Calling from a Texas detention center, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas told his wife to hit record:

“They detained me simply because of my tattoos. I am not a criminal.”

“Just in case something happens to me, so you can be aware.”

A month later, he was gone.
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@ProPublica For the record a local #acab in california once claimed the skull/XBones tat on my forearm was gang-related. Seriously🤣.

A symbol of sovereignty...
Gang-related.

That's maritime trivia you know? The only way to legally board a ship in international waters is by permission of captain, or owner, OR nation of the FLAG you're flying. If you're either of the former and your vessel is flying the #JollyRoger, on the high seas, you are a soverign entity. Nation-states hate that shit.😎