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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 7:22 pm
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Originally Posted by moeve
Hiltonhead it has nothing to do with the sky falling down it was a simple example of how quickly things can get out of hand...and that misunderstandings can have very severe consequesces.

I am assuming you are married now - but how often have you just misunderstood your wife or your Boss for that matter in the last year? I bet there have been several and you actually speak the same language.

Now reaching into my backpack could be me just reaching for my passport which would help explain my language problems... I am not saying this man did that but it is a possiblity
When confronted by an armed security (cop, FAM, soldier etc) person you make *NO* actions other than what they indicate. If you're not sure of what they are asking you to do, do it very slowly and see if they approve/disapprove.
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