Is this the 21st Century's version of "The War of Northern Aggression"?
After all the controversy about our Southern border and the easy access by illegal aliens .... what's with the recent series of assaults on American citizens attempting to re-enter their country while returning from a trip through Canada? The assailants? The U.S. Border Patrol!
Incident one: Alaska
Troop leader: Federal agent pointed gun at Boy Scout | Local News - KCCI Home:
(July 23, 2014)
DES MOINES, Iowa —Boy Scouts from Troop No. 111 witnessed an intense chain of events after one of their members snapped a picture of a federal officer working the border entry point.
Short version of the story: a troop of Boy Scouts from Iowa attempted to enter Alaska after the end of their tour through Canada. A member of the troop took a picture of the Border Patrolman, who got all panty-wadded and told him that it was illegal to take the picture. Prison, fines, etc. Scared the troop leader, even. Then the Federal Agent insisted that they unload ALL their gear and luggage so it could be searched.
While they were attempting to comply, the patrolman took exception to one boy who grabbed a suitcase "without authorization" ... and pointed his loaded handgun at the kid's head.
Wow! What if the kid had a kilo of Mexican Black Tar Heroin in his suitcase (as is not infrequent at the Southern Border)???
Oh, by the way: the Border Patrol says it never happened.
(... and if it did, you can't prove it because we've got the pictures.)
But there are some pictures, taken during the search, to prove at least THAT part of the story.
Incident two: Maine
Border Agents Harassed My Family, Forced Me to Delete Recording, 'Because' - Reason.com:
(July 24, 2014)
At the Jackman, Maine, border crossing into the United States, I get interrogated about what I have in my car. And not just the three juicy Canada-bought clementines, either. "What is your relation to these children?" brusquely demands the young border guard who examines my two daughters' passports and my own. They do have their mother's last name, and they do look somewhat Asian. I'm white. Maybe he's curious. So I don't give him any lip.A reporter from Reason Magazine "We Deal in Lead, Friend!" (Lead Stories, that is) wrote that when he was "harassed" by a dubious Border Patrolman, he tried to record the encounter on his IPhone. The Main RoboCop twisted his arm to confiscate the cell phone.
"Never mind. Follow me into lane one, please. We're going to have to search your vehicle. Please give me your driver's license."
I hand it to him, then park the car in the area he indicates.
"Now please get out of the car and follow me inside."
I grab my iPhone off the dash, hit the record button, and tell him politely: "For my protection, officer, I'm now recording what's happening." He stays silent. I step out of the car, and without warning, he physically attacks—that is, he wrestles the phone from my hand, twisting my arm in the process. I'm stunned.
When the reporter asked why it was illegal to photograph Border Guards during the incident, the response was: "Because". After the reporter agreed to delete the video from his IPhone, he and his children were released. Sort of, like "Free Range Chickens". The problem was not their nationality nor their credentials, but that they had the effrontery to photograph "Border Agents" during the performance of their duties.
Both of these incidents were intensely intimidating to the victims (reminder: all American Citizens) who were able establish their identities and their citizenship. When they were allowed the opportunity.
Are you contemplating a vacation tour of Colorful Canada this summer? Plan to come back to America?
Now, if you were not a credentialed American, and you were crossing our SOUTHERN border?
No problem.
There is a moral to this story, but I fail to see it.
PS: If I was David Codrea, this article would be titled:
"We're The Only Ones ... Border-patrolling your soft American Ass"
2 comments:
For all practical purposes our southern border has ceased to exist. To make up for it the DNC gains future democrat voters in wholesale lots.
Next comes instant blanket amnesty by executive order, refugee status, and we will bypass the border by directly flying them in from their home country.
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