Comments on: A traveler’s guide to coping with arrest http://killingbatteries.com/2009/11/a-travelers-guide-to-coping-with-arrest/ Leif Pettersen's battery-powered rise to the zenith of travel writing rapture Tue, 15 May 2012 14:03:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Todd http://killingbatteries.com/2009/11/a-travelers-guide-to-coping-with-arrest/comment-page-1/#comment-332394 Todd Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:19:20 +0000 http://killingbatteries.com/?p=672#comment-332394 This is brilliant information. Thank you for sharing. I have never been arrested or detained while abroad and don't plan on that ever happening to me, but I will now know what to do if it does happen. Thanx again! This is brilliant information. Thank you for sharing. I have never been arrested or detained while abroad and don’t plan on that ever happening to me, but I will now know what to do if it does happen. Thanx again!

]]> By: Backpacker http://killingbatteries.com/2009/11/a-travelers-guide-to-coping-with-arrest/comment-page-1/#comment-132230 Backpacker Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 +0000 http://killingbatteries.com/?p=672#comment-132230 I love this post! Very informative. It's very important for travelers to know this kind of information. The moral lesson here is never, never, never commit on illegal activities - in your homeland or abroad. I love this post! Very informative. It’s very important for travelers to know this kind of information. The moral lesson here is never, never, never commit on illegal activities – in your homeland or abroad.

]]> By: Hey, I Know You’re Out There — Secrets of the City — Minneapolis + St. Paul http://killingbatteries.com/2009/11/a-travelers-guide-to-coping-with-arrest/comment-page-1/#comment-131786 Hey, I Know You’re Out There — Secrets of the City — Minneapolis + St. Paul Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:57:11 +0000 http://killingbatteries.com/?p=672#comment-131786 [...] Killing Batteries is offering all kinds of advice on how to deal with detainment and bribery (or even arrest) while [...] [...] Killing Batteries is offering all kinds of advice on how to deal with detainment and bribery (or even arrest) while [...]

]]> By: Killing Batteries » A traveler’s guide to coping with detainment and bribery http://killingbatteries.com/2009/11/a-travelers-guide-to-coping-with-arrest/comment-page-1/#comment-131750 Killing Batteries » A traveler’s guide to coping with detainment and bribery Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:03:07 +0000 http://killingbatteries.com/?p=672#comment-131750 [...] Filed Under: Travel, Trouble This is a follow-up to my traveler’s guide to coping with arrest. [...] [...] Filed Under: Travel, Trouble This is a follow-up to my traveler’s guide to coping with arrest. [...]

]]> By: Tina http://killingbatteries.com/2009/11/a-travelers-guide-to-coping-with-arrest/comment-page-1/#comment-131152 Tina Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:39:13 +0000 http://killingbatteries.com/?p=672#comment-131152 We travelled to the Xingjiang Province, China in September and it took us less than an hour before we were at the local police station. Due to the riots held earlier this year, the local police are a wee bit nervous of foreigners with big cameras, and thought perhaps we were photo journalists. They were quite nice about it, even asking if they could delete photos deemed sensitive. We had taken photos of tanks and police in riot gear as well as the local market and local people. After three hours we were released promising not to take any picture while in Urumqi. Apparently earlier in the day, more protests had occurred, and we had read that three journalists from Hong Kong were also taken into custody the and were beaten. We have travelled most of the world, and this has never happened, so to your point it can happen to anyone at anytime even if your intentions are innocent. We travelled to the Xingjiang Province, China in September and it took us less than an hour before we were at the local police station. Due to the riots held earlier this year, the local police are a wee bit nervous of foreigners with big cameras, and thought perhaps we were photo journalists.

They were quite nice about it, even asking if they could delete photos deemed sensitive. We had taken photos of tanks and police in riot gear as well as the local market and local people. After three hours we were released promising not to take any picture while in Urumqi.

Apparently earlier in the day, more protests had occurred, and we had read that three journalists from Hong Kong were also taken into custody the and were beaten.

We have travelled most of the world, and this has never happened, so to your point it can happen to anyone at anytime even if your intentions are innocent.

]]> By: Steve Birmingham http://killingbatteries.com/2009/11/a-travelers-guide-to-coping-with-arrest/comment-page-1/#comment-131118 Steve Birmingham Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:03:11 +0000 http://killingbatteries.com/?p=672#comment-131118 How come you never wear your stormtrooper outfit anymore? It looks so good in that picture. Is it to warm to wear until the winter? How come you never wear your stormtrooper outfit anymore? It looks so good in that picture. Is it to warm to wear until the winter?

]]> By: Resisting Arrest? A Guide to Being Stopped By Cops Abroad « Travel Photography http://killingbatteries.com/2009/11/a-travelers-guide-to-coping-with-arrest/comment-page-1/#comment-131107 Resisting Arrest? A Guide to Being Stopped By Cops Abroad « Travel Photography Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:12:17 +0000 http://killingbatteries.com/?p=672#comment-131107 [...] This great article provides some information about being arrested abroad and what to do about it. [...] [...] This great article provides some information about being arrested abroad and what to do about it. [...]

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