Detained by customs
Jun 26, 2004 | 8:46 pm
#16
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Valley Springs, Ca USA;Proud Retired AAer SJC Ramp/ AA- 2 MM Platinum;Hilton Diamond
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Originally Posted by Cygnus X-1
A lot of these claims of prison abuse sounds like torture okayed by Donald Rumsfeld. If the claims are true, and I believe they are, they should be reported to members of congress by the abused at the soonest possible moment. On the otherside, these incoming passengers should have their papers straight, no matter the circumstances.
Don't forget to vote Nov 2nd to rid America of the unelected goon squad as it will never change, and get worse, if they stay!
Don't forget to vote Nov 2nd to rid America of the unelected goon squad as it will never change, and get worse, if they stay!
Jun 26, 2004 | 10:39 pm
#18
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: CLE,OH
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You need to file a formal complaint IMMEDIATELY with customs. If for no other reason than to make sure this doesn't happen to him again. I hope he has a badge number of the officer(s).
Jun 27, 2004 | 1:23 am
#19
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: YUL
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Posts: 666
Originally Posted by B747-437B
That is the saddest part of this new age we live in. The United States which has been the role model of freedom, fairness and democracy for every country to aspire to for two centuries has now sunk almost to the level of a two bit banana republic as far as respect for its own laws goes. The entire world wishes it wasn't so. Fortunately, non-citizens can simply choose to deal elsewhere (as I have chosen) but US citizens do not have the same choice.
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-...=f:publ056.107
Immigration and Nationality act:
http://uscis.gov/lpBin/lpext.dll/ins...3&c=100&sync=2
They do respect their own law as long as they have "reasonnable doubt" to think that an alien is either a terrorist or a criminal. Of course, reasonnable doubt is never defined.
Here is an analysis of the USA Patriot act that the eff did:
http://www.eff.org/Privacy/Surveilla...t_analysis.php
People who wants to do a complaint should see:
http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/hotline2.htm
Last edited by Nuitari; Jun 27, 2004 at 1:30 am Reason: added inspector general info