Imagine you son or daughter is killed in a head on collision and the person responsible for that Collison fled the country without taking responsibility for causing the accident. To make matters worse they were allowed to do under diplomatic immunity!
Unfortunately, that is exactly what happened to the Dunn family from the UK. On August 27th 2019 19 year old Harry Dunn died in a head on collision outside of RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire.
Harry had a passion for motorcycles and happened to be out for a leisurely ride when a vehicle driving sown the wrong side of the road hit the young man head on. The driver of that vehicle was Anne Sacoolas, the wife of Johnathon Sacoolas who was working for the U.S. government. He was stationed at a Royal Air Force base in Croughton. This base is used by American intelligence agencies. This provided Mr. Sacoolas with diplomatic immunity.
Here is the kicker. Even though Mrs. Sacoolas had her cell phone on her she did not even bother to call for ambulance or police after the head-on collision! A passerby is the one who called for emergency service. Now how messed up is that? According to those at the scene the force of the collision was so great that Harry’s blood and clothing were embedded in the front windshield of Sacoolas’s car! What is truly disturbing is Mrs. Sacoolas left Harry to suffer as he lay face down on the side of the road, afraid of dying, fully conscious with multiple broken bones, including open fractures on both legs and both arms, and internal injuries.
Considering her lack of concern or compassion for the young man’s life she had carelessly snuffed out it is no surprise that rather than taking responsibility for her carelessness that claimed the life of Harry Dunn Mrs. Sacoolas quickly hopped a plane back to her home in Virginia as if nothing had happened!
Anne Sacoolas was able to flee the country using a loophole. She claimed she had diplomatic immunity granted to her through her husband who had diplomatic status in Britain at the time.
The Dunn family has yet to see her brought to justice. While continuing to fight for justice for their son the Dunns lobbied to make some much-needed changes in regards to diplomatic immunity. In July the UK and the Us agreed to close the loophole of diplomatic immunity granted to spouses of diplomats. Now, if a similar incident were to happen today, a spouse of a diplomat at the base would not be immune from prosecution.
Regardless of her diplomatic immunity British officials have charged Mrs. Sacoolas with causing death by dangerous driving. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo continues to reject Britain’s request for Mrs. Sacoolas extradition. We all know that if this had happened to one of his children he would do everything in his power to see that justice was done. So why is he denying a grieving family their need for justice?
Regardless of Pompeo’s refusal to do the right thing the British authorities are still considering proceeding with a criminal trial against Mr.s Sacoolas — in absentia or "virtually."
Pompeo is well aware of the fact Mrs. Sacoolas is responsible for the accident and the fact that she let Harry lay there suffering and did nothing to help him. So again I ask why is he protecting her? What does he stand to gain from it? One thing is certain about this current administration they are all corrupt, self-serving criminals! Secretary of State Pompeo continually abuses his power, and the constitution to further Trump’s agenda.
The Secretary of State is supposed to be unbiased, balanced, and fair. Pompeo clearly is not fit to serve as Secretary of State! Rather than serving the American people as he has sworn to do Pompeo only serves his master; and con-artist of the century, Mr. Trump! Get out and vote! It is high time we remove these corrupt self- serving criminals from office!
Secretary Pompeo, I invite you to explain why you continue to shield a woman who obviously has no remorse or concern for the life her negligence claimed. Why are you protecting a woman who stood there and did nothing while Harry Dunn lay in the middle of the road dying from the head on collision she caused and could not even be bothered to call for help? The authorities in the UK, the Dunn family, and the American people deserve an explanation!
Sources:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/harry-dunn-death-car-crash-dominic-raab-anne-sacoolas-a9538016.html
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