The wife of a US diplomat based in Britain has returned to the US after being involved in a car crash which killed another person. As the wife of a diplomat she is protected by diplomatic immunity and so cannot be forced to return to the UK, so British police investigating the crash have requested that the US State Department waive her diplomatic immunity. Do you think the US should...?

The wife of a US diplomat based in Britain has returned to the US after being involved in a car crash which killed another person. As the wife of a diplomat she is protected by diplomatic immunity and so cannot be forced to return to the UK, so British police investigating the crash have requested that the US State Department waive her diplomatic immunity. Do you think the US should...? Published on October 7, 2019 → Survey conducted on October 7, 2019 on 2584 U.S. adults

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Waive her diplomatic immunity, meaning she could be forced to return to the UK as part of the investigation

63%

Maintain her diplomatic immunity, meaning she could continue to avoid the investigation

12%

Don’t know

25%

Waive her diplomatic immunity, meaning she could be forced to return to the UK as part of the investigation

63%

Maintain her diplomatic immunity, meaning she could continue to avoid the investigation

12%

Don’t know

25%

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