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The fact that they denyed her right to call the consulate is insane
A literal violation of international law, but then, when has the US really ever cared about that kind of thing.
Denied*
@@JonInCanada1Canada violates international law all the time
@@SalvableRuin Sure Klan, sure
@@SalvableRuin well we are just trying to be like our big brother
Visitors to the U.S. should never forget that police in the U.S. have the lowest level of training of ANY advanced western country. You'll likely be dealing with a cop who may not have even finished high school, and has received extremely weak training about civil rights by trainers who they themselves are poorly trained.
Just don't go there...works fer me lol
They are trained to kill more than they are in the law........the whole system is evil!
Except for the RCMP!
@@stuartbeaton-gm9xnCanadian police are highly trained
What a sh-t sh-w nightmare. I had less hastle crossing into communist Russia back when it was technically still the USSR.
As an American, friends and I have been harassed in some states (I-75.) It is no picnic. When a friend and I traveled to Montreal and we looked lost, friendly drivers would flag us over and show us the way to our destination. Even the police.
You brought up something that's being largely ignored in this thread. Americans are treated to this all the time. It's not a Canadian vs American thing. I was disgusted with the way U.S. officials of all types treated THEIR OWN CITIZENS at every airport I went through during a Christmas from hell trip to LA in 2009. The multiple levels of authority with a chip on their shoulder and a gun on their hip is oppressive. They are not there to help, that's for sure. What a nut house. I can see where the sentiment of people as 'sheep' could come from.
and yet: Quebece police are notorious because of their biased traffic stops to non Quebecers.
@@charlieross-BRM The US border agents , on the North border anyway all have chips on their shoulders and I am sure they all get hired because they have this very attitude. So the assholes get hired and when a real criminals tries to get through, then these guys make their money. It is a fact of life. You don't want candy ass border agents. I find this not just in the USA but in some European countries as well.
I go through the border at International Falls MN. And at the railway bridge because I work for CN and 50% of the agents are pretty ruthless. I had to show the same guy my passport, 3 times a week ,and he knows me. Some of these guys will make small talk but others will think you are trying to pull something off by making small talk.
The license plate is Canadian, the speedometer is in km/hr... "how do I know your Canadian?"
I swear the entrance exam for American police is 1 question: "what is your name".... like celebrity jeopardy on SNL.
It is stunning how they think you could drive across the border and be there illegally? Have these hillbilly cops ever entered the country through US Customs?
Idiot cops
OMG! That has to be a sketch! Write it and send it in.
As a Canadian, I would hire an attorney in that state and sue the police department to squeeze every last penny out of this. If the goal of that behaviour is to bring in funds for the police deparment, hitting their bottom line would make them think twice before racketeering honest travelers.
Don't worry, all the bad publicity from this is enough to frighten many tourists from around the world 🌎 about American Police. If Americans think it will not affect them, I think they are very short-sighted.
Good luck with that in Georgia. To find a lawyer willing to sue the police force in the deep south would be a no win situation. The US is not Canada. The legal system there is not fair at all. Lady justice wears a blind fold for a reason.
Georgia has an old law on the books that allows.
Though South Carolina still has one that if you sleep over in a hotel unmarried, you are by morning. Just nuts
All that does is cost the tax payers in that district pay the the fees its the same when a cop killed a person wrongfully thay pay nothing the police brotherhood and the system protects them cops in USA have very low standards of training vs other countrys
It is almost impossible to sue police in USA other than maybe gross negligence... Just saying "I thought driver's license was a forgery" would be enough for police officer to get case dismissed...
Its literally illegal to deny our call to our canadian consulate.
Yet our government does nothing
I hope she sued that police department. I know I sure would.
@@KittyKat8946yeah, me too. I’d also refuse to pay the bond and the impound fees.
it's also literally illegal to arrest someone without reason, but here we are.
@@_Twink A follow up says the government got things straightened up.
This is completely unbelievable. About 35 years ago I was driving a tractor trailer thru Ohio, got pulled over for speeding, and was escorted by the police directly to the courthouse. I had to pay the fine immediately or I would not have been released, and my truck and load would have been seized. I still had a day left in the US before coming back to Canada, but after scrounging thru pockets to get together enough money to get back, I didn't even have enough money for a cup of coffee, or something to eat. I was so thirsty and hungry by the time I got back into Canada. There seems to be a lot of crooked police forces in the US, who can make your life a living hell, and you have no way of fighting back. She is absolutely correct, they are counting on you not coming back to fight your case, you are just going to hand over your money and get out of there as fast as you can. Every officer involved in this should have lost their jobs, because every single one of them would have known it was a bogus charge.
