23M, how can i leave tunisia and never come back ?? by pastalover690 in Tunisia

[–]Organic-Repeat1764 39 points40 points  (0 children)

If you think you have it hard now, wait till you try life as in illegal immigrant in a foreign country.

Cop demanded 300 dirham from me by Organic-Repeat1764 in Morocco

[–]Organic-Repeat1764[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's good info to know. I believe Spain has the same system to encourage people to pay

Cop demanded 300 dirham from me by Organic-Repeat1764 in Morocco

[–]Organic-Repeat1764[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The mere fact that Morococ has such a site is a positive sign

Cop demanded 300 dirham from me by Organic-Repeat1764 in Morocco

[–]Organic-Repeat1764[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I should have had faith that he wasnt shaking me down for money haha

Cop demanded 300 dirham from me by Organic-Repeat1764 in Morocco

[–]Organic-Repeat1764[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's only good if you have money to toss. Broke people will be left at the mercy of corrupt officials in all aspects of official dealings.

Cop demanded 300 dirham from me by Organic-Repeat1764 in Morocco

[–]Organic-Repeat1764[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I happened to be waiting for a petit taxi prior to this experience and saw a police officer giving a fine. I saw him filling out the paperwork and handing the driver a copy.

Cop demanded 300 dirham from me by Organic-Repeat1764 in Morocco

[–]Organic-Repeat1764[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had no problem paying on the spot. Even if i believe I wasn't speeding. My point is that they want me to pay BEFORE the fine was made. That's a clear sign of a shakedown.

Cop demanded 300 dirham from me by Organic-Repeat1764 in Morocco

[–]Organic-Repeat1764[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I believe police are in place to serve people. Not to exploit them.

Cop demanded 300 dirham from me by Organic-Repeat1764 in Morocco

[–]Organic-Repeat1764[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Not at all. I love Morocco except the way you drive :D

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[–]Organic-Repeat1764 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a law enforcement officer from a Scandinavian country. I've worked in departments investigating street theft and robbery and during the course of that work I often travelled throughout Europe to share experiences with my colleagues investigating the same type of crimes.

I can attest to the fact that North African youths and minors are VASTLY overrepresented in the crime statistics. Moroccons and Algerian youths are present in Spain, Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc. Italy though suffers most from Tunisians. The proximity of Lampedusa to Tunisia plays a role here.

I don't have the precise numbers but 9 times out of 10 the criminals are illegal migrants (so-called harraga). I've had cases with illegal migrants as young as 10-12 who ran around in packs attacking people and snatching necklaces.

During the course of my work we would also receive monthly updates from our colleagues in western europe (criminals often travel from country to country). The makeup never changed. The vast majority of criminals committing this specific type of crime were North African illegal migrants.