Some Brits were travelling from Moldova to Ukraine. The border guards in one of the countries (didn't understand which one) told them that they had to pay a 50 Euro "fee" (for nothing) or their passports would be cut to pieces! The tourists realised this was a case of corruption, but they paid up anyway because they didn't want their holiday ruined by having to replace their passports. Next time the corrupt officials will probably up the "fee" to 100 EUR...! That's the kind of thing I was referring to!

I wouldn't know what to do in a situation like that. What should these tourists have done, do you think? Were they right to pay up, or what should they have done?

I have never actually come across corrupt officials in my life.
The only travelling danger I have experience of is gypsies, pickpockets and beggars; but they have no authority - it's just a matter of ignoring or avoiding them.