Border Guard Jailed For Smuggling

Why wasn't he arrested by Canadian authorities and tried in Canada?

Why were the American allowed to cross the border and arrest him?


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Perception is two thirds of what we perceive reality to be.

Difficult decisions are a privilege of rank.

You should be pleased that the Americans scooped him up. In Canada he would have received 6 months probation and be back on the job next week. I do believe he is now going to find himself in the serious soup.

Besides, the Canadian government supports criminals. That way the Liberals get more votes. The latest survey I read says: 98% of criminals support the Liberals and would vote for them in the next election. If I was ethically challenged as most people in Ontario I would vote Liberal as well. Sorry for being off topic but this subject is not going any where anyway.

SOOOO true. Nice to see someone with a conscience trying though...

Which survey would that be? Unless you provide a source, you are likely making it up.

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Your mantra has been your opinions are stifled due to their contrary nature, when they are actually stifled for being without perceivable foundation.

I rather thought the average viewer would appreciate they were being had. Just the same I'm sure the average criminal would support the Liberal party. For obvious reasons.

Only those things that can be proven are obvious. The rest is speculation.

Funnily enough, I can't find a single poll about the voting opinions of the incarcerated. Nor can I see what this has to do with Americans crossing the border and arresting people in Canada....


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Your mantra has been your opinions are stifled due to their contrary nature, when they are actually stifled for being without perceivable foundation.

And I can't see what your comment has to do with a Canadian border offical, wearing his uniform, attempting to smuggle drugs across the border and getting caught red handed!

Yet you, jesse, somehow try to twist this into "blame the Americans"!

Where does it say the American's crossed the border to arrest him? From what I read, it sounds like he was entering the US at the time.

People around are not generally encumbered with the truth.

Oops, got my stories mixed up. My apologies.

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Your mantra has been your opinions are stifled due to their contrary nature, when they are actually stifled for being without perceivable foundation.

Just for the sake of clarity - the story mix up not withstanding - the FORMER customs officer was indeed attempting to enter the US. That is why he was arrested by US authorities. On that topic, it has been suggested in some circles that the interview and inspection process be reversed so that Customs officials are interviewing people as the depart their respective countries. We have seen examples of this in cases where the US raises their security alert state and Canadian officials, due to a joint US/Canada border management agreement, interview and examine commercial vehicles before they leave Canada on their way to the US. This allows quicker clearance on the US side. The US frequently does "exit" exams and interviews. There is some merit to this idea, but only if there is acommitment to actually achieving increased security at the borders. This seems to be lacking in Canada in some ways.