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Too bad for all the people that helped him escape who are being jailed now.

I really don't understand that part to be honest, from the point of view of the two Americans. Given their part in the escape you'd think they'd be aware of Japan's terrifying justice system and of the situation with the extradition treaties. Why would you help someone escape all that if you have to go back to a country with an extradition treaty with Japan.

Money - maybe he promised them millions for their help.

I think they were paid about $1.3 million. To me, the amount is surprisingly low given how much money Ghosn has, and the risk and effort involved.

Also I find it strange that the names of these 2 guys were known to everyone in the world immediately after Ghosn escaped.

I don’t think they thought they were at risk and weren’t planning on returning to Japan. I would take 1.3 million in return for never visiting a foreign country again.

Should have sorted out moving to a country that wouldn't extradite them in their deal with Ghosn then.

Ghosn would have been desperate enough to provide it.

Coming back to the US was dumb, the Taylor’s apparently had a home in Lebanon.

I Googled pretty hard for a source on this, and I could not find anything. Can you share a source?

With $1.3 million, they can settle in lots of third-world countries until this whole saga clears. It was a miscalculation on their part.

Ya exactly. What is his response to them being in jail instead of him? What a horrible thing to do to someone.

Maybe he's working behind the scenes to free them, but in the interview, he did not seem overly concerned about their fate.

Not much he can do.

Why too bad? They obviously broke the law and got caught.

Imagine a pair of spetznaz break Derek Chauvin out of the US and bring him to another country. They get caught.

Too bad these foreign special forces got caught?

The difference between what happened to Ghosn and them was what I was contrasting.

So you also believe that its too bad that Ghosn escaped trial and punishment? And that it's particularly nasty that the guys who engineered his escape ended up worse than the root criminal?

If so, we agree. But that there are no consequences of breaking another country's sovereignty the way Ghosn and those American goons believe they're entitled to, is ridiculous. Actually, it's American exceptionalism.

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