U.S. governors urge Turks and Caicos to release Americans as Florida woman becomes 5th tourist arrested for ammo in luggage

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U.S. governors urge Turks and Caicos to release Americans as Florida woman becomes 5th tourist arrested for ammo in luggage - Lemmy.World

How about the governors suggest that their residents don’t travel internationally with ammunition?
It is very unlikely these people were carrying ammo.

Then how did they find ammo and why have several admitted they brought the ammo and “forgot”?

Sounds like you’re full of shit.

Why is this not happenong at the same rate elsewhere?

People also admit to many things they never did while in custody.

Something fishy is happening here.

or americans just are arrogant and think they’re untouchable. see fay, michael and singapore.

see fay, michael and singapore.

I almost forgot that asshole. No one outside the US thought the intervention was warranted. Case in point: the Swiss vandal in 2010

People also admit to many things they never did while in custody.

Do people? Is that the thing?

Okay. Um, while in custody I never … hopped on one leg.

But why is admitting to things we’ve never done in custody a thing?

I do not ageee with the poster you respond to, but false confessions are a serious problem. Often (in the US) they arise from hours long interrogations without a lawyer, in which police are allowed to lie about the evidence they have. This leads to situations where a suspect feels like they are done for even if they didn’t commit a crime. When a plea deal is then put in front of them which they are told would be much preferable to getting sentenced without it, they sign and admit to a crime they never committed. It shouldn’t happen but is a thing that unfortunately does occur.

That said, I doubt it being the case here.

Yeah, the Brits (since it is a British territory) have been trying to frame every single American to put them in jail since the rebellion!
This happens in other Caribbean countries too. If you were to fly to Bermuda or Grenada you’d get in trouble for carrying this stuff.