New gun laws in Turks and Caicos lead to arrest of American tourist

A warning for Americans traveling to the Caribbean: The territory of Turks and Caicos has enacted strict new laws, with a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 12 years for carrying guns or ammunition. Ryan Watson from Oklahoma is behind bars there and has a bail hearing today. The Oklahoma man was arrested when airport security found bullets in his luggage, which he says he brought by mistake
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[@janineboitard6492]

This wasn't gun toting America! Dude broke the law! SERVE YOUR TIME DUDE!

[@raulthepig5821]

Easy for you to say.

[@janineboitard6492]

@@raulthepig5821 Then again I'm not stupid enough to carry ammo in a foreign country... you learn that when you're 18! Serve your time dude!

[@widowmaker7462]

Same type of person who leaves their guns in their cars unlocked in their driveway.

[@zachscott4867]

You lock yours?

[@ommeloise6309]

So, on their own property?

[@82Jaster]

@@ommeloise6309 Yes, but the video also shows that he has very young children. So, in the scenario being painted it'd be especially important to make sure your guns can't be easily accessed by those children.

[@ommeloise6309]

@@82Jaster Will the kids take the car too if they know where Dad keeps the keys? I don’t think the gun will work anyway if the bullets are all the way in Turks Caicos. 😂 The dude went hunting in Texas. His home is in Oklahoma. I don’t know how licensure works when you travel state to state, but perhaps he doesn’t keep weapons in his own home. I bet he didn’t bring the kids to Texas either. He could have prevented all of this with a nice family vacation to Disney.

[@Moriningland]

@@ommeloise6309you should book a trip to Turks and Cacaos. I think you’d love it!

[@IkaikaArnado]

He was an irresponsible gun owner and the law is the law.

[@nicknames5141]

He smuggled ammo into another country. If you don't respect the laws of other countries don't visit them.

[@spankyssurprise1361]

Smuggled is a little hyperbolic.

[@lovepet4565]

He probably didn't check luggage But who knows? I see it as a little deer & other wildlife j Hes killed karmic justice

[@daviddudek372]

​@spankyssurprise1361 I don't know if these are bots or if our kids are really this broken. But either way, it's a problem.

[@urband10]

@@spankyssurprise1361 What's the correct word to bring something illegal in you luggage to another country?

[@lukesmith3618]

The law is the law.

[@thermann9]

Strange that the travelers complain about their circumstance, but take no personal responsibility for their carelessness or malicious behavior.

[@asthecrowflies737]

He was irresponsible - period.

[@lv6slime321]

I wonder if the same people that claimed Brittney Griner having drugs in Russia was a mistake will say the same thing here?

[@ommeloise6309]

But was that really a mistake? I think she just thought she’d get a pass since she’s an athlete that was there to play. The female teams make like an extra $1 million bucks a year to play in Russia.

[@haute03]

@@ommeloise6309 I think it was a mistake. It's not like she had a bag of weed or a harder drug. She had a couple of vape cartridges that had less than a gram of hash oil (which was prescribed for medical reasons). Those cartridges are also very lightweight. It's easy to toss your other belongings into a bag and totally forget those cartridges are also in there. Also, no one looking to work in Russia thinks the government will be lenient on them, especially a female athlete who has to moonlight because the WNBA pays its players much less than the NBA.

[@winniethepoohandeeyore2]

Exactly how do you NOT know what you are carrying???? WHY didn't American TSA catch it??

[@SirNic4180]

Because it's TSA 😅

[@winniethepoohandeeyore2]

@@SirNic4180 We know that. We know they suck

[@RyanMartinez-gy7bx]

From what I heard, he was at a hunting trip and accidentally forgot about 4 bullets in his bag

[@winniethepoohandeeyore2]

@@RyanMartinez-gy7bx Oh well, he should have been more careful making sure his carryon was emptied, packed properly. Other countries aren't playing when it comes to banned items anymore.

[@iMatti00]

I’m thinking the bullets were in the checked luggage under the plane. The USA allows you to put bullets in your luggage, as long as I don’t go with you as a carry-on. So the TSA doesn’t care about those bullets. But the other country did. So all the people who are criticizing the TSA, get a towel and wipe the egg off your face. I’m not saying they don’t make mistakes too, but not everything is instantly the way you thought the story was. But unfortunately, especially today, when people have an opinion and they assume that opinion is correct going forward and reevaluating what they think in each case is not necessary.

