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Originally Posted by The Unabomber
I understand that, yet you seem to want to debate the fact that these people are trained in what they do, they know what signs to look for when someone pulls up, and when someone badmouths them you question it.
When i drove across the border when i was younger i'm sure i was showing signs of being nervous, probablt more than a couple signs, as i'm sure many people are. I had a bit longer hair and was dressed for comfort, are these the signs that these professionals look for? What kind of psycological training do these people get before starting a shift?
As far as following rules, if i break a rule at my work i will be punished in some form, these rules that i need to follow don't have a financial or emotional impact like the people we are discussing do. What punishment is in place for the border patrol when they screw up? The biggest problem i have with your statement is comparing them to cops, i can avoid cops by obeying the law, i can't avoid border patrol if i need to get from point A to point B.
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Look...no way am I sanctioning inappropriate or un professional behavoir by customs people or any other law enforcement agency. The argument basically was that there are bad officers so I dont trust the rest of them. My argument is that there are always bad apples and you can't paint the entire bunch with the same brush.
As for the police, you don't kow that you can avoid them. The police are everywhere, all the time. When you drive, when you leave your work and house. In a city like calgary you probably dont see them so much. But I grew up in a small town and the police know everyone. You get some good officers who did there jobs properly but you also got officers that would pull over any group of young people just because he thought there was a better chance at finding them with drugs or alcohol. It works both ways.
If some officer screws up and effects your life and financial situation ie: damaging property, they will can be held accountable. It needs to be reported however inorder for that to happen.