Too many American travelers naively believe that our State Department will jump through diplomatic hoops to dig American citizens out of jams of their own making. These folks are about to learn different.
There's plenty of Americans rotting away in foreign jails who our consular officials have all but washed their hands of. We have drummed into our heads whenever we pull into a foreign port. "Get in trouble here, you're on your own."
I, for one, vote that we jeer and add insult to injury. Maybe we can send this thread to their jailers...?