[@mjchmb]

How do you not know what you’re carrying ?

[@meahdahlgren6537]

Right

[@ZachGood]

Because people use luggage for various kinds of trips, and luggage have 30 pockets (some that are practically hidden), and nobody in their right mind assumes that other countries are draconian enough to put someone in jail for a decade for something innocuous.

[@andrewlindell8626]

It's easy dude. Have you ever forgotten something. It's not like he was carrying a bunch of ammo. Stupid mistake

[@_AreVerA_]

@@andrewlindell8626difference between forgetting a pocket knife or bringing on non-travel size liquids and forgetting bullets used only for killing. Especially something that has the potential of exploding with the combustibles in it.

[@Bean-km8gm]

@@_AreVerA_bullets are pretty stable when it comes to the propellant used and bullets aren’t just for killing most bullets are for target shooting

[@reecom9884]

He had young children at home and was careless with storing his ammunition in an easily accessible carryon bag he had at home. He’s paying his dues.

[@heatherkiefel1018]

It was a checked bag

[@reecom9884]

@@heatherkiefel1018 He loaded the bullets from home into his carry-on bag. The X-ray scan isn't perfect because a human has to view it.

[@RyanMartinez-gy7bx]

He was at a hunting trip before this. He forgot about the bullet's in his backpack

[@reecom9884]

@@RyanMartinez-gy7bx It means with small children at home, he was careless storing his ammo. There are incidents of children finding ammo and hitting it and getting hurt!

[@fanofbioshock2nolastname861]

@@reecom9884 kids gonna learn now lol

[@kowhenry4188]

Worka something out? They are not negotiating on food ... Its law.

[@socalwildlifeencounters2349]

If people went strictly by law we would not need judges. There should and can be exceptions to the law.

[@vienicestyles]

I have ALWAYS emptied my luggage and carry-on bags before each trip to avoid these types of problems. I won’t even take Rx medication with me. I take no chances!

[@pr0phet]

I'm sorry. I have no pity. This is his fault 100%

[@Nighthawk-8050]

Some people are so hard headed.

[@ClassicalGlenn]

Why weren’t the rounds discovered at the U.S. airport prior to departing?

[@ommeloise6309]

Yeah, going through customs is brutal. They did a pat down my poofy bun.

[@Aussie_Hawaiian_boy]

When Playing stupid games win stupid prizes you should be more carefully and checking your luggage before you leave and check the county laws

[@mohd5997]

True but 12 years WHEN LEAVING THE COUNTRY, it's a stupid law when there were no harm done to any party

[@moccalou]

Call me an animal lover, but I doubt the deer who survived his hunting trips with that ammo are shedding too many tears. Do your time and stop complaining.

[@EeroHaapala69]

If you can't do the time, don't do the crime!

[@notzayne]

Absolute braindead response.

[@fizzyfee12]

@@notzayne whys that? You believe this couple? Why? Because there... a couple and they cried a few tears? This is he said, she said. How do you not know whats in your bag to an international trip? Well said, cant do the time DONT DO THE CRIME

[@notzayne]

@@fizzyfee12 items as small as bullets in the bottom of a pocket on a bag that is frequently used for travel are comparable to pocket change when you shoot often. These were out of the way enough that TSA missed them. You're looking for a boogie man when there is none.

[@fizzyfee12]

@@notzayne ehhh wrong! You just eat up whatever the news shows you. I know what's in my bag, you don't know what's in yours? Please. Bullets in a travel bag? PLEASEEEE be real

[@bwofficial1776]

But did he know he had bullets in his luggage? They're small and if you use the same bag as your range bag it's easy to miss them.

[@Moriningland]

Thing is, this guy wouldn’t learn his lesson. We just had two parents get sent away to prison because they were stupid with their guns. Would that make everyone else more careful? Nope.

[@Moriningland]

Warning: guns are not toys. You’ve got to be responsible if you own one and part of that is not misplacing bullets

[@begood492]

AND ?

[@NomadTiff]

The TSA is a joke.

[@MarioJones]

Russia charged and kept Britney Griner for her mistake as they should have. He can and should do some time for his also imo. 'Ignorance of the law is no excuse'.

