Man arrested by Border Patrol...lawful arrest?

[SilverBullet432]

Okay maybe not "asinine" per say, but his attitude did not help at all. Not to "profile" the guy, but he looks like a crackhead.. Im not afraid to say it..

[TomD]

Act like an ass you get treated like one.
I frequently pass thru these checkpoints and while I don't think they do much good, I know they are there and play the game. Last time when asked citizenship, I replied 'native Texan' which got a chuckle and a wave thru.

[SOWT]

Act like an ass you get treated like one.
I frequently pass thru these checkpoints and while I don't think they do much good, I know they are there and play the game. Last time when asked citizenship, I replied 'native Texan' which got a chuckle and a wave thru.

This.

They run a checkpoint north of Ft Huachuca, last time through I told the guy I was a US Citizen, but everyone else was from Texas. They laughed, and wished us well.

If I am running drugs then getting through the checkpoint fast should be on my too-do list.
be polite, answer the questions and move out. The longer I am there, the greater the risk in getting caught.

You think that would be taught in drug possession 101.

[Sensei]

Not being friendly to a man who's stopped you for doing something you have every right to do, is about as far from an "asinine statement" as I can imagine.

There is no right to operate a vehicle on public roadways.

[SpeedRacer]

Based on the video, and the followup story, seems pretty cut and dry. Dog alerted, BP went through protocol, Ruthless Toothless made it difficult, he was detained while they finished doing their job, was subsequently released after they found a small amount of marijuana (which would kinda explain the dog alerting). Makes all kinds of sense to me, but I've never been accused of having much of an imagination.

[Irish]

Freedom.

[THCDDM4]

How is it some of you guys get the right to bear arms is as much about muskets from when it was written to any other form of firearm that came afterwards- yet the right to peacebly move about the country stopped when cars were invented because they weren't around back then?

Boggles my mind how people just pick and choose how to apply "rights"; as if a right isnt a universal thing that should not be watered down to a permission EVER!

Guy acted rudely, but that doesn't give the Federale carte Blanche to violate his rights.

[THCDDM4]

One more thing to add- Thinking that these types of Check points will catch terrorists is laughable; King Obama and company are flying them in as refugees, haven't you heard?!

Aren't most of the illegals found just let out into the country anyways?

Checkpoints are about control not safety.

[MountainRaven]

How is it some of you guys get the right to bear arms is as much about muskets from when it was written to any other form of firearm that came afterwards- yet the right to peacebly move about the country stopped when cars were invented because they weren't around back then?

Boggles my mind how people just pick and choose how to apply "rights"; as if a right isnt a universal thing that should not be watered down to a permission EVER!

Guy acted rudely, but that doesn't give the Federale carte Blanche to violate his rights.

Every road in the US should be made a turnpike, then. Turnpikes are as old as the Union and perfectly Constitutional.

That'll solve the problem: Checkpoints for every county, for every city, for every state. Every time you cross an invisible line that only exists on a map in some bureaucrat's office. Stop. Pay the nice man (or woman) in the booth. Carry on traveling. And then we can replace the CBP running these checkpoints with Federal Tollway Enforcement under the Department of Homeland Security. Don't - or can't - pay the toll and you'll get pulled over and fined - or your car will be confiscated to pay your toll and fine, since you obviously won't be able to afford to go back, either. Every where you go will be tracked and you'll pay for every where you go. This will, naturally, be on top of the taxes you already pay for gasoline and such enforcement will, naturally, be in addition to actions taken by municipal, local, and state law enforcement. Such tolls will be made based on the amount of carbon released by your vehicle and its weight.

[SilverBullet432]

Aren't most of the illegals found just let out into the country anyways

They are deported.

Also, how are they controlling? You'd be surprised to know that they actually do catch bad guys at checkpoints.