American Police always knew they could get away with corruption because the Judges were corrupt.
It seems its only getting worse too, why the hell would any of them target their awesome neighbours to the north is beyond my comprehension, that place its run by nuts and I sure it terrifies them too.
@@Ogsonofgroo MONEY.
It happens many places including Canada Napanee ontario is a shithole supreme and is infa ours for this sort of pathetic abuse
There is a more current version of this with a fellow they get pulled over in California, driving a Lamborghini from Alberta.
A similar thing happened to me a few years back in Arizona, I requested very strongly for a supervisor to attend the traffic stop, as I repeatedly told the officer that Canadian drivers licenses were valid in America, I’m not sure exactly what his problem is, but thankfully the supervisor dropped by and settled it instantly and apologised
The problem is illiteracy!
I haven't gone to the USA very often, but I can see why I might not want to visit the USA. The lesson is: USA cops are untrustworthy, and on the take. Never trust an American policeman.
You still need to produce your passport , depending on the state. In Georgia the cop can ask to see your passport. So the suggestion to leave your passport at you hotel is not correct. Your birth certificate is no good because you might not be a citizen of the country you were born in. So the birth certificate on her phone showing born in Caada does not mean she is Canadian. Many people give up their Canadian citizenship when they marry a foreigner from another country, like Trinidad.
You also can't just show pictures, you need the original passport.
@@jeffbguarino not sure where you got this from, maybe made it up? But that is simply not true in any way
@@Foxtrotalex From Georgia department of drivers services. Google it:
Non-US citizens with a valid foreign driver's license are allowed to drive in the state of Georgia for tourism or business purposes. If you choose to drive with a license issued by a foreign country, a law officer may ask for your passport or visa to verify the license is valid.
I also know people that gave up different citizenships. A German guy married my wife's friend in Trinidad. He became a citizen of Trinidad but had to renounce German citizenship. I also know in Ukraine you can't get Ukraine citizenship unless you renounce your other citizenships. My wife is a citizen of Ukraine but our kids have Ukraine citizenship by birth , so that is OK. I would have to give up Canadian and Italian citizenship while my kids have all three and that is allowed.
I know Canadian Police who have worked wiith American Police and they basically said the US police have next to no standards of who gets hired.
@@angl8748 much better than the states
@@angl8748I have had a few interactions with police in my younger days, although I never ended up in jail, although I assaulted a police officer who was beating up a kid for drinking under age. That said, there is no way I would compare our police misbehaving with the multitude of bad incidents that seem to occur daily in the U.S., even allowing for the fact that the U.S. has approximately 9 times the people that we have in Canada! Our RCMP, for example have enjoyed a stellar reputation overall, but perhaps police in our larger cities don’t fare as well!
I could understand the odd cop who is clueless enough to not know that we have a reciprocal agreement regarding driving in each other’s country on their own DL. However, to be processed at the police station and thrown in jail is almost tantamount to declaring war on Canadians! This is American arrogance at its pinnacle and a formal complaint should have (and maybe was) filed!
@@allaneisner4729 And the LAST war the yanks had with Canada.....when they invaded....didn't go so well for them. They haven't tried it again since.
Police departments in the United States are filled with failed fire department recruits.
When you realize Police Academy was not a comedy but a documentary.
That was good
And it was shot in Toronto, at the ex "Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital"....a 'loonie-bin"......which is strangely appropriate.....lol
Ok… this made me spit my beer out! 🤣
Its funny because its true!
If this happened in Canada, the officer would be fired, guaranteed. The person also would never have been booked or detained as no single officer could do any of these things without concurrence from other officers who couldn’t possibly be that stupid. Is the Georgia a third world country? What a disgrace!
Canadian here - I drove I-75 once in the late 70's when I was about 18 with some friends from Toronto and I had been told by my Dad and Grandfather who both drove to Florida many times from Southern Ontario to Florida, warned me about driving "through the U.S. south" as the troopers in places like Kentucky and Georgia "aren't very fond of Canadians" and they'll maybe "mistreat" a Canadian driver they pull over. So, I'm not surprised this young Canadian women had this experience, sadly.
