r/nottheonion • u/Ramiro564 • 3d ago

Russian diplomats barricade on their cars and refuse to take alcohol tests on Argentina

https://www.clarin.com/ciudades/tension-retiro-conductor-auto-diplomatico-embajada-rusia-niega-hacer-control-alcoholemia-encerro-auto_0_hPkuHAt974.html?srsltid=AfmBOooKfwCDo-EGZJPVHsrKCKcUDAQi490en_fmV8biWslr19ZjwAwQ

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u/jonfitt 3d ago

Diplomatic Immunity.

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u/antizana 3d ago

Yes, and the article quoted Article 41 of the Vienna convention stating that it says diplomats are not excepted from traffic controls… that’s not what article 41 says. There is a duty to follow local law but if a diplomat doesn’t, the government has to take it up with the embassy.

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u/nookane 3d ago edited 3d ago

Ask New York City with ~~billions~~ millions of dollars in unpaid diplomatic parking tickets. EDIT: before somebody called me on it

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u/Bozska_lytka 3d ago

And London with low emission zone fees

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u/Shackram_MKII 2d ago

Wasn't it in the UK that a US diplomat ran over someone and then escaped back to the US?

Was just a few years ago.

Found it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Harry_Dunn