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mjvpi

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8. I have spent the better part of the last year and $3500 trying to gain"rehabilitation" status with the Canadian........

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Sat Apr 19, 2025, 12:39 PM

Apr 19

………..government, primarily so that I can attend my niece’s wedding. This is due to a drug felony in 1977. I’m not sure that I want to even try to go and come back. If they look at my political ramblings, mostly about Bush II and Trump, Im screwed. I guess it’s a good thing that we didn’t have the internet during Reagan and Bush. I also enjoy White Privilege. Blond hair (hmmm grey) , blue eyes and an easily pronounced name. I will probably be fine.

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US citizen says he and his wife detained without explanation after returning from Canada [View all] AZLD4Candidate Apr 19 OP

"why do Americans always cause the problems." IronLionZion Apr 19 #1

4th amendment "unreasonable searches and seizures" are a problem for jackbooted goons IronLionZion Apr 19 #9

Thanks tor the read out. electric_blue68 Apr 19 #20

If'n I had lots of time on my hands, I would keep them busy for a while. GreenWave Apr 19 #2

Addendum to that story: They called the Border Patrol check up near Rio Rico after I left and the green shirted pricks AZLD4Candidate Apr 19 #3

They hire cruel, racist people, grant them authority and immunity, then tell them to punish anyone they don't like. sop Apr 19 #4

Same profile for prison guards. Much of law enforcement. erronis Apr 19 #15

A lot of these assholes are ex-military who think they are "somebody" - too many in law enforcement. walkingman Apr 19 #5

They were trained to be at war 100% of the time and now they are at war with their own people. AZLD4Candidate Apr 19 #6

Are people mixing up what happens at the border? gab13by13 Apr 19 #7

I used to cross into Canada frequently. mwooldri Apr 19 #19

I have spent the better part of the last year and $3500 trying to gain"rehabilitation" status with the Canadian........ mjvpi Apr 19 #8

You sound like a perfect aryan. Now, practice your straight-arm salute - make it snappy! erronis Apr 19 #16

I know why they were stopped.Check the last name. erodriguez Apr 19 #10

Yep. More 25 years ago ... neeksgeek Apr 19 #12

Welcome to racial profiling 101. n/t forgotmylogin Apr 19 #14

I'm still waiting for Trumpsky to follow through on his threat to indemnify all law enforcement officers. Harker Apr 19 #11

It happened to me in the 1990's. I was traveling with a French colleague, late at night, during a blizzard. NNadir Apr 19 #13

I went to Canada 2 or 3 times in the 1980s and all I had was a NY drivers' license FakeNoose Apr 19 #17

I did it just now Blackjackdavey Apr 19 #18