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[–] stoly 153 points 1 month ago (28 children)

How about the governors suggest that their residents don't travel internationally with ammunition?

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[–] [email protected] 66 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

How arrogant of those American governers to assume they can just dictate how other countries deal with people smuggling weapons into their country (even if those people claim to have done it as a casual accident).

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[–] A_Random_Idiot 62 points 1 month ago (60 children)

fuck that, its not hard to check your luggage before traveling.

Stop throwing the weight of the US government behind trying to protect assholes.

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[–] wurzelgummidge 60 points 1 month ago (10 children)

Would America just release tourists who broke their laws?

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 month ago (4 children)

A prison sentence doesn't make sense in these cases, since there is no risk of repeat offenses and therefore no rehabilitation required.

Just give them a 4 digit large fine and maybe deport them, unless you have a non-functioning justice system focused on cruelty, then give them a significant prison sentence.

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[–] Modern_medicine_isnt 35 points 1 month ago

I say, keep them an extra week, and let the US gov pay the fine for not noticing on departure.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (55 children)

Yeah, no.

It seems that these Americans have discovered that they can't just ignore the rule of law in other countries.

Let them deal with the consequences. Let them lose that American exceptionalism.

Nobody gets a free pass for breaking laws in America, so these Americans shouldn't get a free pass for breaking laws in other countries.

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[–] TechNerdWizard42 31 points 1 month ago

They should be locked up, maximum sentence. American idiotic laws don't apply, they are just like everyone else. Criminals that broke the law and smuggled ammo in. Ignorance is not an excuse of the law, American justice system loves that phrase.

[–] Treczoks 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Well, if people travel into a foreign country and don't even care about the laws of said country (not in detail, just reading the governmental warnings would have been sufficient), they deserve what happens.

Imagine I would travel to the US and would bring along some Kinder surprise eggs by mistake. Would those governors show mercy to me? I don't think so.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago

Americans complaining about the detention: "My countries' laws are fine and the very standard of reason. All of you other countries should chill out!"

[–] kaffiene 25 points 1 month ago

Jfc you shouldn't have ammo in luggage. Not surprised they were arrestex6

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Does anybody know if these guys have oil?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

they're owned by the uk so they've already suffered enough without the us invading them.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

If I were one of them, the NRA would be the last group I'd want advocating for my release...

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