Canada

Deplorable.

Thirty of us shared one room. We were given one Styrofoam cup for water and one plastic spoon that we had to reuse for every meal. I eventually had to start trying to eat and, sure enough, I got sick. None of the uniforms fit, and everyone had men’s shoes on. The towels they gave us to shower were hand towels. They wouldn’t give us more blankets. The fluorescent lights shined on us 24/7.

Everything felt like it was meant to break you. Nothing was explained to us. I wasn’t given a phone call. We were locked in a room, no daylight, with no idea when we would get out.

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To put things into perspective: I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family and even politicians advocating for me. Yet, I was still detained for nearly two weeks.

Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there.

Wasn't she a Maple Maga?

Oh, yah: https://a.lemmy.world/lemmy.world/comment/15718257

Reminder that Americans and their defenders in the CPC will tell you that she did something wrong, and why should she expect special treatment?

And indeed yes, the biggest difference now is that the horrid treatment that minorities have long face is applied to Canadians now. Even conventionally attractive white Canadians.

We liked the special treatment, but the regular treatment was never okay. We should have rejected the special treatment then but we were cowards and getting special treatment felt nice. You can save a few bucks on cheese, after all. The weather was nice.

Because anyone can make a mistake. Marooney did, but I make mistakes sometimes and you could too.

Don’t let this happen to you, do not choose to enter the United States.

There's a whole lot of "I'm just doing my job" in this retelling. When will these assholes stand up to the fascist regime operating torture chambers.

Been happening to thousands of brown people, quite literally to the pure bliss of conservatives, for well over a decade if not two, but since it happened to a white lady maybe we can do something about it now.

I've literally had two separate conversations with conservatives I know personally, but don't associate with, tell me that children in detention camps deserve to be there because of their parents.

That story is absolutely heart-breaking. It's funny to me that reading that story, I can just tell I wouldn't like Jasmine Mooney. We wouldn't get along on a personal level. Her humour isn't my kind. Her view of things doesn't line up with how I perceive the world. We wouldn't be friends. And yet, I'm so incredibly moved by her story and I really respect the humility she shows in highlighting the stories of the other women she met in that system. I'm going to share this around, this feels really important.

You were!