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> A woman asked me for the name of someone they could contact on my behalf. In moments like this, you realize you don’t actually know anyone’s phone number anym
by danso 2y ago
> A woman asked me for the name of someone they could contact on my behalf. In moments like this, you realize you don’t actually know anyone’s phone number anymore. By some miracle, I had recently memorized my best friend Britt’s number because I had been putting my grocery points on her account.
I definitely would be screwed in this situation. Time to remember by sibling’s number
- elicash 2y agoReminds me of doing civil disobedience -- you write your attorney's phone number on your arm beforehand.
- betaby 2y ago> your attorney's phone Right, people have attorneys. Very common thing ... nowhere?
- littlestymaar 2y agoNobody does civil disobedience by themselves: you do it as a group and yes the group better find an attorney beforehand …
- betaby 2y agoThe article about a person crossing the border. Are they supposed to have an attorney in the destination country?
- elicash 2y agoI was simply sharing an anecdote about how we don't remember phone numbers anymore, in reply to someone sharing they didn't know their sibling's number. You're reading more into my comment than was stated or intended. To read me as somehow condemning the woman in the original story seems pretty willfully bad faith.
- johnnyanmac 2y ago>Are they supposed to have an attorney in the destination country? in this case, this one did, yes. It seems like this will be more common after this incident.
- 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y agoYou _should_. [Lawyer, Passport, Locksmith, Gun by DeviantOllam](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ihrGNGesfI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ihrGNGesfI)
- motorest 2y ago> Right, people have attorneys. Very common thing ... nowhere? By the number of people asserting that this sort of abusive from border patrol agents runs rampant and people just need to be ok with being deported when trying to lawfully enter the US, what leads you to believe that lawyering up in preparation to enter the US is unheard of?
- pm3003 2y agoConsulates can sometimes provide emergency lawyer services. Assuming you're from a first-world country.
- diggan 2y agoI feel like remembering the phone number of a consulate is less useful than remembering the number of your spouse/partner/close friend, for various scenarios.