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.
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.
Be advised: going through this is a high-stakes form of bullying, plain and simple.
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.
Traveling to the USA, Russia, Turkey, China and North Korea.
Sleep deprivation is often used on people in such situations. Which is why what you are saying is so important: be prepared for it.