[refurb]

Maybe, but being detained for a couple hours is better than committing a felony, no?

[jeroenhd]

It depends on how "native" you look perhaps, but you can be detained for more than a week and a half if the border authorities don't like you: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/us-citizen-j...

Of course they shouldn't do that to US citizens, but they also shouldn't be targetting protestors they have a personal gripe with.

[refurb]

I mean the guy didn’t have proper documentation and admitted to illegally entering the US (not at a crossing I assume).

It’s a completely different situation.

[LtWorf]

A couple of hours sounds like you don't have any knowledge of how these things go.

[refurb]

As someone who immigrated to the US and has been detained in secondary inspection I can assure you I do have knowledge in this area.

[LtWorf]

But you hadn't been at protests against the government before, right? So your situation was completely different.

[refurb]

It seems like your desperation to make a point has caused you to goal pole shift a second time!

[LtWorf]

It seems you hadn't read the article we were talking about and had no idea what the goal posts were to begin with?

It happens, it's not my fault though.

[refurb]

It sounds like you can’t grasp a discussion on another topic yet you insert yourself into it.