Terrorized at the Canadian Border for having a CHL

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Ehhh, I don't know. I've been to Montreal a few times, but the last time they retained me and searched my car and asked me the same questions several times. This had nothing to do with my gun permit as I didn't have one at the time.
 
I've been feeling like a ping pong ball with my emotions and these responses have really intrigued me and got me thinking. It seems like it is hard to make a consensus of my treatment and the correct action to take or if I should take any action. I've been hearing a lot of people saying I was certainly abused and it would be morally wrong for me to not report his actions and to help prevent bullies like him from harassing other innocent tourists who have the unfortunate experience of having to deal with them on their next Canadian vacation. On the other hand, I have been hearing people who say that harassing, interrogating, searching and intimidating tourists (and their own Canadian citizens) is what they are paid to do and maybe his line of questioning and harsh treatment is just a normal part of the job and he was not out of line.
 
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OKOK... I'm thinking my letter sucks.. I will remove it.. :p

ACtually, I'll just forget about it.. I am thinking that harassing, detaining, intimidating and searching tourists (and citizens) is normal procedure.. I guess I will just have to be prepared next time.

Here's an expression , my old man never taught me:
"Man up and take the interrogation like a man." :p

Cavity Search , well umm.. :eek:
 
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I'll restate that I think you should file a complaint.

Afterall, I doubt it's the lawful normal business person that is smuggling guns and drugs into Canada... you know, people with actually something to lose.

Instead, they should focus their efforts on actual criminals who are breaking laws.

It's the same concept as TSA strip searching little white grandmothers at the airport, and letting the arabs walk on through with minimal investigation because of the PC issues in our world... despite the fact that arabs have been responsible for some 99% of airline terrorism in history...

Profiling is a dirty word in the US, but used effectively worldwide to identify and isolate real threats versus non-threats in a world of limited resources to defend against crime and terrorism.

While this Canadian border guard is harassing you, it's quite possible he's wasting resources better spent on real suspicious people doing actual illegal stuff...

So if you take that angle, you have a great argument IMO. Limited resources wasted on people like you actually lesson safety.
 
ACtually, I'll just forget about it.. I am thinking that harassing, detaining, intimidating and searching tourists (and citizens) is normal procedure.. I guess I will just have to be prepared next time
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Possibly - however as one of the first to relay similar treatment let me say - my gut feeling is the guy you encountered went too far & you should send a letter.
Another poster confirmed that he had first hand knowledge/experience with the guy and I got the impression that the guy takes being a to new levels.
 
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