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Re: Show HN: Bribes.fyi – Know before you go. New feature added

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Post by neverenderr »

helterskelter wrote: post #37
helterskelter wrote: post #34

Once you get outside the first world brides seem to be the norm -- every person I know who does international work has a story about having to bride somebody, especially if you need to get something through customs quickly, or at all. It's funny, you just make a bare effort to make it seem official and they'll get you right through. One guy would keep cash in a hidden pocket in his suitcase and if customs gave him tr…

Forgot to add, there was one customs officer in $SMALLCOUNTRY who used to take bribes from somebody I knew, but was transferred to the taxation department. The person I knew died, but I found out through one of his coworkers that the former customs officer resolved a SNAFU with some tax paperwork that was about to turn into a very expensive disaster. He didn't even expect payment, he just wanted to do right by the pe…

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Re: Show HN: Bribes.fyi – Know before you go. New feature added

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Post by neverenderr »

verve_rat wrote: post #13
neverenderr wrote: post #4

Also set up a support link for anyone else who'd like to help keep it running: https://bribes.fyi/support

I'm a little disappointed that https://bribes.fyi/bribes doesn't redirect to that support page to be honest. When I saw the name/tag line I thought this would be a travel advice site, but I like this so much more. Great work.

Ha, fair, actually did think about making /bribes redirect straight to /support, missed opportunity not shipping it(had second thoughts). And yeah, that line's staying non-negotiable, sorry to disappoint. xD

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Post by neverenderr »

blitzar wrote: post #30
verve_rat wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm a little disappointed that https://bribes.fyi/bribes doesn't redirect to that support page to be honest. When I saw the name/tag line I thought this would be a travel advice site, but I like this so much more. Great work.

> Donations don’t influence the data. Supporting the platform buys no special treatment. How disappointing.

Hahaha, yeah, figured "pay us and we'll bump your bribe report" probably isn't a great look. Sticking with boring and honest.

Re: Show HN: Bribes.fyi – Know before you go. New feature added

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Post by neverenderr »

dark-star wrote: post #11

What happens to you in India when you are charged builty of bribery? What are the punishments, if any? (for the person receiving the bribe, not the person bribing, obviously)

Honestly, haven't looked into the legal side in detail. I'm mostly just providing the data (what happened, where), not the legal outcomes. That part's outside what I've built so far.
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