Main

May 15, 2007

Great moments in law enforcement

Andrew Feldmar is a Vancouver psychotherapist. In 1981 he used LSD. In 2001 he wrote about it. So, in 2005 he was denied entry to the US because he had admitted using drugs. Because, you see, we don’t allow people who use drugs to enter the US. (Reported by the NY Times, May 14, 2007, p. A12. You can also read about it here

Once again, the mind boggles. Mr. Feldmar has never been convicted for using drugs, the U.S. Border Patrol, evidently with a lot of time on its hands, ran a Goggle search (apparently) and discovered this fact.

And this exclusion was not an accident – it is policy that any use of drugs, no matter how long ago, no matter if no criminal action was taken – gets you banned from the US.

In what way is this man a threat to the US? Just how is it that people never convicted in a court can be regarded as felons?

Continue reading "Great moments in law enforcement" »

Posted by John Nordin at 06:05 PM | | Comments (0)

August 18, 2006

Keeping you safe

A claustrophobic airline passenger looses control, goes berserk and has to be subdued. Her personal effects are examined. And, reports the New York Times (8/17/06, p.A17)

The authorities said the woman had lotion and matches with her. They said the lotion, but not the matches, was prohibited on the plane.

Posted by John Nordin at 11:04 PM | | Comments (0)

June 04, 2006

Family Values

The Washington Monthly reports that:

Republican Jim Galley, who is running for Congress as a "pro-traditional family" candidate, was married to two women at the same time, defaulted on his child support payments and has been accused of abuse by one of his ex-wives.

Then there is this, priceless, line:

Galley claims the polygamy was an accident.

Posted by John Nordin at 09:14 AM | | Comments (0)

April 14, 2006

I swear I'm not making this up

The Department of Homeland Security has sent a bulletin (http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/docs/dhs-extremists/?resultpage=1) warning of possible attacks by eco-terrorist groups. One of the threatened modes of attack is "sending continuous faxes in order to drain the ink supply from company fax machines"

Posted by John Nordin at 11:46 AM | | Comments (0)