Right, Rob, but IST team members aren't immune to local law. No nation would allow that. They'd be declared persona non grata and permenently ejected. It would actually be easier for countries with something to hide to remove IST team members if they had diplomatic immunity.
No, they have legal enforcement powers. They're not above the law, they must follow and stay within the law.
Per the Diplomatic Immunity advantage, as listed in 3rd edition IST:
Per the Legal Enforcement Powers in 4th Edition:
Looks like Legal Enforcement Powers, for 10 points, is exactly what they're supposed to have.
Bob, you actually added Diplomatic Immunity (as a new advantage) to IST and stated: "IST Administrators and certain high-ranking officials in the IST Hierarchy, but is not normally granted to the team members themselves."
No, they have legal enforcement powers. They're not above the law, they must follow and stay within the law.
Per the Diplomatic Immunity advantage, as listed in 3rd edition IST:
IST, pg 30 Wrote:IST supers technically have a small degree of Diplomatic Immunity, being able to perform any acts short of murder and the violation of civil rights — this is covered under the IST member's Legal Enforcement powers. They do not, however, have the full immunity granted to professional diplomats, detailed above, even if the team member is also team administrator.
Per the Legal Enforcement Powers in 4th Edition:
Characters, pg 65 Wrote:• You have local jurisdiction, the ability to arrest suspected criminals, the power to perform searches with an appropriate warrant, and possibly the right to carry a concealed weapon. Examples: a Victorian bobby or a modern policeman. 5 points.
• As above, but you also have national or international jurisdiction, or are not obligated to respect the civil rights of others, or are free to engage in covert investigations, or may kill with relative impunity. Examples: an FBI agent or a medieval Royal Guardsman. 10 points.
Looks like Legal Enforcement Powers, for 10 points, is exactly what they're supposed to have.
Bob, you actually added Diplomatic Immunity (as a new advantage) to IST and stated: "IST Administrators and certain high-ranking officials in the IST Hierarchy, but is not normally granted to the team members themselves."