Originally Posted by
lmirante
What could they possibly threaten you with this time? Do you want to walk out of the train station today? If you refuse, do you have to get back on the train? What's the justification? This is beyond stupid. I can't even comprehend.....
I would think a LEO would HAVE to be on your side here. This is, just, so...... I honestly can't think of anything......
I honestly don't know. Maybe the $11,000 fine? Being placed on a blacklist?
But maybe no overt threat at all was necessary.
Imagine you are taken completely by surprise, you're there with the children, and everything looks so official. You have to assume you are in custody of some kind and bad things will happen if you leave. So you comply because even if you wanted to try to leave, what if you did? Would you be arrested? Would the children be taken to foster care until you could get out? What if you aren't from that city? Maybe you're afraid you'll get hometowned. All in all, an extremely coercive environment.