Be advised: going through this is a high-stakes form of bullying, plain and simple.
This is about exercising a power dynamic, with the thin-veil of legitimacy that security operations provide. Your suffering is how the very worst get their rocks off.
Do exercise a strong self-defense and be prepared for these scenarios.
Do be prepared for retaliation when your preparedness suddenly makes an agent’s job hard.
Do have a contingency plan that involves action by outsiders.
Don’t rely on the ability to exercise your autonomy when in captivity; they will make sure that’s rendered moot.
As a law abiding citizen, I honestly wouldn’t know what to do in this situation. I would probably provide whatever was asked and have my rights exploited by the customs officer.
Guess I should look this up before traveling abroad again.
Be advised: going through this is a high-stakes form of bullying, plain and simple.
Sleep deprivation is often used on people in such situations. Which is why what you are saying is so important: be prepared for it.
As a law abiding citizen, I honestly wouldn’t know what to do in this situation. I would probably provide whatever was asked and have my rights exploited by the customs officer.
Guess I should look this up before traveling abroad again.
Traveling to the USA, Russia, Turkey, China and North Korea.