sounds like the old British “press gangs” in the late 1700s
you could be walking a street in Boston and get jumped by a gang of drunken British sailors, kidnapped and forced to join the Royal Navy ... maybe never see your family & friends again
that happened to a lot of innocent early American citizens
“that happened to a lot of innocent early American citizens”
Yep, and it was one of many complaints that eventually turned the mood of the country towards revolution. Be a real shame if that happened in Russia. Real shame, I tell ya.