Welsh tourist in US chained 'like Hannibal Lecter'
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Why are we not seeing more travel advisories? I know of a few but if this was any other nation you would have advisories from almost everyone by now.
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I'm lucky to work in an office that is a healthy mix of ethnicities so when I talk about politics there's enough people to make the racist bootlicking types obey their primary motivator, fear, and keep quiet.
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Like how of any nation is that green?
Jesus this is all there is for gender/sex/race/immigrant/etc discrimination, if you can even say it's about that
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Me (British) and my American gf are planning to visit her friends and family over the summer in Navada, Washington and New Mexico. Not so sure i want to go anymore.
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But calling her a tourist in the headline is a clear misrepresentation
Sure thing, and if you stay over at a friend's house and make the bed in the morning it's their legal obligation to report you for not obtaining a proper license for your housecleaning business first /s
These weren't "friends" houses. I personally think there should be some kind of visa for this. I just don't like how media headlines continue to get worse. The BBC has been better than most.
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Yes it curious. I expect it’s just some young keen reporter exploiting the zeitgeist.
Like a lot of countries, the US have never been kind to visa abusers, but chaining them up is new. I note they haven’t asked her how it happened and she has t said, yet.
Others have speculated that she was just to honest with the boarder staff. And just told them what she was doing. Probably didn't even know it was against the terms of her visa. But remember, Elon says empathy is our greatest weakness. Doesn't seem to be much of that in ICE.
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Summary
Welsh tourist Becky Burke was detained for 19 days in a US immigration facility and transported in chains like "Hannibal Lecter" after alleged visa violations.
Burke had been backpacking and staying with host families in exchange for help around the house, which authorities suspected breached her tourist visa conditions.
Deported on March 18, she described the ordeal as traumatizing. Her parents criticized the harsh treatment and are considering addressing the issue politically.
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Summary
Welsh tourist Becky Burke was detained for 19 days in a US immigration facility and transported in chains like "Hannibal Lecter" after alleged visa violations.
Burke had been backpacking and staying with host families in exchange for help around the house, which authorities suspected breached her tourist visa conditions.
Deported on March 18, she described the ordeal as traumatizing. Her parents criticized the harsh treatment and are considering addressing the issue politically.
Where do you find people deranged enough to do this to other human beings without any rational explanation?
It seems like "everyday sadists" are attracted to positions of petty authority, but it appears to be a requirement to be some kinda psycho to be offered the job at the border.
How many people oversaw this? How many questioned it? How many said nothing?
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If you think he will, you haven't been paying attention.
Weird face guy? who dat?
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Weird face guy? who dat?
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I enjoy seeing Luigi as a verb.
I'm of the opinion of having them 'mangioned'
