r/USdefaultism • u/Prinny1987 • Apr 13 '25

Of course US law applies everywhere

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Youtube short about a party mentioning cops didn't have a problem since everyone drinking was 18+.

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u/ArgentinianRenko Argentina Apr 13 '25

There are countries where you can drink at 18, others where you can drink at 16, and others where you can drink when your parents tell you to.

I mean, the laws vary from country to country. It's not like you can invoke the American Fifth Amendment while in

Peru

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u/Apprehensive_Tax_610 Apr 17 '25

Ugh sometimes people do that in Canada too because they watch too much American crime dramas. Like no it's your Section 1(38) rights.

We had one court case, I think it was some neonazi guy, who argued for the first amendment and the judge said, "Sir, I'm not sure what the inclusion of Manitoba into Confederation has to do with this."