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**AnypecekceS** · 05-29-2011, 10:00 PM

I think diplomats everywhere should have to pay bridge tolls and penalty fines/tickets (speeding, illegal parking etc) when they live a considerable portion of their lives in said city (UN, Hague) and are aware of the laws by experience but a head of state visiting your city on your governments invitation having to pay a fee for simply having transportation to and fro visiting your heads of state is absurd.

Not to say you think differently, just pointing out that a lot of those diplomats that live in NYC and just go double parking ticket crazy because of diplomatic immunity are ass hats that should have to pay the tickets. They abuse the privilege. There is no abusing of privilege on the POTUS part, and the two parties do not equate.

I'd say ANY drivers in ANY country should be expected to face and pay any fines they receive for driving, parking and other offences - if you're going to be driving on the roads, you should be held responsible for knowing the rules and regulations! Heck, some hadn't even driven a car before!.
As I would interpret it, the original purpose was to protect envoys into often hostile countries, a safe passage so to speak, and it's been taken out of all context.

IMO, Boris was just trying it on for publicity more than anything, he's behaving like an idiot. Heck, when it comes down to it, I would the roads were closed for security reasons and, if so, he'd technically not being driving on public roads, anyway.

05-29-2011, 10:00 PM	#45
AnypecekceS Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 554 Senior Member	I think diplomats everywhere should have to pay bridge tolls and penalty fines/tickets (speeding, illegal parking etc) when they live a considerable portion of their lives in said city (UN, Hague) and are aware of the laws by experience but a head of state visiting your city on your governments invitation having to pay a fee for simply having transportation to and fro visiting your heads of state is absurd. Not to say you think differently, just pointing out that a lot of those diplomats that live in NYC and just go double parking ticket crazy because of diplomatic immunity are ass hats that should have to pay the tickets. They abuse the privilege. There is no abusing of privilege on the POTUS part, and the two parties do not equate. I'd say ANY drivers in ANY country should be expected to face and pay any fines they receive for driving, parking and other offences - if you're going to be driving on the roads, you should be held responsible for knowing the rules and regulations! Heck, some hadn't even driven a car before!. As I would interpret it, the original purpose was to protect envoys into often hostile countries, a safe passage so to speak, and it's been taken out of all context. IMO, Boris was just trying it on for publicity more than anything, he's behaving like an idiot. Heck, when it comes down to it, I would the roads were closed for security reasons and, if so, he'd technically not being driving on public roads, anyway.
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