This is a warning to all Canadians driving in the US....The US is not what it used to be....
The U.S. has ALWAYS been like this. Don't believe the ancient propaganda.
The US is just not worth it.
Almost as corrupt as Mexico now it seems
The US was NEVER what it “used to be”. I have stories going back to the 60s, my Dad to the 40’s, and his stories are worse than mine, which are worse than this.
Genuinely curious as to when "used to be" was.
There's been way worse stories for decades of police violating people's rights. This is pretty tame.
I was driving through North Dakota. A cop drove past me in the opposite direction, I look back and saw them pulling a U-turn. They asked for my ID, and said I was speeding. I was told I had a choice to pay them $100 cash, or I was going to jail and my car was going to be impounded. That’s how they treat Canadians, fast cash
wow that's a bribe...third world country type of stuff. sad. U.S is a scary place
This is also what Mexican cops and cartels do
You didn’t write what kind of road you were on. If you were speeding on I-94 or I-29 then you deserved the ticket as the speed limit(s) are mostly 75mph. Also as well, I’m a retired long haul trucker from Winnipeg, and I have never had a problem with any police in ND despite many interactions with them. As a matter of fact, one saved my life once when my truck’s fuel froze up in -40 weather. I think perhaps you were just pulled over by a bad cop.
I got pulled over and given a speeding ticket on the way back home from Grand Forks, in 94. He just said mail in the fine or pay it next time I came down.
You found the corrupt cop.
I have heard of this happening in Detroit as well, better have some cash to pay the ticket on the spot
The lesson is that after being in the US over a hundred times I won't go back anymore I won't spend my money there anymore
Am a Canadian that has not stepped foot in Us since DT elected- the gun violence and watching UA-cam videos of US police in action also factors-Have staycations in Canada!!
What exactly has DT got to do with a Georgia State police?
I haven’t gone to the states since JB got elected…. DT was the better of two options atleast DT is fit to stand trial unlike the Current President….
How can a country be okay with an elderly man who isn’t fit to stand trial be allowed to run the country…. 😂😂
@@MadamNomad Oh much better to have a convicted felon, ripest(sic), 7 x bankrupt, twice impeached, serial liar who makes up it's own words! Elderly? tRump is only three years younger than President Biden and it has been proven it is incontinent. GO KAMILLA!!!
As a Canadian I drive exactly the speed limit because I'm terrified of getting pulled over in the states
Ahhhh just stick to 4mph over, you’ll be fine. Even when I did in the USA, the cops were going faster than me.
Yes, the County Shariffs are the most unpredictabe. It truely is the wild west if you are Canadian
Right. In canada its generally excepted to drive 10 over. Dont risk that shit in the states though.
@@xbox_junkie in Ontario, 20 over is the norm on most highways, hardly see anyone going slower than that, maybe a few
Us highway are faster so 10 over in miles in alot
This is just another reason, in a long list, of why Canadians refuse to travel to the United States now. Very scary.
Especially Florida
I take Amtrak and rent a car in Florida .
I'm Australian, and the USA 🇺🇸 is the only country I refuse to go back to.
Tis true. I've watched videos of gun happy cops literally murder someone with their hands up & not resisting! Just being black. Scary shit!
I will go to the United States but, I will never go on my own and I always go either with somebody who is experienced with going there or where I have somebody who is American waiting for me
This is unbelieveable. My husband and I decided some time ago that the US is no longer a place for us to visit e again. There are lots of other safer and saner places to visit. This reinforces that decision.
I'm Australian, and I agree.
My shadow will NEVER darken the U.S. soil again.
Hi Tyler, as a single woman I have to say this story did affect my feelings about travelling through the U:.S.. I found this disturbing because the woman had all her papers in order and was really a model visitor. It seems there was an ulterior motive for handcuffing and bringing her to jail. Crazy! While I'm writing I just wanted to mention in case you didn't know, that Canadians that I know call your country "The States". I have never heard anyone say for example "I went to America" but on the other hand we call the citizens "Americans"
American police officers can also legally confiscate and keep any cash money they find. This has been shown to be very common and sometimes they'll search cars and people for this specific purpose. It's robbery. As a Canadian, other than shootings, American police officers are the next scariest part visiting the US.
