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Old Feb 19, 2017, 12:11 am
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Originally Posted by jphripjah
The last half dozen have been pretty easy though. I've never been held longer than 3 hours, I don't think 8-12 hours or use of gun are within the realm of reasonable possibility.
I do doubt both of those as well (time and gun use), mostly because it's more of a pain for CBP to detain you than for your local PD to toss you in a jail cell. But the perception can often be more important than the reality.
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