[@m.gattus-reinhart845]

@MarioJones 70% of TCI's GDP comes from American tourism. American dollars is their currency. Being sentenced for 12 years for bullets that could have been easily confiscated is a bit much. The law was changed to specifically to come after Americans. There's a difference between TCI and Russia.

[@MarioJones]

​@@m.gattus-reinhart845 Not in my opinion. Laws and deterrence isnt effective if not adhered to. What if they did not find or confiscate them is something you have to ask also. Im sure thats the view they're taking. Not everyone cares where a person is from or how much they spend as far as the rules are concerned. Possibly, the main reason why the American system doesnt work, too much bias, corruption and discretion at play. They may give him a break tho.

[@m.gattus-reinhart845]

@MarioJones The previous law was to confiscate and fine. What was wrong with that?

[@MarioJones]

@@m.gattus-reinhart845 They got smart and realized its just a matter of time before the Americans bring the crime with them and take it over with lawlessness. Theyre going to use this guy as a warning to everyone else.

[@Gman-109]

@@MarioJones Having 4 rounds for a deer rifle isn't what their law is meant to prevent though. If this man had had 1000 rounds of pistol or military rifle ammunition, then ya, but 4 single rounds for a deer rifle - those 4 rounds won't see their way into any crime in Turks and Caicos. No way, Hose-ay Jose.

[@sevendegrees]

Rich people problems. I don’t feel bad for them at all.

[@truegrit7697]

Wait a minute! That guy whining at 2:00 that the jails in Turks and Caicos weren't pleasant... are you kidding me? This"hunter" who enjoys shooting and killing vegetarian animals, is whining about the lack of 4-star amenities in JAIL?? Whoa.

[@joshuahorne2764]

I find it very difficult to believe that this was Completely accidental. How did you get through the security of at least 2 international airports and customs and then get caught with ammunition on your way back home??? I suspect you acquired that ammunition while On your vacation in that foreign country.

[@BassManStrikes]

Or they planted the rounds....they Make a ton of money off things like this...

[@jameshepburn4631]

They should have vacationed in Florida.

[@jiggahenry9471]

Couple years ago a Jamaican man was arrested in Miami for a bottle of honey which is ok to bring in but customs said was meth. They kept him in jail for a month before it was tested negative. They didn’t believe the first test so kept him another month to retest. He lost his freedom, job, home and no recourse.

[@Amos18289]

Well he's not American. So...

[@joshuahorne2764]

What does that have to do with it?

[@SprocketsDaddy]

“Innocent mistake” sounds like a cute spin on aloof entitlement. None of us knows how many bullets he originally had taken and what his intent could’ve been. Also he put this tacky “dream” swingers trip before his kids so 🤷‍♂️

[@spankyssurprise1361]

Your parents never took a vacation without you?

[@lv6slime321]

Never thought I would see the mention of swingers when seeing this story 😅

[@queserasera1674]

@@lv6slime321 The "dream" swingers comment had me laughing. Some people sure like to embellish a story to their liking. Here's my embellishment of the embellishment comment: I think he/she dreams of having a "dream" swingers vacation.🤣

[@SprocketsDaddy]

@@spankyssurprise1361 lol. It’s giving triggered energy

[@adammarkowitz7944]

This is sad, but, dude, is it too much trouble to check your bag for....bullets? You know, bullets for a hunting rifle, which can also be used for killing humans. After all, you planned an elaborate trip, to a far-off paradise, with another couple. Could you possibly take the time to make sure there are no bullets in your bag? Customs agent: "Yes, sir, toothbrush, comb, nail clippers, large caliber bullets, shampoo...BULLETS????" Oooof.

[@barano9729]

Don’t drop the soap.

[@trustnoone3007]

What a nice comment, really.

[@paladro]

you 2nd amendment does not follow you outside the borders of the US... what kind of clueless, irresponsible dolt isn't aware of the location of his firearm and ammunition. i gotta say, i've never accidentally left drugs, guns or any other weapons when travelling... why? because i know what i pack and check it 2-3 times before every trip, so situations like this won't ever find me.