"Other than shootings"??!!??!! Why ever go to the US. Fly to Europe! Screw Florida...
@@margueriteperry9302because it's way better?
How??
Please the EU is so much better in every way@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072
@@margueriteperry9302 Because a handful tanks of gas costs quite a lot less than a transatlantic flight.
As a Canadian, I will NEVER travel to the U.S.
Yarr mon, its like an average American going over the border to Tjuana Mexico eh :P
In my post I told about the experience of being stopped by state troopers in Georgia on the I 75 on the way home to London On. from Florida. It was the early nineties. Haven't been back since. I now live in BC. the border to Washington state is a 20 min drive from where I live. Never in the 10 years I've lived here have I bothered to cross. Its just not worth it.
While we were working in the states, on contract we were driving down the highway on saw something strange that look like a giant bullet. We pulled over and stopped and realized that this was something dangerous, so we called the police. When the officers came they accused us of having something to do with the theft of this bomb. And threatened us with arrest. It took a lot of time to explain to them what had happened, and they later realized there was an Army base very close and it had come from the army base from some kind of practice exercises.
But I have to say this took hours and gave us a lot of fear, that we were going to end up in jail for just being good citizens who were worried for the safety of the USA citizens.
This is a true story, that I will never forget.
It really is just a cash grab - few people have the resources to prosecute a law suit from a foreign country. For most people it's prohibitively expensive to hire a representative to handle the law suit. It's next to impossible to get anything back unless you or your family is very wealthy. If I recall correctly, a foreign plaintiff cannot hire an American lawyer on contingency - please, any US lawyers familiar with this type of action, correct me if I'm wrong. That means all legal fees must be paid up front. Edited to add: they don't just target foreign drivers - their biggest targets are American citizens with out of state license plates. The way they can seize cash and the person has to go to court and somehow prove the money is "innocent" is designed to make it next to impossible to get it back, meanwhile anyone that try's has just enriched that county with all those court fees. "YeeHaw! It's thieving time!" It's monstrous that many counties and States have laws designed so that they can steal money legally from American citizens. In most corrupt countries, these sorts of cash grabs are absolutely illegal, but the money changes hands much more discreetly, and if you slip something of value over you may be able to recover some simply by agreeing not to fight LL of the seizure. In the US, the gov't just takes it and says "what are you going to do about it?" Frankly, in red States if it wasn't for the Federal gov't combating this sort of thing, Many States would simply be Robber Baron Fiefdoms.
hell they do that to everybody not just Canadians if you aren't local they love to pull you over
Based on this kind of egregious, ignorant behaviour by U.S. police, Canada should probably issue a travel advisory if it hasn't already. It definitely behooves all Canadians to know the laws when they are travelling in the U.S., and to have important phone numbers and other contact info readily available.
They have issued a travel advisory.
Some Canadian police forces receive narcotics training in Alabama. It was in the papers a few years ago and I believe it was the RCMP.
Canada did have a long term travel advisory for the US. On its website, warning about nutjobs with guns. At the moment, they have "take normal precautions" when travelling in the US, but perhaps Canada can now add nutjobs with guns, badges, little training, and inferiority complexes.
@@dbird1356 My understanding is that aircrafts flying into the US now advise passengers that they are now entering a country with fascist leanings in some states such as Florida.
@@shellyfox863 You are joking of course. There is a travel advisory, however, mostly concerning crime, violence and gun prevalence.
Many years ago (early '90s), I was driving back to London, ON from Nashville, TN. Because of unexpected snowfall (only 4 inches, but it was rare there), the city of Nashville was shut down. I got pulled over by a state trooper who asked me, "Where are you going? It's snowing out here!" I told him I was driving back home to Canada and he said, "OK, carry on. I guess you can handle the snow."
Lmao... ya we know how to drive!!!
Yep if you see my story posted , we were all from London On. too.
Welcome to Merika. I was questioned and asked for my ID because I was sitting at a park bench at a gas station waiting for my friend to pay for gas near Vegas.. That never happened to me in Canada. I was very annoyed. The US is a police state. The supreme court provides qualified immunity to cops so that thy can keep getting away with this. I don't go the the US anymore.
