In response to criticism of President Donald Trump’s travel
ban, the White House has ordered a revised travel ban allowing people from
banned countries who already have visas to travel to the United States so long
as they abide by the Snake Plissken Rule.
The Snake Plissken Rule, officially named the Hauk Policy
(named for Lee Van Cleef’s character in the movie Escape from New York), would allow persons from the seven countries
enforced under Trump’s travel ban to visit the United States under the
condition that they already have a visa, and that they undergo a mandatory
heath screening including immunizations for certain diseases. But the
inoculations are in fact tiny explosive capsules injected into their carotid
arteries timed to explode when their visas expire if they have not left the
vicinity of the United States of America. So if they overstay their visas, they
will be killed, but if they leave on time, the explosive capsules will
naturally dissolve and become harmless.
Critics charge this is tantamount to a criminal threat, and
additionally, the explosive capsules don’t really exist anyway, and even if
they did, they don’t work. The White House responded that they are willing to
admit the capsules may not work, but also said maybe they do, and let’s wait
and see if anyone wants to test their efficacy.
This is Snake Plissken:
