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Offline Ripper29

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And we thought the Mexican border was bad
« Reply #15 on: June 08, 2005, 09:56:42 PM »
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This is so ironic given Canadian Customs obsession with making sure you can't enter their country if you have something you can defend yourself with.


I am not sure I undestand..he is an American Citizen entering the US and dealing with the US Border Guard..The Canadian border guys had no contact with him

What is the ironic part....
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« Reply #16 on: June 08, 2005, 10:06:03 PM »
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Apparently this guy shows up at the US/Canada border in Maine, carrying a sword, hatchet, a knife, brass knuckles, and a chain saw that seemed to be stained with dry blood.  


It sounds like they just assumed that he was a regular Canadian; they're all like that, right?

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« Reply #17 on: June 08, 2005, 10:17:16 PM »
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I am not sure I undestand..he is an American Citizen entering the US and dealing with the US Border Guard..The Canadian border guys had no contact with him

What is the ironic part....


He's a NATURALIZED US citizen.  Meaning he was born Canadian, and lived in Canada.  Not sure what it has to do with anything, either way.  Just thought I'd make the point.

I think the point was (and the ironic part) was that if this man had been trying to enter Canada with so much as a belt knife, he probably would have been detained, and yet here's a man coming OUT of Canada who looks like he's going to a horror movie convention.  He's openly armed with several weapons, has bloodstained clothes and a chainsaw with dried blood on it.  I can see the irony in that with no trouble.
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« Reply #18 on: June 08, 2005, 11:24:53 PM »
Here in Michigan a terrorist could cross Lake St. Clair, do some damage, go back to Canada and the USBP would not know what hit, or from where.

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« Reply #19 on: June 09, 2005, 03:33:38 PM »
Star,

You got it perfectly. Thanks for explaining the complicated situation for ripper.
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« Reply #20 on: June 09, 2005, 03:44:09 PM »
There is no complicated situation here.

He is an American, who killed in Canada and was allowed entry into the US, by  US Border Guards, even though he had a bloodstained chainsaw and  various other weapons.

Obviously this is entirely Canada's fault. No blame whatsoever should be attributed to the US border guards:rolleyes:

I mean really....sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

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« Reply #21 on: June 09, 2005, 08:28:59 PM »
So you say now he killed in Canada and left, entering the US. Pardon me but didn't he pass through the Canadian checkpoint first? Why didn't those Canadian border guards stop him before he left the country while bloodstained and with weapons?
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« Reply #22 on: June 09, 2005, 10:04:41 PM »
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So you say now he killed in Canada and left, entering the US. Pardon me but didn't he pass through the Canadian checkpoint first? Why didn't those Canadian border guards stop him before he left the country while bloodstained and with weapons?


lol
have you ever crossed the border?
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« Reply #23 on: June 09, 2005, 10:23:11 PM »
At least we know security on both sides of the border is now tighter than a gnat's bellybutton stretched over an oil drum.

Them A-Q's will NEVER get thru!

Whew... what a relief.
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« Reply #24 on: June 09, 2005, 10:31:30 PM »
Pardon me but didn't he pass through the Canadian checkpoint first? - Maverick

What Pongo said (duh...)

If you want to get into Canada, you confront Canadian border guards. When you want to get into the US, you confront US border guards.

This guy got into the US. He confronted US border guards.
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« Reply #25 on: June 09, 2005, 10:36:40 PM »
The times I crossed the border out west I got a cursory look going out from each side. No detailed exam, but I don't think they'd have missed a bloody chainsaw.
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« Reply #26 on: June 09, 2005, 10:40:52 PM »
Got a cursory look from? Hell, most places you can't even see them.
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« Reply #27 on: June 09, 2005, 11:42:21 PM »
Dunno bout most places.

When you cross out there in the smaller crossings in Montana, I guess both sides have bored guards hoping to talk to anyone.
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« Reply #28 on: June 09, 2005, 11:53:06 PM »
i guess now mav and star we really know what irony is. you just need a permit to bring any legal weapons across, hunters do it all the time.
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« Reply #29 on: June 09, 2005, 11:57:08 PM »
I used to do it. Not going back though; last time through was such a PITA it's just not worth it. Not with ND and SD right there much closer and just as good or nearly so for waterfowl and better for the pheasant.

But I had a lot of good times up there.
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