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The Cayman laws are hardly unique, and compared to many, downright mild. If she did this in Hong Kong it would jail AND a huge fine.
But whatever you think of their laws - it matters not: She broke them, twice, it appears, and now she's in jail. It happens.
It's not different than if she drove drunk, or shoplifted, or punched a hotel clerk, or whatever. Actions have consequences. If you used your passport to get where you are - you already know you're in a different place with different laws, and cannot plead ignorance (not that that matters anyway).
Lots of folks wondering why the USA didn't respond "better" - this is one of those "better" responses to which you are referring - and you can all see here, just in this thread, why it would not have worked.
After seeing this on the news, must admit to having some schadenfreude on this one.
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Originally Posted by Suburban_Guy
Well, the way I look at is, yes this is absolute overreaction. However, it is their country/territory, their rules.
It's like how some countries give drug traffickers the death penalty. I don't necessarily agree with that either, but again, their country their rules and I'm not going to shed a tear for someone that faces that punishment.
Right on all points. They're clearly making an example, as well they should.
American citizens, particularly young ones, seem to think the US government or embassy can get them out of any trouble in other countries. The fact that she asked for the quarantine bracelet to be loosened with the intention to slip it off is pretty damning.
Even though she supposedly social distanced at the race and was negative with Covid, she broke the quarantine rules of another country. Their laws, their rules. Personally, though, I think a very large fine and immediately deported would be effective. I do not think she will serve the whole 4 months in jail but we shall see. It is a harsh lesson.
I don't think any Cayman islander cares about anything that anyone on this forum has to say about anything. But, last I checked, this was an opinion forum. That means people come here to offer their opinions on whatever matters they chose. Does that make sense to you? Or do you have some other notion as to what this forum is supposed to be?
Well, from personal experience in litigating cases where someone didn’t get into med school because it looked unlikely that the applicant wouldn’t pass the character and fitness part of the applicant screening, she may have dug herself a hole she can’t get out of. Licensing boards, especially those for physicians and lawyers, look very carefully at applicants’ criminal records...and while I won’t predict how such a proceeding might go, it doesnt help that she violated a medically based health and safety law of a sovereign nation.
This is where Daddy Bigbucks comes in handy, to pay for the right lawyer’s new yacht. But she dug the hole.
All I can think of asking her as a potential patient is how can I trust you to make the correct medical decisions for me when you couldn’t even make the right one for yourself.
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