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You should emulate your heros, but don't carry it too far. Especially
if they are dead.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Friday July 27 2018, @11:52AM (13 children)
Bulgaria, eh? I bet if he lived in Russia or China he wouldn't have had any problems.
Sometimes it's good to have a criminal state or two around the globe.
Bulgaria = vassal state.
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(Score: 5, Insightful) by unauthorized on Friday July 27 2018, @01:22PM (1 child)
It doesn't matter where you live, US law will be enforced upon you as long as someone with a lot of money wants you badly enough.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 30 2018, @02:34PM
But I live in New Zealand not the US
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Friday July 27 2018, @01:41PM (10 children)
"We have our own orphanage!"
-- Slavic Child Pornography Website
I don't know that it's Russian specifically, just that all the kids in the photos appeared Slavic.
Child pornography is just as unlawful in the Russian Republic as in the US, it's just that the laws aren't always enforced.
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by takyon on Friday July 27 2018, @02:02PM (3 children)
https://www.tripsavvy.com/worst-case-guide-to-russian-travel-1622531 [tripsavvy.com]
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-quality-of-Russian-police [quora.com]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Russia [wikipedia.org]
There are differing views on the amount of routine corruption experienced there, but if you have friends/connections, a lot of activity could be overlooked.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 27 2018, @04:05PM (2 children)
That is the same everywhere. I've lived in the UK, France and Spain, and in all three countries, those who are well connected can get away with pretty much anything. The authorities will look the other way.
That is not a Russia/Slavic/EastEurope specific thing. I have not lived in the USA, but based on what I've read in the news and opinions of US Citizens, sounds like corruption for the well connected is alive and well for the USA too.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Friday July 27 2018, @04:25PM (1 child)
I dunno. Let's say you start Michael David Crawford's Orphanage for the Production of Child Pornography (unofficial name). You bribe the first cops and officials to start investigating the joint, or you cultivate a relationship with them in advance. Some countries must be better than others for not getting busted. Maybe Russia is better than the UK, France, and Spain, and Ukraine is better than Russia. And Syria or Yemen beats them all.
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(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 27 2018, @09:41PM
what about offering participation credits, like an achievement of participation award and stuff like that? sometimes money isn't enough
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 27 2018, @02:04PM (5 children)
1) Russian Federation
2) The laws are enforced alright. Just that the police there have decided to cut out the middlemen politicians in the business of taking bribes to define what is legal. If you can pay your way out of it, jail is avoidable. They've bet you at this particular facet of capitalism.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 27 2018, @02:40PM (2 children)
Except that most often that not Russian police doesn't know Russian laws. And they don't really care about that.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 27 2018, @03:04PM (1 child)
So, the same as the US?
(The US courts have repeatedly ruled that the police officers do not need to know the laws they're enforcing. Yes, that happened.)
(Score: 3, Insightful) by takyon on Friday July 27 2018, @04:30PM
Watching experienced First Amendment auditors, you will definitely see them school U.S. cops on the 1st Amendment and ID laws (these vary by state).
Cops have an advantage over ordinary folks: they are authoritative figures with wide-ranging powers. They can detain most people without cause, and most people won't realize that the cop is in the wrong. And they can always just make up a resisting arrest or disorderly conduct charge. Even if the person goes free later, arresting them in that moment might have been the cop's goal.
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(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Friday July 27 2018, @02:42PM
I should not drink and public.
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(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Friday July 27 2018, @02:49PM
... The Ukrainian Angels studio raid was done in cooperation with some foreign law enforcement agencies.
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