Being Canadian I would sue the ass off this State
most likely be a county or town down there Georgia is funny about letting locals work the interstate
I am a Canadian who worked in West Virginia and was warned by our employer to be very aware of some notorious speed traps on I-75 where the corrupt counties lowered the speed limit to catch unsuspecting drivers. They wanted out of state drivers so they could shake them down and wouldn`t fight the tickets in court. I believe the speed limit dropped from 75 mph to 40 mph for no reason except to catch people.
Now imagine when people from Quebec show their driving license all written in French that the trooper likely can't understand 😬
lol avec un Québécois qui baragouine l'anglais
Doesn't french sound like arabic.
You are now qualified as "Terrorist" and lose all your right, have a happy torture in the US Navy Base in Cuba for the next years.
@@rachelc2227I met one once
Likely can't understand? Most USicans have no clue how to pronounce French words. They pronounce the word "niche" (neesh), nich. I've even heard someone say nichee.
Just speak French to them. Pretend you don't speak English. That will really confuse them.
She should have asked: how do I know you’re a real police officer?
I wouldn't push my luck.
I may think it, but I wouldn't get lippy in the USA
Not worth the beating she would get from the cop.
@@sheilameagher3675 ...or the sudden "discovery" of a felony amount of narcotics under the driver's seat..
An earlier video asked if Canadians would ever move to the US, we all said No.
Although this story is 5 yrs old,
the answer is still No.
PS You mentioned how gracious she was being about the whole thing,
I shouted at my screen, "Because she's Canadian!" Other Canadians might not be so nice -😄
She was so nice to give the officer the benefit of hoping it was just an error on her part. Much nicer than I would have been and I am also Canadian.
I've had to bail out two different bosses in the US for similar stupid charges, and I have stopped vacationing in the US. I truly question "electing" sheriffs in the US, the justice system needs to be separate. The sheriffs need the fines but not from their voters!
This. 100%.
Seems times haven’t changed!
I remember when I was a kid, my dad’s boss would come over to the house for dinner just before Christmas holidays. ( late 70’s).He always took his family to Florida for the holidays because his wife’s family lived there. He always said he always traveled with 100.00 American in his wallet to pay fines he would get in Georgia.
Seems, most rural police departments there fund the department through fines, not general tax revenues.
Any out of state, or country license plates were the best targets!
Stay safe, stay sane, stay strong Ukraine 🇺🇦
Canadians get arrested every year simply for driving with a Canadian license in the United States
Yea. Why is the Sheriffs office a political position that you need to get elected for. Makes no sense. There should be a central police force and officers are promoted on merit to the position of sheriff. The US is such a backwards country in so many ways.
All law enforcement needs to be hired on merit. With a strong education in criminology and law.
I remember a similar incident when I was 12 or 13. My mom and her husband decided we were going to to drive down to Disney World for our vacation. I remember on the way back that we went to stop for lunch and as we were walking to toward the entrance there was a sign saying No N****rs allowed and we were in total shock at the Blatant Discrimination and we turned around and got back in the car and decided to drive to the next city or state and as we were driving we got pulled over for “speeding” which I know we were not. Anyway I remember that he said to follow him back to the sheriffs office or station and pay the fine or my stepfather would be arrested. So as the frightened and surprised Canadians we were filled him, paid the fine and he said now get the hell out of his state and don’t come back because we don’t want foreigners here. I was terrified. That was over 40 years ago and I as you see will never forget that experience.
When I was in Hawaii. Americans would not sit with foreign tourists, and it had to be racially segregated.
A guy from Canada was driving a Lambo in California and almost had the same problem, he only got a ticket but immediately drove to the station and had the Lieutenant wipe it and inform the officer involved the law.
There are a group of Canadians who drive their fabulous cars to the States and are always getting pulled over. Was that the video where he was cited for loud exhaust system? Also one of them was parked on a street and some worker who was at a nearby house doing renovation work went to his car and smashed his windshield while he was off talking to another neighbour. No one knew anyone else and just smashed it for no reason! Jealous I guess.
