Cruise passengers tell of seven-hour security 'revenge' at US Border
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/tr...nightmare.html
"A couple of passengers got a bit stroppy about having to go through all the rigmarole again and these petulant officials decided to take revenge,” said John Randall, 60, a retired dentist from Wigan, who bought the cruise as a retirement gift to his wife. "There were about 2,000 people on the quayside with only eight immigration people. “They were just doing basic checks to begin with but after the argument we had to do full finger prints on left and right hands and all the biometric stuff. "Then their computer system broke down but no one was bothered about helping us. “A couple of people struggled to control their bladders and someone said they'd suffered a prolapsed disc.” |
Re: Cruise passengers tell of seven-hour security 'revenge' at US Border
Docked at LA, says it all :lol:
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Re: Cruise passengers tell of seven-hour security 'revenge' at US Border
I just saw that on Yahoo , total disgrace , something ought to be done, i hope they all take out law suits :thumbdown:
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Re: Cruise passengers tell of seven-hour security 'revenge' at US Border
Originally Posted by andy1
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I i hope they all take out law suits :thumbdown:
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I dont know who , but imagine the stink if that was the other way round ! its a disgrace , and people , regardless of age , should not be treated like that .
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Re: Cruise passengers tell of seven-hour security 'revenge' at US Border
Let the market decide.. tourist visits to the United States are in the doldrums. Total, overseas visitors to the United States;
2000 -- 25,975,000 2009 -- 23,756,000 (source: Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2011.) |
Re: Cruise passengers tell of seven-hour security 'revenge' at US Border
There is one golden rule which applies the world over.
Do not mouth off at immigration officers. |
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Originally Posted by lansbury
(Post 9417231)
There is one golden rule which applies the world over.
Do not mouth off at immigration officers. Have seen immigration/customs get really assy at Southampton when someone woke them up! Also seen them get on trains at Folkstone and take people off and march them back.(my mate spent the best part of four hours giving them a blow by blow account of Amsterdam trip)!!:eek: |
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Originally Posted by lansbury
(Post 9417231)
There is one golden rule which applies the world over.
Do not mouth off at immigration officers. However, these selfmade demi-Gods (US or otherwise) are basically nothing but glorified civil servants, more often than not with draconian personal powers without much supervision to speak of. Yes, they can make things hellish for innocent people at a whim, but what is really outrageous is the fact that politicians and the public/voters at large allow them to get away with mounting such vindictive power displays, just for the sake of it. And, no, I´m not just talking about the US in this particular context. Rotten immigration officials are a curse in way too many countries. |
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Originally Posted by Lissbovavd
(Post 9417283)
but what is really outrageous is the fact that politicians and the public/voters at large allow them to get away with mounting such vindictive power displays,
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Re: Cruise passengers tell of seven-hour security 'revenge' at US Border
Originally Posted by Manc
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Why would a US citizen care that a dentist from Wigan needs his fingerprints taken in order to enter the country?
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Re: Cruise passengers tell of seven-hour security 'revenge' at US Border
Originally Posted by Manc
(Post 9417294)
Why would a US citizen care that a dentist from Wigan needs his fingerprints taken in order to enter the country?
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Re: Cruise passengers tell of seven-hour security 'revenge' at US Border
Originally Posted by Bob
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Well tourism has been taking a bit of a hit and place that rely on tourist money probably should perhaps give just the slightest bit of a crap.
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Re: Cruise passengers tell of seven-hour security 'revenge' at US Border
Originally Posted by Bluegrass Lass
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Lawsuits against whom? I don't believe TSA can be sued.
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Re: Cruise passengers tell of seven-hour security 'revenge' at US Border
Tourists and (non citizen) immigrants don't vote.
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Re: Cruise passengers tell of seven-hour security 'revenge' at US Border
Originally Posted by Englishman43
(Post 9417454)
This is America so lets get in the spirit of things: start by sueing Immigration officer and entire family, then cruise line and all employees of, followed by city ship was docked in, state city is in , country city is in, company that made the computer that broke ,anyone who owns a computer or has been on a ship. The guy who booked the trip for you, your friend that suggested a cruise might be a nice holiday, your wife for agreeing with friend , etc, etc :eek:
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Re: Cruise passengers tell of seven-hour security 'revenge' at US Border
Originally Posted by Bob
(Post 9416807)
Docked at LA, says it all :lol:
Jim. |
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Some funny stuff in the comments section of that article. I particularly liked the argument that Brits deserved to be hassled coming into the US until the UK allows Michael Savage in.
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Re: Cruise passengers tell of seven-hour security 'revenge' at US Border
Originally Posted by lansbury
(Post 9417231)
There is one golden rule which applies the world over.
Do not mouth off at immigration officers. |
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