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No, this has nothing to do with the US.

If I go to the US, I have to obey US law or go to jail. Similarly, if a US citizen goes to another country, they have to obey THEIR laws. If their laws say you go to jail when you break them, then what are you crying about?

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This is the only objective point to illustrate. Laws aren’t monolithic across countries. We wouldn’t have countries if they were.

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No one is saying they shouldnt have to follow the law because they are Americans. People are pointing out that this law is clearly unjust and ridiculous that someone would spend over a decade behind bars for making a dumb mistake. the law isn’t just regardless of what country it is. This is one of the times I have zero problem with the us throwing it’s weight around to protect it’s citizens around the world: to save them from ridiculous punishments for making a mistake.

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this law is clearly unjust and ridiculous

Don’t crime, don’t do time. Isn’t that what conservatives love to tell everyone?

SOVEREIGN COUNTRIES DON’T GIVE A FUCK WHAT YOUR OPINION IS, they have laws, you obey them or fuck off.

Idiots chose to visit these countries, and chose not to clear their bags of sensitive items that are literally prohibited in those countries.

they fucked around and are finding out.

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Don’t crime, don’t do time. Isn’t that what conservatives love to tell everyone?

So do you say the same thing when some young black person goes to jail for a small amount of marijuana? I’m pretty liberal can see the injustice in both of these. I’m not sure why people have such a hard on for seeing these otherwise innocent people going to jail for a stupid mistake. It’s like being a conservative and cheering on black kids going to jail for possessing pot.

Why do you want to see them in jail so badly? Have you asked yourself this?

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Yeah say that again keeping in mind that the US regularly has killed civilians in the past, sometimes by mistake, sometimes as expected collateral. Sounds a bit hollow, then.

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Why do so many people think it’s a good argument to say that because the us does some bad shit, otherwise innocent people should spend a decade in prison for making a mistake? It’s makes zero sense.

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