My husband and I drive to Florida from Ontario every winter and are extra vigilant going through the state of Georgia. The stories of being stopped by the state police in Georgia for some minor infraction and money being demanded upfront are legendary. We laugh that no one stays to spend money in Georgia on hotel, restaurant food, entertainment etc and as a result, they need to find a way to get into the revenue stream. I’m afraid I don’t feel safe at all there. Personally, I think “Uncle Bubba”, the locally elected sheriffs have hired all of their half-witted nephews onto the police force. I remember once going into a sheriff’s office for directions to a nearby campground and they couldn’t tell us because the campground was in the next county, five miles down the road! It’s a special kind of stupid in Georgia. Breathe a sigh of relief when you’ve hit Florida or South Carolina!
and half-witted nieces, too, in this case
This is why I look for cheap flights to England, Spain, Italy, Greece, or almost anywhere in Europe. Friendly, safe, easy to get around, nd I get to practise another language. Even with their strikes, political conflicts, pickpockets, and recent crazy weather!
Georgia is terrible. I know a Trans girl who had her hormones confiscated flying through Georgia. Despite having a prescription
@@ryanm7171it gets all too weird when your sister is also your Aunty and your cousin.
@@gmacka6333 lol
I'm a British Canadian, married to a Canadian. At about the time this Georgia argument happened, my son came over from England (when he was about 25) and we showed him around the sights. That included a trip down to Niagara, obviously, and we decided to add a bit of icing to the trip by driving back to Montreal on the southern side of the river, through America. Since my son was on a British passport we obviously had to go through a lot more paperwork at the border. Not a surprise, but we WERE surprised by the time it took: They were understaffed and flooded by people crossing, so the queues were horrendous. But worse, as far as we were concerned, was that they were prioritising anyone who had an appointment they had to keep, such as a plane to catch. We had told them when we first registered that we weren't a priority and that we were just driving home, so we kept on getting bumped down the queue by people considered a higher priority, and we never got near the front desk. Eventually one of the border staff recognised our problem and came out to see us on the floor. He checked our papers, said we looked ok to him, and let us through. Without that glimpse of human empathy, we'd have been there all night!
That was 5 years ago, and I haven't been back. I've stayed on my side of the border ever since, and I WILL NOT go south. Stories like this one ring true to me, given my experience of American police and border guards over the years, and I don't want to be the focus of yet another such story. Sorry.
As a Canadian I say Lawsuit for sure or denying a call to the Canadian consulate, and the saying invalid drivers license and to be sent to jail for potentially months for a speeding ticket is crazy
One more thing to think about if you are Canadian and traveling in the US if you are carrying cash keep the receipt from your bank with it. I have heard several stories of Canadians having there money seized by State Troopers
That won't help. Just cause one deposits thier ill gotten gains in the bank does not make the money clean. Also you could be on your way to commit a crime.
Tyler, the last time I was in the US, driving in Washington state gave me a speeding ticket. There were five cars doing the same speed, I was the only car with an out of country licence plate, so I was the target. $156. Later, I haven’t been back since and won’t be ever again.
Not an uncommon story Tyler. We will never travel to the US again.
Don't pay the ticket. What can they do if you never go back.
@@benelder6431 They have you pay that right away - to them usually - under threat of arrest. NO ONE wants to be jailed in the US in their 'for profit' penal system. Everything there is all about the money!
I have heard of many Canadian drivers who have been arrested and their cars towed for the same reason. There are even lots of videos on UA-cam showing Canadians being arrested for this.
Cops know they aren't going to get in trouble for it, so why not have fun?
A number of years ago a family friend who was an oil company executive was driving through Maine on his way from Nova Scotia to Ontario. He was stopped by the police and spent the night in jail for the horrific crime of touching a solid yellow line with his tire in an isolated stretch of highway. He was detained until the judge showed up the next day and released him. This family now refuses to travel to the USA as do I. It is too bad, I have family in Florida and Tennessee I would love to visit but we arrange it so them come up to visit us.
I recently drove from Ontario, Canada to Orlando, FL and was traveling with 2 of my grandsons. One of my grandson's is 19 years old and legally licenced in drive. However, because of this incident I would not let my grandson drive in Georgia.
CAA recommends no one under the age of 21 drive in Georgia with a Canadian driver's license.
A few years back my senior parents were pulled over in Georgia on their way to Florida.
He said speeding 1 mile over the speed limit. The officer demanded cash by the side of the highway, "Or else you're going to jail" he said. MY PARENTS WERE IN
THEIR 70s! How corrupt. They never returned down South.
