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[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn't a nice fake work just as well for that purpose? Like not a 20€ fake from the Vintimille market but a nice one.

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

if they didnt know who you are somehow and couldnt come back to you then maybe. or maybe you'd be much much worse off.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Good point for some reason I was only thinking of the "you're getting bullied at a road stop by third world police in a country you'll never go back to" types of situations.

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

those guys would accept a pack of cigarettes.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It happened to me once and cost me about 70€ if I remember well, basically the fine magically was exactly the amount I had in there which they saw during the search..

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

a "shake down"