“But they are Americans, and we don’t leave Americans behind.”
Our government is quite clear on this, and we sure as heck do leave Americans behind. If you break the law in another country, and are not part of the US government, you’re pretty much on your own. The embassy will help you find a local lawyer who speaks English and may meet with you, but that’s about it.
So, sorry Mr. Acosta, you should have stayed in Colorado if you needed your Mary Jane that much. The Middle East (and much of the world) treats it FAR DIFFERENTLY.
Yes. See my post above.
They may indeed be quite permissive towards certain laws for their own people, but foreigners can and are treated quite differently.
It is patently unfair, but, as a sovereign country, that is their right. And using in a place like Kuwait-I just can’t imagine the stupidity of that.