I would never again drive in the USA. My husband and I drove to Wisconsin once in our early 20’s,as his father’s family is American, but with more guns and insane gun toting politics, we never would again. We went through in the late 80’s. The USA has beautiful places to visit too. It’s a shame. More people are feeling this way.
NO they are not ! America is a continent, not a country. Teach your husband and his family, that the terrorist US is not America. If he has a passport, tell him to read it ! It says US passport on the cover and inside it says the barer of the passport is a US citizen, not American citizen. The of A in US of A if short for United States of the continent of America. They call themselves Murkins (What I call them) because they want to be the only country on the continent. I mean they were barely a country when they attacked us in 1812 and after we kicked their ASS. They went to war against Mexico and stole their land as well as the Native's lands. The US should be put on the terrorist country list, especially after Reagan funded terrorists that he called freedom fighters Bush Sr illegally invaded Iraq and started wars all over the world when he was head of the CIA and then we come to his dumb son, who invented WMDs so they could invade Iraq again and then the false flag operation in NY so terrorist Murika could invade Afghanistan. Their country started with a war and they have been at war ever since.
Let me guess. Murika boy and probably you too, think I am a conspiracy nut but I dare you to ask any of your kids, if you have them, that are in high school, ask their chemistry teacher if jet fuel can melt steel and he/she will tell you NO, Yet we all saw the pictures at ground zero of the giant melted steel girders ! Lies and cover ups ! I guess he and you also believe that JFK was killed by a magic bullet that turned around in mid air after being shot, like the Warren report said. No it doesn't say magic bullet but it does say that the bullet shot from behind the car, from the book depository, after the car drove past it, hit the front of his head and as we also all saw the videos of the back of his head being blown away and the only way that can happen is if the bullet hit the guy in the front seat, past through him, turned around in mid air and then went through Kennedy's head from the front !
Sorry, I am not picking or trying to harass you. It is just so frustrating to hear Murkins deny the truth !
One last thing. Why is it that any country that attacks Murika, which hasn't happened, why is it that if you attack Murika you are a terrorist country but when terrorist Murika attacks an other country they say they are there to bring freedom and democracy, REALLY !!! So, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the middle east are all now peace loving democracies !!!???????
A beautiful place with a rotten soul is not a beautiful place. The great scenery hardly makes up for the arrogant and ignorant populace.
Well I'm in Toronto and at least one person a day is shot in my neighborhood, shit three weeks ago there was a shooting war in the stairwell will the building beside us my bedroom window was right beside the blown out windows down the building!!!! It's not the guns lady, we can't have guns here, but the criminals all around me sure have them...people killed everyday around here, and once again we up here cant have them, so whats up with that eh?
@@sarahwaters10sw yes I am in Canada too and you are right there is more crime in Toronto than there used to be, but more people in the USA have guns and there is a lot more crime there . Sorry to hear about your experience. So glad you are alright
@@Angela-vy5okWe are statistically on trend for less shootings and related injuries this year than we’ve been since 2015, despite an increase in population and the homelessness crisis. There are also less robberies.
Granted, the trend of disturbed people with sharp objects on the TTC is on the rise, but the notion that we’re in the middle of a gun crime wave is a matter of reporting and the brazen nature of shootings in daytime public places.
Sorry for people who’ve had personal experiences with gun crime but statistically, Toronto is _currently_ below the national average in gun crime and gun-related homicides.
OTOH, the suburbs are seeing an uptick in violent crime and “American-style” robberies.
There are a ton of contributing factors but Toronto is not a cesspool of crime. However, there’s no reason to accept the crime rate as it stands. Efforts, on all fronts, should continue to drive those numbers down regardless of how we compare to anywhere else.
A number of years ago, an African American came up from the US to Calgary, Alberta for a vacation. He understood that Canada was a lot friendlier than the States, & he was used to having to watch his back all of the time. He got mugged in Calgary. The mayor was so embarrassed, as was the city at large, that he offered to pay for all of the man's holiday expenses. Honestly, we were all embarrassed. The irony was not lost on anyone.
No one ever said Canada was crime free. But at least here it's the criminals doing the crimes, not law enforcement.
