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Originally Posted by Ford Prefect
Ya, I'm not sure about that distinction either, so I checked Wikipedia about it.
The following excerpt is what Wikipedia had to say:
"Contrary to popular belief, although many of the staff of consulates may be career diplomats they do not generally have diplomatic immunity (unless they are also accredited as such). Immunities and privileges for consuls and accredited staff of consulates under the relevant international conventions are generally limited to actions undertaken in their official capacity and, with respect to the consulate itself, to those required for official duties. In practice, the extension and application of consular privileges and immunities can be subject to wide discrepancies from country to country."
So if I read that right, consulates are not generally sovereign, but there are exceptions which are generally linked to any individual immunity that consulate staff might have.
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That sounds about right with what I was taught. In other words, unless that was official consulate business, or that fella was the Consul General of the Calgary Consulate or another individual with diplomatic immunity, he's fair game.