I stood there, an American citizen, sexually assaulted by a government official

Re:I stood there, an American citizen, sexually assaulted by... by lil_cain on Monday November 15, 2010 @05:42AM (#1905888)

I like the implication that it'd be ok if she wasn't an American citizen.

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Re:I stood there, an American citizen, sexually assaulted by... by sp332 on Monday November 15, 2010 @08:24AM (#1906142)

American citizens have a lot of protections under Constitutional and federal law. Visitors have a lot fewer protections. Her citizenship didn't make the crime, it just made it worse.

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Re:I stood there, an American citizen, sexually assaulted by... by X-Istence on Monday November 15, 2010 @09:40AM (#1906352)

Not only American citizens; as a green-card holder I have almost all of the same rights, the only right I don't have is the right to vote. I have the exact same constitutional rights as everyone else, even though I am a resident alien in this country.

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Re:I stood there, an American citizen, sexually assaulted by... by sp332 on Monday November 15, 2010 @11:09AM (#1906717)

A citizen can't be deported for any reason, ever. And I'm sure there are other differences.

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Re:I stood there, an American citizen, sexually assaulted by... by guelo on Monday November 15, 2010 @08:10AM (#1906098)

Well when you start pissing off the people that like to scream "I'm an American!" then there's a fighting chance that things can change.

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Re:I stood there, an American citizen, sexually assaulted by... by mayutana on Monday November 15, 2010 @06:33AM (#1905946)

That's exactly the point that irked me. Would she find it ok, if it was done to her in say Europe.

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