US congressman seeks release of Marine veteran jailed for driving into Mexico with guns

[petronius]

23. It's a matter of opinion I suppose, and we won't really know unless there's a

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followup, but my experience of driving in CA (and elsewhere, of course) is that there is no vehicular screw-up so boneheaded, egregious, simple-minded, improbable, and stupid that some idjit isn't doing it on one of our highways right this very minute. IOW, notions like "it's not difficult," "no one could miss that sign," or "no one could possibly make that mistake!" aren't worth the pixels they're printed in.

My opinion, absent other evidence, is that innocent fuck-up really is the most likely explanation here. In this case, I can easily see a stranger getting confused, blocked in the wrong lane, freezing up, hoping for a roundabout at the border itself, whatever. (None of which changes the fact that he did break Mexican law, and Mexico is entitled to enforce their laws as they see fit.)

But more importantly, advocating for citizens imprisoned abroad - working to ensure their safety and fair treatment - is a legitimate function of the US government, one that I support no matter how reprehensible the Congressperson requesting the intervention may be...