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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Saltah'na: [QB] [i]One less Canadian director in the US, and this is bad, how?[/i] You're missing my point. [i]And I'm not justifying it. It's ludicrous. It's ridiculous. But you know what? In the grander scheme of things, it's a drop of spit in the ocean.[/i] You're still missing my point. And it does sound like you are defending the actions of those who abuse their power. [i]And I'd wager that these events, had they happened elsewhen, would have gone largely or entirely unnoticed.[/i] You're three for three. While I understand "increased scrutiny" and "detained for questioning", my concern is the gung-ho attitude of the customs agents who wield more power than a typical police officer. I don't think I need to repeat MinutaeMan's words, they are dead on the money. Besides, American police officers are supposed to yield an interrogation from the moment a criminal requests a lawyer. In the first case, the Canadian Government feared that the man could have been killed from the moment he set foot on Lebanon. And as for the recent case, we need not forget the case of the man who was living in a Paris airport for how many years after his passport was stolen? (the INS actually destroyed any chance of the woman going to either Canada or India, God bless the generous pilot who was able to help her out.) The only thing that is worth noting and agreeing is the notion of overhaul from within the INS. But since you don't think about these without a hint of outrage (I don't see any), then I don't think you take your own notion very seriously. Heck, I could be travelling down to the states later this year. I wouldn't be surprised if I had a similar story as the above three only to have you reply: "so what? in the grander scheme of things, it's only a drop of spit in the ocean." [/QB][/QUOTE]
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