Compared to U.S., Taiwan police are teddy bears

By Trista di Genova I can now say from personal experience how much I prefer and appreciate lovely Taiwan po-lice officers! I’ve always thought they are SO nice, like teddy bears even, espesh compared to our Robo-Cops in America! Today, whilst responding to an elementary misunderstanding regarding forwarding my tenant’s

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Conclusion: My Two Months of Hell in the Taipei Detention Center

CONCLUSION of The ‘Hole’ Story: My Two Months of Hell in the Taipei Detention Center By ‘M’ Read Parts one, two, three, or four. I was dreading the moment, saying goodbye to N–. I hate goodbyes and I always, always cry. I hate, hate, hate goodbyes. How could I say

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The ‘Hole’ Story: Part 4

The ‘Hole’ Story: My Two Months of Hell in the Taipei Detention Center By ‘M’ Read Parts One or Two or Three. Everybody cried sometimes, even the strongest ones, even the ones that giggled and joked a lot. Everybody felt the pressure of the time, and boredom, missing their freedom

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The ‘Hole’ Story: Part 3

The ‘Hole’ Story: My Two Months of Hell in the Taipei Detention Center By ‘M’ Read Parts One or two. I am a very stubborn person. I made myself a promise I would not let all that chaos break me and make me go nuts, no matter how long I

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The ‘Hole’ Story: Part 2

The ‘Hole’ Story: My Two Months of Hell in the Taipei Detention Center By ‘M’ Read Part One here. So there I was in Sanxia… It was Christmas Eve, December 24th. We arrived there around 8 pm. There was a crew of police officers in different uniforms, more serious, cold

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My ‘Hole’ Story: Two Months of Hell in Taipei Detention Center

Dear ‘M’, Do you have some time to write about your experience of spending 2 months in the Taipei Detention Center? We’d like to publish this on The Wild East, as it really concerns a lot of people, especially foreigners in Taiwan. Hi. Yes, sure, no biggie. I myself am

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