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Unfortunately, pepole go to prison in Russia for lesser things. I've met a guy who has spent 8 months shared between a jail, a Russian prison and a penal colony
by petre 7y ago
Unfortunately, pepole go to prison in Russia for lesser things. I've met a guy who has spent 8 months shared between a jail, a Russian prison and a penal colony (the worst of the three) because he was dumb enough to say he had a bomb in his souvenir bag when an aiport guard kicked it and asked what the (obvious) item was. He wrote a book about the aforementioned experience. So be extra careful what you say or do if you happen to travel to Russia.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41023722-the-million-dollar-hoax https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41023722-the-million-dol...
- HatchedLake721 7y agoThat happened around 2006? It’s 2 years after Beslan school siege, when terrorists took hostage 1100 children and 334 died. It’s a stupid thing to say, especially when country is still mourning and on high terrorist alert. Try making a joke at a US airport in 2003 that you have a bomb. I’m pretty sure you’d have weapons drawn on you in a second and ending up worse than spending 8 months in a jail.
- petre 7y agoYes, it is very stupid. At least read the book's description, it's a bit more complicated than that, a bit surreal. Maybe he just snapped under stress.