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Summary

A German tourist was arrested and attacked after climbing the Temple of Kukulcan at Chichen Itza, Mexico, during the spring equinox.

Video footage shows locals shouting insults and physically confronting the man as National Guard personnel detained him.

The temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, is off-limits to climbers due to preservation laws and safety concerns.

Violators face fines up to $16,000 and possible prison time.

The incident occurred amid a crowd of 8,000–9,000 visitors.

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[-] Squorlple@lemmy.world 158 points 1 month ago

Not an American tourist this time

[-] Azal@pawb.social 46 points 1 month ago

There's a weird moment where it's "Fuck, here we go aga... wait... it's not our fault this time?"

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 70 points 1 month ago

UN: "USA, NO!"

USA: "What? I'm right here."

UN: "Sorry, force of habit. GERMANY, NO!"

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

It's just a little corrupt, the democracy's still good, the democracy's still good

[-] idunnololz@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

When pigs fly hahahahahahahahahaha wa what

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Should I write those cheques to the poor now, sir?

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I think I've seen this movie, the American runs in afterwards in a fedora. /s

[-] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago
[-] AtariDump@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

SO DO YOU!

Throw him over the side.

[-] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago

Whilst being from a country with delusions of grandeur seems to make them more likely to exist (or at at least more likely to feel free to act like that), all nationalities have wankers.

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