody wanted to make an example of her and the result is an international incident.

This isn't about diplomatic immunity. It is about how you treat your friends and allies and those you wish were your friends and allies.

exactly