I hate to be the one to point this out but she was guilty of what they were accusing her of. Perhaps if she had overstayed her Visa by a day or two I might feel sorry for her...but three weeks? Whats the story there? "Oops I overslept...twenty-one times in a row...".
As for her treatment, they could definitely spruce things up a bit and provide something at least comfortable and use alternate routes through the airport etc...but you have to draw the line somewhere since they have no idea how a given person is going to react to the situation. She stayed calm, others might freak out. And that doesn't even touch on people who are dangerous to begin with.
To be fair, the way she was treated was unnecessary. But she put herself in that situation and I have no sympathy for her being deported.
I'm sure that makes me an awful person to you guys, but I believe in a thing called consequences for your actions and when you receive a visa they make it clear what is expected, and overstaying by 3 weeks is something you do intentionally. Which means she intentionally ignored the warnings and broke the law.
So we have "person breaks rule/law", and "person pays consequence". Sounds right to me.
Honestly this sounds like every speeding ticket story I've ever heard (and told). "The cop made me wait in my car for like 25 minutes, and he was just drunk with his power and trying to show off. I wasn't even speeding really... I was only going 60 in a 55..I mean who pulls someone over for that???".
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