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In the discussion thread: Two Canadians learn that America is a police state. [View all]

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Fri May 11, 2012, 02:57 PM

think (2,439 posts)

9. The boarder guards were total dicks. Just because you can be an asshole doesn't mean you should be.

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59 replies	Author	Time	Post
Two Canadians learn that America is a police state. [View all]	Courtesy Flush	May 2012	OP
Holy CRAP !	yesphan	May 2012	#1
So much for that couple ever coming here to shop again! n/t	truedelphi	May 2012	#2
Yeah, that's going to help the economy - did anyone ask if they even KNOW what stores are there?	HopeHoops	May 2012	#13
We could help our local economy overnight if we simply pared back	truedelphi	May 2012	#15
Yeah, but the containers are just from who-the-fuck-knows where - these were CANADIANS!	HopeHoops	May 2012	#18
When are these people going to learn to just answer the questions and don't lip off?	teddy51	May 2012	#3
So it's your contention that you have absolutely no rights in the presence of police authority?	bigmonkey	May 2012	#23
As a Canadian citizen crossing the US border you have absolutely no rights. Kill the attitude,	teddy51	May 2012	#25
I think the pigs just wanted to strip search the wife, maybe the husband too.	xtraxritical	May 2012	#52
Don't be an enabler, Teddy	Courtesy Flush	May 2012	#36
I guess my only response would be, if you want the trouble that comes with asking why then by all	teddy51	May 2012	#37
We used to have a "joke" in Los Angeles: How do you make a cop hit you in the head with their	KurtNYC	May 2012	#43
But that's exactly what happens.	Serve The Servants	May 2012	#40
Absolutely. We are losing out rights because fewer people are asking "Why?"	AnotherMcIntosh	May 2012	#46
Exactly.	BeliQueen	May 2012	#42
As an American I appologize for the way these people were treated	think	May 2012	#4
I don't at all, just answer the questions and don't lip off is a good way to keep it. Just to be	teddy51	May 2012	#5
The boarder guards were total dicks. Just because you can be an asshole doesn't mean you should be.	think	May 2012	#9
I cross the border on a regular basis and have run into some total dicks on both sides.	teddy51	May 2012	#11
The qustion was asnine. How can you tell someone the name of a store if	truedelphi	May 2012	#14
If you think the guys in this tape were "complete dicks" then you might not know the full range	KurtNYC	May 2012	#45
You totally ignored what for me was the main point of the	truedelphi	May 2012	#59
x 2 n/t	AnotherMcIntosh	May 2012	#47
His response	bec	May 2012	#41
Worst I ever had 15 years ago was a Golden Retriever sniffing my butt at the airport.	HopeHoops	May 2012	#6
This is not that atypical...	rexcat	May 2012	#7
Yep, but your better off not to have an attitude with them cause one is not going to win.	teddy51	May 2012	#10
When I return to the US...	rexcat	May 2012	#16
It would be a shame to get some blow back from Canadian border guards, but that may very well happen	AnotherMcIntosh	May 2012	#48
Never piss off the dude in the booth	sharp_stick	May 2012	#8
Therefore the USA is a Police State. Q.E.D. nt	Xipe Totec	May 2012	#22
You won't hear much	sharp_stick	May 2012	#53
The problem with the Canadians is that encounter nice people and didn't realize he was an asshole.	AnotherMcIntosh	May 2012	#49
Yup	sharp_stick	May 2012	#54
This makes my physically ill.	peace13	May 2012	#12
"You are guilty until deemed innocent in the US"	jberryhill	May 2012	#17
Entered or not I believe from the conversation that they are under US control. n/t	peace13	May 2012	#57
Using faux-psychology to determine terrorists? Maybe they are just being jerks to be jerks.	AnotherMcIntosh	May 2012	#50
wow...	AsahinaKimi	May 2012	#19
I live 20 miles from the Peace Bridge (between Buffalo US and Ft. Erie Canada) I have seen, heard	Dragonfli	May 2012	#21
I used to travel up to VanCouver to visit friends	AsahinaKimi	May 2012	#33
What is the source	Meiko	May 2012	#20
Just a hunch...	rationalcalgarian	May 2012	#24
Thats what I was thinking	Meiko	May 2012	#51
I'm surprised anyone would be shocked by this police state treatment	southmost	May 2012	#26
Three terrorists per day?	rationalcalgarian	May 2012	#27
It was no idle boast, we witnessed him catching 2 Canadian "terrorists" right there! Go USA!! /nt	Dragonfli	May 2012	#29
One would think so wouldn't they? But seriously, there are a good number of Border Agents just	teddy51	May 2012	#31
And when the woman starts getting upset, her husband commands her to SIT DOWN!	klook	May 2012	#28
It sounded to me like he was trying to protect her from a quixotic attempt to protect him.	Dragonfli	May 2012	#30
Maybe that's all it was -- I heard it as the guy getting a little too testosterone crazed	klook	May 2012	#35
Power just power that is all its about. Shame of those police officers. I don't blame those people	southernyankeebelle	May 2012	#32
Did I miss the guard asking for passports or pass cards?	The Wielding Truth	May 2012	#34
My family of origin are Canadian citizens. I would like to apologize to Canada	truth2power	May 2012	#38
Outrageous!	AnotherMcIntosh	May 2012	#39
"The superiors of the jerk in the video clip should discipline him." They won't because	teddy51	May 2012	#44
I think allot of times these US border guards try to intimidate these people to get them to	teddy51	May 2012	#55
Why not just answer with what you are shopping for?	KurtNYC	May 2012	#56
Stick to flying...	Sen. Walter Sobchak	May 2012	#58

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