Another escort detained at the border

[Nue2thegame]

21 minutes ago, DrownedBoy said:

Worse sometimes. I know of one Russian woman who was caught in America trying to marry a 70 year old man. After getting removed, although technically it's only 10 years, in reality there's no chance of then getting naturalized.

Ah, the difference between a sex worker and a gold digger but forgive me if I’m being presumptuous. 

[jayjaycali]

It is noble to want to empower the authorities.  

However I feel there's a different possible viewpoint on giving border officers broad discretion .  

Giving the government 'broad discretion' is like giving every cop a Skeleton Key to your front door. They say it’s so they can 'check if the stove is on' or 'make sure you're safe,' but at the end of the day, it’s still your door. I don't care how 'nice' the cop is; I don’t want a stranger walking through my living room whenever he has a 'hunch.'

I’m not trying to put the cops in a "straitjacket." If they see smoke coming out of the window, they should absolutely kick the door down. That’s Evidence. But they shouldn't be allowed to use that Skeleton Key just because I seem like the type of person prone to house fires.

And here's the thing: Having a lock on the door doesn't stop the cop from being a "good guy." If he comes in because the house is on fire and sees an expired tag on your car, he can still choose to ignore it. Restraining his power to enter doesn't take away his power to be merciful.

An alternative to broad discretion does not have to be rigid application, it can be restrained discretion according to precise laws not vague hunches.  

 

Ironically in a Canadian Prescreen area travellers like Milo are protected by Canadian Charter Rights against unreasonable search and R v Canfield, whereas these protections don't exist to prevent similar phone searches in the USA. 

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by jayjaycali