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Man Arrives at U.S. Border with Sword & Chainsaw
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Posted By:
X
in McKinney, TX
Jun 08, 2005
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This dude is FREAKY looking....... Here is the link: http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/07/border.crossing.ap/index.html
On April 25, Gregory Despres arrived at the U.S.-Canadian border crossing at Calais, Maine, carrying a homemade sword, a hatchet, a knife, brass knuckles and a chain saw stained with what appeared to be blood.
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Boo
in The Land of the Haggii...
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 | 07:35 AM
God.
That reminds me of the time I was stewarding at the Glastonbury Festival, and some guy came over the fence with an axe in the middle of the night...
We didn't try to stop him. That's security's job. |
Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 | 11:35 AM
Creepy. They just let him in. |
Captain Al
in Vancouver Island, Canada
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 | 01:52 PM
Maegan, look at all the facts first. Customs stopped the man. They questioned him for 2 hours about the articles he carried. They confiscated those articles. They used every avenue they could do see if he was wanted. In the end they had to release him and let him in because he wasn't wanted and he was a naturalized US citizen.
Stories like this are often written for sensationalism and fear mongering. Then when you look deeper, you see the whole picture and it is reasonable. |
String Bean
in love with himself
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 | 05:31 PM
Yeah well it wasn't really all that reasonable. Those murders actually took place in Minto, which is about 40 mins from where I left. And the chainsaw had blood on it, plus who in their right minds lets a man with a sword through any border? Just because they confiscated it doesn't mean the man isn't dangerous. Blood+weapons+a person who is obviously a little deranged is reason to keep them for more than a couple of hours. They'll keep a person if they are american and look middle eastern, for much less.
And there was no need to create sensationalism, it was bad enough as it was. |
Captain Al
in Vancouver Island, Canada
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 | 06:30 PM
String Bean,
on what grounds were they supposed to indefinately hold the man? Customs has no crime lab and therefore no way to prove the red stains were blood. Even if it was proven to be blood, was it human blood?
You may also have noticed if you read the article, that he was arrested for those murders at the end. By not putting that information at the beginning means CNN could not resist the shock value of reporting that Customs let this guy go through. But that's the way they operate. Sensationalism and fear mongering sells.
The laws that allowed this guy to go free are the same ones that protect you and I if we found ourselves at the mercy of a border guard or policeman who did not like the way we looked. Customs officials have enough power to louse up your day. Let's not give them any more ideas than they already have. |
String Bean
in love with himself
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 | 10:54 AM
Well that border guard may not let me through, I am not american, and it is always fun crossing the border from New Brunswick to Maine. It was a hassle before and it has only gotten worse in recent years.
I do not disagree that CNN markets their stories to create fear and therefor a profit. That is not what I what I was disputing. My problem is with the screening process of the border. And I am fairly certain that carrying concealed weapons across the broder, whether you are american or not is something that they can detain you for. A weapon is a weapon. Now I am a little ignorant about Maine law, but I am fairly certain that if I get caught with a knife, a sword, brass knuckes and a chainsaw in Fredericton(the city I live in), that I would be arrested. I think this should be a wake up call to how much trouble there is as at broder crossing. There is a state of fear in North America right now, and a lot of the "improvements" aren't all that effective. I really have rambled and went on a tangent. Sorry folks, I just get pissed at how ineffective(and ineffictiant) the border guards are. |
X
in McKinney, TX
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 | 10:56 AM
He is right.....Brass knuckles are illegal to carry..... |
Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 | 12:27 PM
Captain Al...Take a chill pill...I wasn't saying they SHOULDN'T HAVE LET HIM IN. I was just saying, "They just let him in." It wasn't political or religious...it just was.
Makes ya wonder what other blood-stained loonies will be detained for a few hours before <i>just being let in.</i> Geez louise, can I say ANYTHING without being jumped on?
P.S. You don't need a crime lab to test for Blood. Just some Hydrogen perioxide. It will fizz wildly when it comes in contact with protein...So while you wouldn't know if it was human...You'd know it wasn't ketchup, or paint. |
tiker_tape
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 | 05:08 PM
I would like to point out that if the man's name had been Achmed or Abdul or Mohamed, the American border guards would have found a reason to detain him longer.
Also, would it have killed them to call the RCMP and ask if there were any outstanding warrants (he was out on bail, which means he can't leave the country), and who in their write mind picks up a hitchhiker who is carrying a bloody chainsaw, is spattered with blood, and looks like Charles Manson?! |
Captain Al
in Vancouver Island, Canada
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 | 05:32 PM
Maegan, sorry if I misinterpreted your comment. |
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