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No matter how bad the news, don't shoot the messenger! Someone should have taught this to Leonidas, King of Sparta, as well as the grand principals of Diplomacy. It might be a few millennia too late for the Spartans, but it's not too late for you! Tune in this week as Tom dives deep into the concept of Diplomatic Immunity.Sources:Admin. (2022, September 7). Diplomatic privileges and immunities in the internet era - Diplo. Diplo. https://www.diplomacy.edu/blog/diplomatic-privileges-and-immunities-internet-era/Chan, M. (2019, October 9). A teenager’s death has put diplomatic immunity under a spotlight. TIME. https://time.com/5696300/diplomatic-immunity-harry-dunn/Cooper, B. P. (2024, March 1). Harry Dunn: Justice for family three years after crash death. BBC. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-63328171Dulandiya, T. (2023, July 15). The murder of Burma’s Ambassador’s wife in Sri Lanka, Sao Boonwat | Medium. Medium. https://theewari.medium.com/did-the-ex-myanmar-ambassador-to-sri-lanka-abuse-diplomatic-immunity-and-get-away-with-killing-his-a423c587928bExplainer: What Is Diplomatic Immunity and What Does it Have To Do With Migrant Domestic Work? (n.d.). Pulitzer Center. https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/explainer-what-diplomatic-immunity-and-what-does-it-have-do-migrant-domestic-workKatju, J. M. (2023, November 25). The law of Diplomatic immunity in Ancient India - Justice Markandey Katju - medium. Medium. https://justicekatju.com/the-law-of-diplomatic-immunity-in-ancient-india-2bcca90fa6c1Mudric, M. (2023, June 26). Evolution of diplomatic privileges and immunities - Diplo Resource. Diplo. https://www.diplomacy.edu/resource/evolution-of-diplomatic-privileges-and-immunities/Napoleon. (2021, December 16). How to get away with murder - Anne Sacoolas | Political sense. Medium. https://medium.com/political-sense/harry-dunn-death-how-to-get-away-with-murder-anne-sacoolas-de0e1a9c65dO’Neill, J. (2022, December 8). US diplomat’s wife Anne Sacoolas dodges prison in wrong-way death of UK teen Harry Dunn. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2022/12/08/anne-sacoolas-dodges-prison-in-wrong-day-death-of-uk-teen-harry-dunn/Wikipedia contributors. (2024a, February 25). Diplomatic immunity. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomatic_immunityWikipedia contributors. (2024b, March 10). Death of Harry Dunn. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Harry_DunnCredits:Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tellmelikeimstupid⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our cover art and branding is by Heesh. Follow him on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@h.e.e.s.h⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Intro music is Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com (http://tunetank.com/) . Track: Fun Quirky Style by AlexGuz https://tunetank.com/track/1947-fun-quirky-style