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To: Alan Smithee who wrote (476863)	3/15/2012 5:11:48 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 794180

wow.... my experience has been the total complete OPPOSITE.... when we drove into canada, the border agent was extremely polite, did not hassle us, just asked 'what's in the cooler'...(we told her and she didn't even look inside) when we returned to the states through port angeles, the border control agent was an arrogant and dismissive freak....she asked us all sorts of personal questions (like what are YOU doing with someone from different STATE? really????) and took our vehicle apart looking for 'contraband' she had a total 'attitude' problem and we just sat there 'eyes forward' because she was so obnoxious.... my biggest concern was bringing in seeds from butchart gardens (which were clearly marked and sealed by the garden)....oh and the u.s. border patrol agent was making it look like a potential federal crime....her attitude was just nazi-esque...no joke i guess it really does down to 'which gov't F$A creep' you end up with<gg>

To: Alan Smithee who wrote (476863)	3/15/2012 5:36:38 PM
From: average joe	1 Recommendation Respond to of 794180

Both borders have a big book they can throw at you if they want to. You might get lucky and your number does not come up or you might meet some obnoxious government employee who is on a mission. Just smile and be really polite because more than anything good manners annoy them the most.

To: Alan Smithee who wrote (476863)	3/19/2012 3:34:06 PM
From: average joe	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794180

Wheelchair-bound boy's humiliating pat-down by airport security From: NewsCore March 20, 20126:16AM The three-year-old boy undergoes an invasive patdown at Chigaco airport. Picture: YouTube Source: Supplied Related Coverage Man covered in urine from patdown, again NEWS.com.au, 27 Jul 2011 Tiny payout over airport breast exposure NEWS.com.au, 3 Jun 2011 Eight-month baby given body pat-down NEWS.com.au, 11 May 2011 Beauty queen's tears over airport 'grope' NEWS.com.au, 29 Apr 2011 Six-year-old girl frisked at airport The Australian, 14 Apr 2011 A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy in a wheelchair was left almost in tears after he was subjected to an invasive pat-down by airport security officers. The incident occurred at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport as the boy and his family were on their way to Disney World. Video footage shows the boy trembling with fear despite reassurances from his father that "everything is OK". He asks parents to hold his hand but security officers tell them not to come near or touch the boy during the search. "My little boy wanted me to come over to hold his hand and give him a hug," the boy's father, Matt Dubiel, wrote in commentary embedded in the video. "He was trembling with fear. Instead, we had to pretend this was 'ok' so he didn't panic." Scroll down to see the video Mr Dubiel can be heard reassuring his son through the ordeal, which lasted more than three minutes. At one point, the agent swabbed the wheelchair, the child's cast and his hands, and even made the boy lift up his shirt. "I was livid at this point," Mr Dubiel wrote. "I'm asking myself, 'Why the (expletive) isn't someone with a brain coming over to wave him through?' Someone in a position of authority needs to make the obvious decision this child is not a threat - right? You are swabbing a three-year-old's hands for explosives? Seriously?" The incident took place in 2010 but Mr Dubiel only uploaded the video to YouTube at the weekend. It has since gone viral, with more than 81,000 views and 2100 comments. "I didn't think I had the footage," Mr Dubiel said. "They didn't want me to record it with our regular camera. They made me put the cameras away but they allowed me to maintain with my iPhone." Mr Dubiel said he decided to post the video after he rediscovered the footage over the weekend. "I watched the video with my 10-year-old and my heart started beating real fast," he said. "I started getting angry - a rash of emotions and then I had to explain to my 10-year-old what was happening and why I allowed it to happen." A spokesman for Transportation Security Administration said the agency was aware of the video but did not provide a comment. Rules governing searches of passengers under the age of 12 were revised in 2011. [iframe height=360 src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YNO-AzPxS4U" frameBorder=0 width=480 allowfullscreen=""][/iframe] http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/wheelchair-bound-boys-humiliating-pat-down-by-airport-security/story-e6frfq80-1226304679813#ixzz1paKxQSjQ