• T00l_shed@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    You know, we’re not calling for regime change

    Quote from the detainee.

    My guy why the fuck aren’t you calling for a regime change in the US. Trump and his cronies are christo fascists. everyone should be calling for a regime change.

  • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de
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    10 hours ago

    Why the fuck would you cross a border into a neofascist country (of which you are not a citizen) with the express intent of protesting the regime, and provide that as the reason for the trip, and then be surprised by this treatment?

  • ArmchairAce1944@lemmy.ca
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    10 hours ago

    THIS! This is why I am not going to the US.

    They already have my fingerprints (as does the RCMP) when I entered the US prior to becoming a Canadian citizen. After becoming one the process was so streamlined and quick it was a non issue.

    But I will not subject myself to this kind of indignity.

    If you are wondering why the RCMP has my fingerprints, it is because part of the process of obtaining a permanent residency you need to submit your fingerprints. All immigrants going through that process have no.

    No DNA or facial information is required, at least not when I did it.

  • ZiggyTheZygote@lemmy.ca
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    10 hours ago

    Totally normal and routine procedures by a totalitarian government. I will never go because if they check my phone, ohhhhh boy, I’d be shot on the spot.