You mean to tell me that our democracy is too weak to try a former President when those

[Samrob]

Trump has called "shithole" countries are able to try and condemn sitting and former leaders? Wow!

https://www.axios.com/2022/08/26/countries-where-former-leaders-jailed-charged

[Beastly Boy]

1. Herein lies the problem:

At least half of the countries on that map have prosecuted or jailed their leaders with no regard to due process of law.

Not a good company to be in.

[UTUSN]

3. Then we can be a model for doing it by LAW.

[Beastly Boy]

4. Absolutely. But I am not too crazy about being measured down to banana republics

[UTUSN]

5. Not to prolong this, but DRUMPF is who has measured us DOWN.

He's who, among so many other things, referred to other countries in racist/colonialist terms.

[Beastly Boy]

8. I was referring to the OP

It appears to suggest that we follow suit and join the countries on the linked map. Many of those counties are hardly exemplary in following the rule of law. Notwithstanding his references to other countries, Trump has nothing to do with the OP or my post.

[UTUSN]

9. I hereby concede the last word:

[dpibel]

11. Logical fallacy

"Because some countries illegitimately prosecute former leaders, all prosecutions of former leaders are illegitimate."

Do you believe that the prosecutions of Sarkozy and Berlusconi were/are witch hunts?

Do you believe Trump is being investigated purely as a matter of retributive politics?

If it's a legit prosecution, that's what it is. Makes no difference what has happened in other countries.

[Beastly Boy]

12. It is a logical fallacy only if you put words in my mouth.

I never stated or implied that "all prosecutions of former leaders are illegitimate". What I said was "At least half of the countries on that map have prosecuted or jailed their leaders with no regard to due process of law". An accurate statement. The cause and effect relationship which is at the core of your attempt to establish a fallacy is nowhere to be found, There is no "all prosecutions of former leaders are illegitimate" part, spelled out or implied, anywhere in my post.

The OP didn't make a distinction between countries who prosecuted their former leaders legitimately and those who did so with disregard to due process of law. I found the latter problematic and I addressed it. See if you can find a logical fallacy in this: citing countries that have no regard to due process of law as an example to be emulated is not a good idea.

[UTUSN]

2. K & Big R#5

[treestar]

6. France is on there - could that mean Napoleon?

Twitler exiled to St. Helena is a good thought.

[Justice matters.]

10. Nicolas Sarkozy: France's ex-president jailed over illegal campaign financing

https://www.euronews.com/2021/09/30/ex-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-found-guilty-of-illegally-financing-his-2012-election-

[Kaleva]

7. If it is, you'll most likely accept it.