MarylandNed

Totally agree. There's no automatic right of entry for visitors so don't pay for flights and then give someone a reason (however minor it may seem to you) not to let you in.

Octang Frye

No he didn't. It was something like LeighV_B. My bet would be they search for s slew of keywords, and certain messages are flagged. These are then reviewed by human eyes.

Carnivore was the first.

http://socialmediatoday.com/marketme...l-you-tweeting

Giantaxe

Something like what? They used British slang for partying and a line from Family Guy ffs. And announced when and where they would be going. If the DHS is this clueless it doesn't exactly bode well for their ability to make us safer.

Sally Redux

I'm just going to shoot up the town for some fags.

Octang Frye

I am starting to become somewhat hopeful. More and more of you are starting to be outraged. Thank the maker.

Lion in Winter

Um, I think you'll find that the British have had a very healthy disrespect for authority and authoritarianism for some time. Whether it emanates from the government or from paramilitary "militias". Or from the Church.

kimilseung

My plumbing needs work,
I have to beat down a septic tank.

Lion in Winter

KBO old son, kbo.

MarylandNed

LOL!

Brigette

Just as how you expect the DHS to know British slang, I suppose they expected the British citizens to know the American meaning or interpretations of words? Maybe?

I'm not hot and bothered by it even though I do see the case for "both" sides.

Giantaxe

Er, I'm guessing DHS has access to computers. It would have been a relatively easy task to verify his claim the quote was from Family Guy and that his claim regarding British slang was also correct. Clearly they didn't even do this rudimentary bit of investigation, so The "American meaning" - which is no different from the non-slang British meaning anyway - is pretty much moot.

What's even funnier is that Marilyn Monroe is apparently buried in a crypt, so "digging her up" would have been more than a little problematic anyway.

MarylandNed

It's not their job to overcome your mistakes and help you get into the country. It's their job to use whatever ammunition you give them to weed you out. Big difference. So given 2 different scenarios, they will err on the side of caution and assume that the worst scenario applies. They have absolutely no incentive to do otherwise. What do they care if some innocents get weeded out? "Better safe than sorry" is the mantra and that's the way it has to be.

I do feel sorry for the couple involved because I'm sure that they never saw this coming. They've lost money and they might never be able to get back into the US again. It should be a lesson to everyone to be careful about what they post online.

Octang Frye

Indeed, consider everything you say, every possible permutation and combination. Is it politically correct? I don't want to commit thought crime.

Lion in Winter

It has been well-known for a long time that US uniformed officials at the border have NO sense of humour whatsoever.

S Folinsky

I find my head shaking at all parties involved. Several thoughts -- consider the agency involved. But also, consider the source of the newspaper report. Also the old saw about "my football field, my football, my rules."

I'm waiting to see a story about a refusal of admission because some has "Coming Into Los Angeles" on the I-Pod.