# Extradition and kidnapping

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extradition-and-kidnapping/3645>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 4, 1999, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extradition-and-kidnapping/3645 "1999-10-04T02:34:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 1999, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extradition-and-kidnapping/3645/1 "1999-10-04T02:34:00Z")

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I recently saw a good A&E documentary on Ira Einhorn. For those unfamiliar with him the short story is he’s a fugitive who has been convicted of murder _in absentia_ by a Pennsylvania court. He’s in France and the French government wouldn’t extradite him to the US because it’s unconstitutional in France to convict someone _in absentia_. PA then allowed him to be retried and eliminated the possibility of capital punishment, as per France’s demands. It’s still hung up in French court.

Anyway, here’s my question. Let’s say a billionare with a vigilante spirit decides to hire some thugs to go up to Einhorn’s house, bonk him on the head late at night, tie him up, pack him in a private jet, fly him across the pond and put him in a wicker basket on the doorstep of a Philly police precinct.

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“The world ends when I die. And as far as I’m concerned, the rest of the universe might as well call it a day too.” – Matt Groening

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**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 1999, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extradition-and-kidnapping/3645/2 "1999-10-04T02:51:00Z")

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The question didn’t quite happen. So i’m guessing that it is “What happens next?”

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**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 1999, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extradition-and-kidnapping/3645/3 "1999-10-04T02:56:00Z")

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Yeah, sorry, the Enter key suddenly became the “Submit new topic” key in mid-post. I posted a more coherent version. Nick, could you be a lamb and delete this thread? Much obliged.

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**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 1999, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extradition-and-kidnapping/3645/4 "1999-10-04T03:04:00Z")

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Oh, here’s a link to the new thread:  
[http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/002841.html](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/002841.html)