Oh I agree that Cain did indeed have the authority to do what she did - though she sounds like an example of 'power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely' from what I've heard (won't get the ep's till 2006!!)

And I also agree about countries often not wanting their citizens to be subject to foreign laws/imprisonment, though personally I figure that unless there is something official in place that sets down that this won't be the case then if you break a law in a foreign land you should except the consequences, same as you would have to at home