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Originally Posted by Taker Park
(Post 8368425)
This cracks me up.
Thanks |
Try giving your sob story to farmers who have been devastated by the Mediterranean Fruit Fly or Citrus Canker.
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Originally Posted by rufflesinc
(Post 8372213)
shoulda flown through ORD, no scans of baggage or sniffing dogs. you could sneak a cow in through there.
Too bad we can't have them sniffing around in the "security" lines. |
What none of these posts nor the linked article address are the family's reactions & behavior when the contraband was discovered.
That might have a lot to do with the fine. :D |
I assume "threatened with a night in jail" was a response to this guy being a jerk. There have been so many cases of agricultural contamination - especially from fruit - that this is no laughing matter. As a kid, I remember the orange groves burning due to citrus canker....
A $300 fine ($100 per fruit) actually seems pretty appropriate. I hope people will read this and think twice. |
Originally Posted by MikeMpls
(Post 8372734)
What none of these posts nor the linked article address are the family's reactions & behavior when the contraband was discovered.
[Cahill] said he told the agents he was a government official but never identified himself as the treasurer. “It didn’t appear to me that they knew who I was nor cared,” he said. |
Originally Posted by rufflesinc
(Post 8372213)
shoulda flown through ORD, no scans of baggage or sniffing dogs. you could sneak a cow in through there.
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Originally Posted by htb
(Post 8373578)
Last time I went through ORD a beagle was sniffing the baggage. It's possible of course that it was relieved from duty since then, because after sniffing on one carry-on bag it decided to lift its leg and pee over it.
HTB. |
Originally Posted by doober
(Post 8373607)
But that was the dog's signal that it had found some contraband!
HTB. |
Originally Posted by Taker Park
(Post 8369598)
How was he abused?
America doesn't treat people very well in customs or in immigration and treats visitors like criminals. If i get an indifferent response, I consider myself fortunate. Being a citizen doesn't grant any special privileges, let alone being a gov't official. |
Originally Posted by LostInAmerica
(Post 8368503)
This is different than the usual TSA "security" harassment of visitors. On almost every flight I have been on returning from Europe there has been an announcement about not bringing fruit, meat, and such into the US. This is aimed at preventing the spread of non-native pests and blights which can devastate agriculture.
Mr. Cahill should have been aware of these restrictions. cheers howie |
Originally Posted by stockmanjr
(Post 8374694)
What does the TSA have to do with this?? This guy was probably giving them 'tude and got treated like this because of it.
cheers howie |
It sounds like the guy is guilty, guilty, guilty, and blaming it on his daughter to boot. What a "peach."
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Given how MassPort and some Mass "authorities" treat us regular citizens, I have to laugh about what happened to him.
What goes around comes around. |
Originally Posted by dgolding
(Post 8372964)
I assume "threatened with a night in jail" was a response to this guy being a jerk. There have been so many cases of agricultural contamination - especially from fruit - that this is no laughing matter. As a kid, I remember the orange groves burning due to citrus canker....
Also agree with previous comments about Cahill. Moron! |
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