Comment on Karl Bushby: Made a bet in 1998 that he could walk from Chile to England. 27 Years later, Still walking. Survived Darién Gap, 57 days in a Russian prison, Traversing the Bering Strait on shifting ice

• Peck@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  If you think that you’d be treated differently entering USA in undesignated point of entry… You’d be right. If you didn’t get shot on the spot, you’d rot in jail for decades until somebody decides to deal with your case.

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  • a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    He is white. I’m sure they would slap him on the ass and tell him not to get into too much trouble.

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    • arrow74@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Don’t know if you’ve heard but the US has been arresting white German citizens lately

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      • a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Don’t know what you’ve heard but the government is specifically targeting people based on their Melanin.

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