Trigger Warning: Racism -- Looks like Greece has another problem...

[littlelauren86]

Greek police beat up another ‘illegal immigrant’ who’s actually a tourist

Even after Greek police handcuffed him without giving cause, took his passport and beat him on three separate occasions as they dragged him to the station, South Korean tourist Hyun Young Jung insisted on being sympathetic. ”I can understand them asking me for ID and I even

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[tabaqui]

Jayzus. That is really nuts. Sounds like Arizona has been taking tips from Greece.

[teacup_werewolf]

Welp there goes my goal of visiting Crete and Santorini in the far future.

[amfiluki]

tbh you'll be fine in Crete and Santorini,just avoid Athens..

[fifthmorn]

He's being such a ridiculous naively nice guy saying, "I even understand why they would hit me the first time." like, dude, NO, you're the victim, these guys had no right to do any of that to you.

[fifthmorn]

And I say this mostly because as I live in Japan, the Japanese have a way of saying that about police, that they have rights to do things like that because they're, well, police and authority is everything over here. Unfortunately there are too many horror stories about foreigners being abducted at airports by Japanese authorities and held without communication or proper care--much like you would a slave, and without any reason as to why they were being held.

[imnotasquirrel]

It's the same with South Korea, which could explain why this guy said what he said. You aren't supposed to question authority figures.

[soundczech]

i'm so scared that one of my friends is going to get detained in japan one day. i've literally never been asked for my alien card but one of my chinese friends is asked ALL THE TIME and the police are always total dicks to him, too.

[soundczech]

Greece is such an amazing place to visit. Lately my students (I'm an English teacher in Japan) ask me for travel recommendations and I have to be like, "well, Greece is unforgettable........ but not right now."

It's really scary to think that the situation there is probably going to get worse before it gets better.

[fifthmorn]

Where are you living in Japan? I'm in Ibaraki on the eastern coast.

[soundczech]

I'm in Tokyo! I'm going back to Australia in early February, though. I'm kind of traumatised at the idea.

[fifthmorn]

Gah Tokyo is so expensive, but I'm only two hours away from it! I'm leaving April 1st to the UK with my boyfriend, though I'm American--don't really wanna go back to America.

[iolarah]

Wow, I hope he's okay.