Comment on No criminal charges over British woman shot in US

• Ledericas@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  anne sorkin was on the wrong side oncoming traffic and fatally struck a brit, and she fled to embassy for protection.

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  • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Anne Sacoolas, not Sorkin.

    Anna Sorkin was the woman who pretended to be rich and then a load of US banks just gave her a load of free money. And apparently it’s illegal when poor people do that, so she went to prison.

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  • Denjin@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Which she wasn’t entitled to. Diplomatic immunity doesn’t cover spouses.

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    • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I don’t think it even covers CIA spooks, does it? I thought it was just for embassy staff.

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      • Denjin@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Potato potato

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