[@sidkimuwallif4597]

Just pay the bribe and move on, no big deal 😊😊

[@stevemarler7039]

Other countries don't understand our gun culture. I have a friend that was stopped going into Canada and he forgot he had one of his ar15s in the trunk and one of his 9mm pistol under his seat. It was an innocent mistake. 😮

[@RobertDixon-sw3dz]

Will she remarry ?

[@robertdavis5753]

I do believe…. Give it 1 year…. Sorry Sam…. You have embarrassed us and our family…. Don’t drop the soap

[@ademarbenitezaranjo8299]

Ohhh he'll be needing a damm good lawyer !

[@dinkeeinvestmentsllc6428]

Sounds like a smuggler to me.

[@bwofficial1776]

Sounds like someone who used the same bag as his range bag and didn't know a few rounds slipped out. It happens all the time. If he was smuggling, he would have brought more than four rounds.

[@fsimguru]

@@bwofficial1776you don’t know that. You have to see it from the law’s POV. He could be a person that’s testing the system for holes in security. He doesn’t look like a smuggler, he doesn’t fit the “stereotypical” description. That’s the perfect type of person to smuggle anything. Regardless of it being a mistake or not, the point is that he broke the law under another country’s domain. You have the presidential seal in your profile pic so I’m sure you understand the sovereignty of a nation.

[@roscocostco8586]

You got Brittney Griner free...guess you got your priorities.

[@fsimguru]

@@roscocostco8586 in an exchange with Russia. Turks and Caicos have good diplomatic relations with the US. Why would the US ruin that by trying to strong arm them over one guy?

[@roscocostco8586]

@@fsimguru The US strong arms everybody. NATO is our proxy. What on God's green earth can Turks and Caicos do for the US. They don't even have a seat at the table. Grow up.

[@TexasAlabamaBoi205]

This could’ve happened to anyone that didn’t research the laws of the country they’re visiting. Don’t bash him cause this could be you. Unfortunately,ignorance of the law isn’t an excuse.

[@bumpsangrimez]

Bahamas is 3rd world. The commercials that fool northerners into visiting these supposed paradises are not showing the horrible conditions and actual way of life these people have built for themselves. The islands are ruined. AND there are probably more of them here now. I only will ever go to a Caribbean island for purposes of war or business.

[@meahdahlgren6537]

Right

[@lv6slime321]

I can understand how a few bullets could have slipped under a fold in a bag (I have a travel bag that has a reinforced base that things have slid under) but how did TSA miss it as well?

[@RobertRobinson-dy3rj]

He will accidentally spend 12 years in the can 😮

[@conqueror03]

Not happening. The other guy was only in jail there five months. They have three other American men on the same charges currently. The Watson guy has a huge GoFundMe set up, and the governor of OK already sent a letter and plans to get him out. I highly doubt if any of them serve any real jail time much less 12 years lol, probably a hefty fine, maybe 30 days in jail, if even that. Turks and Caicos may even go back and rewrite the law back to where you only had to pay a fine due to all the media coverage and governments now getting involved. Let's also not forget who countries run to when they need help, the good ole USA.

[@melissagonzalez8197]

I only use a small piece carry on that's glued to me 24/7...I only visit to explore..shorts and tank tops are enough..love traveling light.

[@kcjazzy]

What a load of BS. Who doesn’t know if they have ammo in their carry on when boarding a plane? 🤦🏽‍♀️🙄 He probably thought he could sell it and make a quick buck.

[@bwofficial1776]

Many people don't know they have ammunition in their bags. If you use the same bag as your range bag, it's easy for a few rounds to slip out and disappear into the bag. How much money was he going to make off four rounds?

[@kcjazzy]

@@bwofficial1776So when you are flying to another country or even getting on a plane you don’t check your „range bag“ if there is ammo in it. So he is just stupid. Gotcha.

[@Ghost-sz2qm]

@@kcjazzyhe should’ve checked better but a few rounds is pretty hard to notice if your shoot or hunt a lot. For example in the military I remember other soldiers and myself would always find random rounds of ammo in our bags, even magazines and stripper clips. Soldiers aren’t supposed to have those things when you aren’t specifically training with weapons. It’s like people who do a lot of drugs will always have residue laying around, in their pockets, bags. They aren’t always necessarily trying to transport drugs to use and sell. That’s why intentions matter in the u.s but in third world countries I guess it doesn’t. Plus this ain’t like Brittany Griner where she just didn’t give af and intentionally brought drug into Russia to use.

