Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Montana

MontanaMama

(24,508 posts)

3. We have a friend (Mark) staying with us this week from New Zealand...

Reply to dubyadiprecession (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 15, 2019, 02:27 PM

Feb 2019

he was in Texas two weeks ago and he and another man were detained by local police after an employee at a store where they were browsing reported his "foreign accent". Mark told me that the officer asked for his passport and when he told him it was in his luggage and not on his person, the cop told him he had to have it on him at all times. Lie. This has gotten out of control, imho.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

5 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

2 American women who were detained after speaking Spanish in Montana file suit [View all] workinclasszero Feb 2019 OP

Why does this story sound fake? dubyadiprecession Feb 2019 #1

But they are brown too workinclasszero Feb 2019 #2

We have a friend (Mark) staying with us this week from New Zealand... MontanaMama Feb 2019 #3

It doesn't say the women were arrested, it says they were detained. Laffy Kat Feb 2019 #4

I found such stories both PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2019 #5