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Former Mozilla CTO Andreas Gal has filed a complaint against US customs agents for aggressive interrogation and demanding the passcodes for his phones and laptops and denying him access to an attorney. His expedited Global Entry status was revoked for allegedly refusing to comply with the search. Andreas and the ACLU are requesting an investigation into the incident. He works for Apple these days.
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< nobse> bleh... last night I had a dream... someone NMU'ed vim...
nightmare
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(Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday April 05 2019, @01:48PM (5 children)
> Law is what the guy with the gun says it is
No. In a dictatorship, yes. Not in a democracy.
The guy with the gun may be someone who is very much AGAINST the law. (example Ruby Ridge) Who thinks they are above the law. Above the court system. They are "free" and a law unto themselves. Except they are happy to take advantage of the things that everyone else pays for. Yet they are delusional enough to think the laws just don't apply to them. Or that they ARE the law. There is a mixture, they don't all come in a single flavor.
Here is a quote about how the law might be on one side, and the one with the weapon on the other side . . .
"Here i stand with my bayonet, there you stand with your laws. We'll see which prevails" A. Hitler
Now, where we are on the slide between democracy and dictatorship is a separate topic.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 3, Touché) by shortscreen on Friday April 05 2019, @05:06PM (1 child)
that's the FBI, this is about Customs
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 06 2019, @10:20AM
Yes, but customs holds sway 100 miles in from all US borders. Think on that.
When traveling through Texas, I was stopped at such a US Customs "in country" control point. It was literally 50 or more miles from the border. In some countries, that'd be the entire country. ;P
Yet there they were, permanent check-point, guns and customs ready to search anyone they wanted. I was questioned (Are you American, what are you doing here, any drugs in your car), and allowed to pass unmolested. Well, other than the stop.
I'm astonished that US citizens allow this to stand. It's mind boggling. I hold no sway over the US, as I'm not a citizen and was only visiting -- and, if I visit China I don't complain to them about their laws either, and generally only comply.
But... that's crazy. I'd go bananas if that happened here.
(Score: 2) by Dr Spin on Friday April 05 2019, @07:25PM (2 children)
You are forgetting that the origin of the word "democracy" is "dem ah crazy!"
(Only in America)
Warning: Opening your mouth may invalidate your brain!
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday April 05 2019, @08:27PM
It's true.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 05 2019, @08:36PM
When the majority of the people believe in an imaginary sky-father friend that will help them out as long as they cross their fingers and whisper selected quotes from a poor translation of a 2000 yr/old bed time story, you're pretty much dealing with wackos whichever way you turn.