[@kcjazzy]

Ok but they check regularly for gunpowder or explosives on your bag. I fly internationally a lot and my bags or hands have been swiped many times. That is a fact I think everyone knows. Why would you fly with the same bag?It just sounds fishy to me. Brittney Griner is not the sharpest tool in the shed but there is a big difference between bringing a little pot onto a plane or explosives on to a plane.

[@TopGunZero]

@@Ghost-sz2qm was also in the military and this NEVER once happened to me or anyone I know. Doesn't seem like your company took range and ammo seriously enough. We had to return all unused ammo based on the number of shots fired and all used casings. The numbers had to match up before we could even leave the range...

[@mattmo8611]

That’s what happens when you go to another country.

[@erykahhoney588]

Something about this story is FISHY!!!

[@lalab1071]

💯 percent his fault. Bye Felicia

[@beatrizmacias9655]

I don't get it. When I travel to the United States I am respectful of the rules of the country. They should have done the same. You have children!!!

[@doogiehowser4481]

At least he didn’t have a press conference and go into Mike Gundy mode shouting, "I'm a man, I'm 40!" That woulda been funny.

[@iMatti00]

😢 ~ I feel sad for them. But I do wish I knew if he was the kind of guy that says ignorance of the law is no excuse“ and stuff about how people should be more responsible and “the law is what the law is“. Some people have no empathy until it happens to them. So I don’t know if this couple was like that or if they were in the middle or they were very empathetic for people all the time. I just wish I knew.d I dont want to stereotype but most from Oklahoma are not usually the empathetic type.h

[@ChrisWesterberg-yh3pm]

At least His Wife was able to make it Home

[@someoneelseright4671]

Why don't you check your luggage? Unless the wife packed it and didn't tell him...like set him up? wink, wink...

[@-uicide]

i live where you got arrested

[@AMC-eq3jr]

His kid put the ammo in the luggage.

[@theresehopkins1581]

It's about the money.... Turks and Caicos is making money on American tourists. 😳

[@BassManStrikes]

There is the possibility they planted the rounds.....wouldn't be hard to look at the guys social media and see he was a hunter and plant some rounds....

[@BassManStrikes]

Biden needs to grow a pair and send a Seal team to get these guys out...

[@luissanchezpalacios7698]

Ummm how about respect other countries rules and enjoy your vacation or not go there in the first place? 😂😂

[@dinkeeinvestmentsllc6428]

I bet the jails are really nice there though.

[@Wizardof]

They Turk our God Given Second Amendment rights!!

[@leahd4878]

Definitely MAGA

[@m.gattus-reinhart845]

There are plenty of avid hunters who are not MAGA. Democrats are hunters. Independents are hunters. God forbid, we should stand up for our fellow American. Having bullets in his luggage is not the same thing as cocaine. It's nice to know the people of TCI never make mistakes and are fully knowledgeable about every nations policies.

[@leahd4878]

@@m.gattus-reinhart845 definitely MAGA

[@bwofficial1776]

@@leahd4878 There's nothing wrong with wanting to make America great again.

[@kcufelgoog3225]

Oklahoma is maga country

[@nullhypoth2449]

That's why I don't feel any sympathy.

[@trustnoone3007]

How about not visiting the island ever or again due to this outrageous prison sentence.

[@deadpoolongoogle9682]

I definitely won't visit this corrupt dictatorship 😂ever

[@jimmyyarbrough9883]

They are British and wealthy, they won't miss you.

[@bubonicmouse2623]

He's out on bail, not in jail

[@lv6slime321]

But allowed to leave either. Has court date in June and is not allowed to leave the islands.

[@bubonicmouse2623]

@lv6slime321 I know he's the talk of the island right now. When you break a law in a foreign country, they usually don't let go with a pinky promise to come back. We take guns very seriously here, and he broke a serious law.

[@LexusGX460-OFF-ROAD]

*Don't vacation in a 3rd world Counry!!* .... *respect yourself!*

[@jimmyyarbrough9883]

It's not a third-world country. It's a British territory and one of the safest countries. Most of our billionaires keep their money there.

