Wednesday, August 17, 2005
So Belgrade's police are able to arrest people when they want to...
# posted by Katja R. @ 3:33 PM 
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You know, if Serbia had the Human Rights restrictions of the US and Canada, they never would be allowed to conduct those "on the spot" shake downs that caught this guy.
I think that Terrorists would be smart to stay out of countries in Eastern Europe and stick to first world countries where individual rights rule over public safety.
I think that Terrorists would be smart to stay out of countries in Eastern Europe and stick to first world countries where individual rights rule over public safety.
Too right Radmila! :) I was stopped in Croatia a couple times, once because the cop just was curious, and wanted to know who or what I was, nema problema, he had a peek at my passport, and since my papers were in order and I wasn't doing anything bad he was all nice and wanted to say things in English to me.
The other time was more or less everyone in near vicinity getting checked out, this old lady had sicced the cops on some Roma in the bus station. The cops came along, looked at ABSOLUTELY everyone's documents. I was all cool, because they could see that the fog had meant I couln'd take the plane to Sarajevo, the bus was alternate transport. They also checked the Roma and they were all cool. They DID however run in a Croatian guy who had been giveing me a minor case of the creeps. 1. He was a Bible thumper, 2. He came up to me and out of the blue asked me to translate some documents written in German. It was a visa refusal, and I was supposed to know all about how to solve this for him! uh U.S. immigration law is VERY complex I don't pretend to understand it! The police left me the furriner and the Roma alone and these vaguely thuggy Croatian guys who were hanging out, too, the old lady wnent to bitch to them about this state of affairs but I had the feeling the police were not running in anyone who had their papers in order and who had a legit reason to be there.
They were perfectly courteous about it too. I gotta ask what kind of dumass goes to Belgrade, Serbia to hide on that type of a rap!? I mean come on let's get REAL about this!! He sould totally have known better! First of all cops who can and do stop people and check them out, and then being the wrong colour and the wrong religion in totally the wrong place! Not to mention totally the wrong passport! That was just stupider than Hell! Let us pray all the terrorists get that stupid.
Actually since Sept 11th you get searched going on inter-city bus services like Greyhound. I know because they searched everyone the last few times I've taken Greyhound. I was never searched boarding an inter-city bus in Croatia or BiH. Of course some shady characters take the bus here, because it used to be the last annonymous means of travel!
Not now you gotta show ID and give a name. You are searched and your bags are searched too.
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The other time was more or less everyone in near vicinity getting checked out, this old lady had sicced the cops on some Roma in the bus station. The cops came along, looked at ABSOLUTELY everyone's documents. I was all cool, because they could see that the fog had meant I couln'd take the plane to Sarajevo, the bus was alternate transport. They also checked the Roma and they were all cool. They DID however run in a Croatian guy who had been giveing me a minor case of the creeps. 1. He was a Bible thumper, 2. He came up to me and out of the blue asked me to translate some documents written in German. It was a visa refusal, and I was supposed to know all about how to solve this for him! uh U.S. immigration law is VERY complex I don't pretend to understand it! The police left me the furriner and the Roma alone and these vaguely thuggy Croatian guys who were hanging out, too, the old lady wnent to bitch to them about this state of affairs but I had the feeling the police were not running in anyone who had their papers in order and who had a legit reason to be there.
They were perfectly courteous about it too. I gotta ask what kind of dumass goes to Belgrade, Serbia to hide on that type of a rap!? I mean come on let's get REAL about this!! He sould totally have known better! First of all cops who can and do stop people and check them out, and then being the wrong colour and the wrong religion in totally the wrong place! Not to mention totally the wrong passport! That was just stupider than Hell! Let us pray all the terrorists get that stupid.
Actually since Sept 11th you get searched going on inter-city bus services like Greyhound. I know because they searched everyone the last few times I've taken Greyhound. I was never searched boarding an inter-city bus in Croatia or BiH. Of course some shady characters take the bus here, because it used to be the last annonymous means of travel!
Not now you gotta show ID and give a name. You are searched and your bags are searched too.
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