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ICE Bulls**t Can Happen To You Too (midwest.social)

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Be advised: going through this is a high-stakes form of bullying, plain and simple.

This is about exercising a power dynamic, with the thin-veil of legitimacy that security operations provide. Your suffering is how the very worst get their rocks off.
Do exercise a strong self-defense and be prepared for these scenarios.
Do be prepared for retaliation when your preparedness suddenly makes an agent's job hard.
Do have a contingency plan that involves action by outsiders.
Don't rely on the ability to exercise your autonomy when in captivity; they will make sure that's rendered moot.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

As a law abiding citizen, I honestly wouldn't know what to do in this situation. I would probably provide whatever was asked and have my rights exploited by the customs officer.

Guess I should look this up before traveling abroad again.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Traveling to the USA, Russia, Turkey, China and North Korea.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago

Sleep deprivation is often used on people in such situations. Which is why what you are saying is so important: be prepared for it.