[@IkaikaArnado]

I love travelling the "third world" people are nice and it's so free there.

[@SirNic4180]

Follow the law OJ.

[@user-er3ri6sc3j]

Hawaii is nice to visit.

[@bentheo]

Wow, some heartless comments here. Im sure some of you would be fine going to jail for 12 years for Jay walking or driving without your license etc. if that was the punishment in your country. Right? After all, do the crime, pay the time. Right? Give me a break. This is a totally unfair, un proportionate punishment. The US needs to exert its influence here.

[@kcufelgoog3225]

And some of you saying the potential sentence is too much, didnt have a problem with george ffloyd getting a death sentence for using a fake $20 bill

[@queserasera1674]

@@kcufelgoog3225 So, you are saying you are seeing names here, who are the same names you've seen commenting previously on George Floyd matter? I think you are fibbing.

[@kcufelgoog3225]

@@queserasera1674 you are one of them, clearly

[@queserasera1674]

@@kcufelgoog3225 I could agree with you but then we'd both be wrong.

[@pr0phet]

Bad comparison.

[@VAriders]

No Turks and Caicos for me…

[@nullhypoth2449]

Good. They don't want your ilk.

[@VAriders]

@@nullhypoth2449 no worries…they want your ilk there so they can take you to jail.

[@Chr1st1an11]

How come people go haunting in the first place?

[@crankMiHoffer]

exposed to the environment 24/7? 🤣 Snowflake real quick

[@birddog3130]

Never heard of this country.

[@bobzillion]

I know this is going to blow your mind but the US is not the only country that exists

[@DiRedGirl]

Tell me you live under a rock without telling me you live under a rock...

[@ZIPLOC666]

Hahaha

[@JosephStalin1941]

It is a violation of human rights to prevent private firearm ownership.

[@richguzman7205]

Ownership requires RESPONSIBILITY .

[@JosephStalin1941]

@richguzman7205 and RESPONSIBILITY is the rightful protection of oneself and one's family from peril

[@user-cm4bh8ji6y]

That Island survived on American tourism only. Total boycot will bring the man back.

[@richguzman7205]

How about we follow the laws of other country’s ? He’s living the 2nd amendment or die ethos . He’s man enough to Bragg about it , now he’s gonna own up to it .

[@jmason2838]

😂☯️⚖️🔒👍👍

[@pechondelgado]

Bootlickers in the comments. Easy mistake. The old ammo left in the bag mistake. Happens to everyone!

[@richguzman7205]

Easy Mistake if you’re irresponsible.

[@ZachGood]

This kind of law is ridiculous and draconian. There’s no proportionality. Having *4 bullets* in your possession gets you as many years as armed robbery in the US? Are they insane? Americans should collectively blacklist Turks and Caicos as a travel destination because if this is their justice system, then they are a pariah. For those saying “Travelers should know a country’s laws”, etc, let me just say this: There’s no American - not even a single lawyer - who knows every law in America. It’s absurd to expect someone to know all the laws in a foreign country. Secondly, if a country’s justice system is this inflexible and regressive, who’s to say that some jagoff at their airport wouldn’t plant a bullet in your luggage to get you busted? Nobody should feel comfortable traveling to a country that will put you in jail for having a tiny piece of metal in your bag.

[@jimmyyarbrough9883]

Then, just follow the law, and nothing will happen to you. Ireland arrests people for having pepper spray because it's considered a weapon there. So don't take it. Singapore has extremely strict laws and almost no crime. Americans travel there all the time with no issues. Obey other country's laws. Simple.

[@tishw4576]

Then don't travel abroad and stay living in your bubble. Simple.

[@ZachGood]

@@jimmyyarbrough9883 I guarantee that you consistently break laws in your home country that you don’t even know exist. I also guarantee that if you traveled to Paris to see the Eiffel Tower and were put in jail for 5 years because they have some arbitrary law about entering the country with mint dental floss, you’d rightly consider it unfair and absurd.

[@lv6slime321]

​@jimmyyarbrough9883 Mistakes happen. Could have slipt under a fold in a travel bag. Doesn't excuse having ammunition on him, but to easier to believe it was a mistake over some guy trying to intentionally smuggle 4 bullets out of the country. Also interested to hear what TSA has to say about not noticing the bullets either when leaving the US.

