Border Patrol Stories
Quieren Bañarse?
It was a hot summer and we were apprehending a lot of people. Processing these people took time which meant that we would have them sometime for more than a couple of days.
One day I came into the detention area and saw an interesting conversation. For a little background, many of the detainees had been in the facility for long enough that they were going to be given the opportunity to shower. Since many of them had been in the hot sun for a few days before being apprehended, on top of their detention time, no one every turned down being able to take a shower.
The supervisor over the detention area had told one of his agents to go to the female cell and ask them if they'd like to take a shower. The agent returned and told the SBPA that all of the women declined to take a shower.
In near disbelief, the supervisor told the agent to go back with a form that had each of the female detainees' names. The agent was to ask each female to sign whether or not they want to take a shower. He returned with the paper, and without exception, each female declined to take a shower.
It was unbelievable! The supervisor then asked the agent to tell him, in Spanish, what he was saying to the emails in the cell. The agent responded, "Quieren bañarme?"
The agent was asking the females if they wanted to shower him listed of asking if they wanted to take a shower. The difference between, "Quieren bañarme?" and "Quieren bañarse?".
Well, the supervisor then sent a female agent over to the cell to explain the confusion. All of the female detainees accepted the offer to take a shower and the male agent received catcalls from them for the rest of his shift every time he passed their cell. "Papcito, quieres bañarme?
One day I came into the detention area and saw an interesting conversation. For a little background, many of the detainees had been in the facility for long enough that they were going to be given the opportunity to shower. Since many of them had been in the hot sun for a few days before being apprehended, on top of their detention time, no one every turned down being able to take a shower.
The supervisor over the detention area had told one of his agents to go to the female cell and ask them if they'd like to take a shower. The agent returned and told the SBPA that all of the women declined to take a shower.
In near disbelief, the supervisor told the agent to go back with a form that had each of the female detainees' names. The agent was to ask each female to sign whether or not they want to take a shower. He returned with the paper, and without exception, each female declined to take a shower.
It was unbelievable! The supervisor then asked the agent to tell him, in Spanish, what he was saying to the emails in the cell. The agent responded, "Quieren bañarme?"
The agent was asking the females if they wanted to shower him listed of asking if they wanted to take a shower. The difference between, "Quieren bañarme?" and "Quieren bañarse?".
Well, the supervisor then sent a female agent over to the cell to explain the confusion. All of the female detainees accepted the offer to take a shower and the male agent received catcalls from them for the rest of his shift every time he passed their cell. "Papcito, quieres bañarme?
Quieren Bañarse?
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