jamiroguy1 Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 Update: 2nd American Jailed for Obscene Gesture in BrazilFeb 7, 10:16 AM (ET)SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - The second American in a month was arrested while entering Brazil for making an obscene gesture while being photographed by an immigration official, police said on Saturday.Federal police in Foz do Iguacu on Brazil's border with Argentina and Paraguay said retired U.S. banker Douglas Allan Skolnick, 56, was jailed overnight for flipping his middle finger in a photo now required to be taken of all U.S. tourists entering Brazil.Brazil began fingerprinting and photographing Americans entering the country in January after the U.S. government imposed a similar process on foreigners, except for those from 27 mostly European countries."Mr. Skolnick went before the judge this morning and opted to take the public prosecutor's offer that he pay a 15,000 real fine ($5,000) to avoid prosecution," said officer Marcos Koren of the Foz do Iguacu federal police.Skolnick, who came into Brazil on a charter flight with 91 other tourists -- mostly American -- from Chile on Friday, is being held in his hotel room under police guard until he pays the fine, said Koren. He will then be free to leave Brazil.Skolnick declined to comment.On Jan. 14, an American Airlines pilot was arrested upon entry into Brazil via Sao Paulo, after flipping his finger in a photo. American Airlines paid a fine nearly $13,000 to free the pilot.Link to articlehttp://news.myway.com/top/article/id/383813|top|02-07-2004::10:27|reuters.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramadas Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 Originally posted by jamiroguy1 Update: 2nd American Jailed for Obscene Gesture in BrazilFeb 7, 10:16 AM (ET)SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - The second American in a month was arrested while entering Brazil for making an obscene gesture while being photographed by an immigration official, police said on Saturday.Federal police in Foz do Iguacu on Brazil's border with Argentina and Paraguay said retired U.S. banker Douglas Allan Skolnick, 56, was jailed overnight for flipping his middle finger in a photo now required to be taken of all U.S. tourists entering Brazil.Brazil began fingerprinting and photographing Americans entering the country in January after the U.S. government imposed a similar process on foreigners, except for those from 27 mostly European countries."Mr. Skolnick went before the judge this morning and opted to take the public prosecutor's offer that he pay a 15,000 real fine ($5,000) to avoid prosecution," said officer Marcos Koren of the Foz do Iguacu federal police.Skolnick, who came into Brazil on a charter flight with 91 other tourists -- mostly American -- from Chile on Friday, is being held in his hotel room under police guard until he pays the fine, said Koren. He will then be free to leave Brazil.Skolnick declined to comment.On Jan. 14, an American Airlines pilot was arrested upon entry into Brazil via Sao Paulo, after flipping his finger in a photo. American Airlines paid a fine nearly $13,000 to free the pilot.Link to articlehttp://news.myway.com/top/article/id/383813|top|02-07-2004::10:27|reuters.html What a dumb-ass! Didn't he read the news about what happened the pilot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakbeatz2 Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 Originally posted by raver_mania What a dumb-ass! Didn't he read the news about what happened the pilot? fuck em we should just stop going to that friggin country criple their tourist economy and then have em come back and beg for mercy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramadas Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 Originally posted by breakbeatz2 fuck em we should just stop going to that friggin country criple their tourist economy and then have em come back and beg for mercy Why don't you start a petition. I'm sure thousands will follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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