[@theramennoodler7950]

@@lv6slime321TSA can say whatever they want, but the one getting shafted is the idiot who brought bullets to a foreign country, don’t like the laws then don’t go.

[@connecticutgunbench2231]

People who are spouting “the law is the law” are the same ones who whined and boo hooed when Britney Griner was locked up in Russia claiming she was a political prisoner and “it’s cuz she’s black”. Hypocrites.

[@IkaikaArnado]

So the law isn't the law anymore?

[@connecticutgunbench2231]

@@IkaikaArnado Not when it's applied in arbitrary manner and propelled by selective outrage.

[@LlamaLover22]

I simply wouldn’t bring ammunition on a international flight

[@MarioJones]

And those that was happy she was locked up for her mistake now has sympathy and empathy for this guy and want him free from penalty. People without bias know they both broke another's country's laws and are at the mercy of their system of justice. It's not black or white. It's always right vs wrong. Don't break the laws if you can't handle the consequences. Make better decisions.

[@PianoMan-hx3ev]

If I were president, I’d tell T and C to let him go or we ban all Americans from the island and their economy tanks. Simple as that.

[@ZachGood]

👏🏼

[@jimmyyarbrough9883]

😂😂😂😂 good luck with that nonsense.

[@kcufelgoog3225]

You want 'merica to tell their citizens where they can and cannot go, but i bet you were one of them who refused to wear a simple face mask, because it "violated your feedoms"

[@_AreVerA_]

Your delusion is off the charts do you think the rest of the world is just the US or something? Pretty sure T and C would be overjoyed to hear about Americans not wanting to go when they have better more educated visitors from Asia, The rest of the Americas, Europe, Africa, Australia. Dont like the laws of the country then dont go simple as. Dont go into someone elses place expecting them to compromise to you for being an American.

[@__BA__]

@@_AreVerA_ I couldn't have said it better myself. Americans and their arrogance. 🙄

[@ij2750]

Boycott places with unreasonable laws a person leaving Turks and Caicos country with a few rounds in their luggage is not a threat to anyone on the island. When a place has unreasonable laws, it makes it easy to set someone up for anything.

[@macksprouse787]

He was entering not leaving. It's their country to govern any way they please. They ask you at airports on the US if you packed your own suitcase, no reason for the ammo to be there. I'm an American I can do what I want is the attitude people have.. We don't enforce our laws, they do.

[@ij2750]

@@macksprouse787 I'm fairly sure they were leaving when the ammo was discovered, and I don't know why people keep stating the obvious, common sense lets everyone know it's their country and they can make laws as they see fit. My point stay away from places with silly laws. Yes, I agree people should do a better job of checking their bags but having a few rounds of ammo should not be a reason to ruin someone's life.

[@IkaikaArnado]

I'm sure you'll be missed

[@LlamaLover22]

Common sense would tell you not to bring ammunition on a international flight

[@ij2750]

@@LlamaLover22 I agree with you and will add not even on a local flight, but it was not intentional, and there is no reason to ruin a person life over something that caused no harm.

[@trinarichardson6682]

Do we have an arms dealer to trade?🫣

[@Gman-109]

I had a live aboard sail boat in the Caribbean once upon a time. If I still had it, I'd get this man a message to meet me on a beach with my boat anchored offshore, give him a ride to my boat on its gas powered tender and them open up my motors or sails for best speed for the 15 miles outside of Turks and Caicos national waters, then phone their cops/courts, and give them the finger over the phone. See ya! Off to another country to fly the man home.

[@Strong9731]

Sure you would

[@jimmyyarbrough9883]

Cool fantasy bro.

[@Jozamendo]

Thses the same people that tell everyone else to follow the law, but they are caught breaking it, ypu can see them come crying. 🫡

[@a36538]

facts.

[@meahdahlgren6537]

​@a36538 right

[@bwofficial1776]

But did he know he had the rounds in his bag? If you use the same bag as your range bag, it's easy for a few rounds to slip out and go unnoticed until the metal detector picks them up. TSA is a joke and lets more through than they stop.

[@vienicestyles]

EXACTLY!!

[@Jozamendo]

@@bwofficial1776 when leaving the usa, you don't get checked anymore, the airline notifies tsa I guess or at least they didn't in my case..