Originally Posted by
alex0683de
And one more thing on the police state bit - foreigners in the US are not in any better position, since they are also required to have proof of their legal immigration status with them.
Lesson learned: keep your documents with you.
The US certainly has its problems, but, police state wise, I am pretty sure Malaysia would come out way, way, way ahead. A quick google will turn up lots of info. For example, take a look at
http://www.hrsolidarity.net/mainfile...ol08no08/1625/
IMHO, while we do not have enough facts to know (and no way to get any more facts) the police would likely have found a way to take this guy in, passport or no passport. Or, perhaps his passport would have "disappeared".