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Re:Moscow police officers stop people, request their phones ... by mechanical_bear on Sunday March 06, 2022 @01:42PM (#30579903)
You think this is unique?
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Re:Moscow police officers stop people, request their phones ... by account42 on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @04:10AM (#30598031)
Maybe not unique but it is definitely not ubiquitous - plenty of countries that let you visit without that bs.
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Re:Moscow police officers stop people, request their phones ... by jacquesm on Sunday March 06, 2022 @01:47PM (#30579935)
Does that matter? It's disgusting.
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Re:Moscow police officers stop people, request their phones ... by mechanical_bear on Sunday March 06, 2022 @02:23PM (#30580306)
It kind of does when you are using it as a silly “whataboutism”.
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Re:Moscow police officers stop people, request their phones ... by jacquesm on Sunday March 06, 2022 @02:30PM (#30580373)
You mean like you did? Agreed, that's silly.
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