The US is pretty much a lawless country. Even the more laid back, enlightened and "friendly" states are sliding down the slope of indifference and animosity. I would love to travel to Minnesota for Christmas or check out my grandparent's family tree (Wisconsin) but I'm too scared now. And that's sad.
As a Canadian I’ve been told to drive the seed limit because cops looks for Ontario or Canadian license plates
She had a Nexus card? That is issued by the US Federal government. I have one too. It gets you TSA pre-clearnace at US airports and is as good as a passport for entry into the US.
I haven't been to the US since 2019 (for obvious reasons) but the state of the country (mass shootings, revoking human rights, political insanity) makes me wonder if I'll ever visit again.
Nexus is a joint program with the US and Canadian government. It started as a way to get through customs faster. It later migrated to the airport securities with Trusted traveler lines
NEXUS is the ‘Global Entry’ program, but specifically between Canada & US.
I'm not sure if it's police incompetence or outright corruption. Seems to me, they extorted her for bail money.
What's the difference?
And they wonder why less & less Canadians will visit the US.? Tourism = visiting a dirty non functioning toilet(only in Georgia)
Man, you wouldn’t believe our horrible experience. We are a muddle-aged family couple, upstanding with no criminal past (!). My husband is a pastor; I am a federal civil servant. My husband was banned from the US and told he’d be arrested if he dared show up at the border again (we were tourists). All because the border guards at a sms crossing were bored and doing training and wanted to throw their weight around. We have PTSD about it. The Canadian border guards were gobsmacked to see us coming back in, having been rejected. All because my husband was going to sell some of the books he’d written - and he called IS Customs TWICE ahead of time just to check it out and was told it was fine.
She's not the only Canadian who gets in trouble while driving in the US. The police there don't seem to know about our treaty and are just ignorant idiots. The license plate alone should have told the cops where she was from I now suspect the speeding charge is untruthful. I gotta say this makes me angry. She should have sued and made them pay millions to her because this is outrageous. Policing for profit is all I can say about that. The question is should we retaliate and pull US drivers over and put them through the same thing? Certainly, she should have sued the whole lot of them. Every American should just send her 50 cents, that should just about cover it and it's easier than suing. lol
Unfortunately some police officers in the U.S.A. are under the belief that a Canadian drivers licences are not Valid in the States even if we are in a Canadian vehicle. Ran into this multiple time myself when I went to visit a friend in Florida. Fortunately the officers I ran into were reasonable and listened to me and contacted their officers to check the law.
Oh it's even worse than that. Someone I know from Maine was stopped for speeding in Arizona and he was told is Maine driver's license was not valid in Arizona...
Absolute stupidity
It's not just Canadians anymore, immigrant driver's license from Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island and Vermont are also invalid in Florida due to the anti-immigration law that came into effect on July 1st.
That's what baffles me. Do they expect Canadians and other non-Americans to apply for a new driver's license each time they enter a different state? Would they assume it's correct policy for someone driving from Ontario to Florida to stop and acquire ten different driver's licenses along the way? Do they ask themselves why there are border crossings with roads if Canadians aren't actually allowed to drive on them? I have so many questions for these officers.
This is ridiculous... US and Canada have the longest land border on the entire planet, you would expect a lot of drivers going back and forth between these borders... This is a very basic law that all cops should know before they are even allowed to have a badge.
Wow this is CRAZY! She also talked about having Nexus which is a US security clearance. That would have also been in jeopardy by her being arrested! I love travelling to the US but there is also an element of fear each time I go.
I have a job that requires clearance. I had decided long ago to never visit the U.S. , but now staying away is required.
She failed to change over her license, registration, and insurance when she took up residence in Kentucky for University. Her Ontario license was NO LONGER VALID because of her residence, not because it was Canadian. She also fail to carry her passport to back up her license and informed the cop she had left it at HER RESIDENCE in Kentucky. She brought it on herself.
I stopped after they stole my phone, for driving while Canadian
So why do you go. I have travelled all over Canada and I can say I never was afraid.
@@alanmacificationit is valid for the first 6 months. You are WRONG as is the US police force.
There are many stories of Canadians being stopped and told their Provincial Licence is invalid.
Police have stopped Western Canadians in California for the same reason. Hi Way 75 is a common route to Florida. I have driven to Florida twice and I will never do it again.
This happens in a lot of States. American police are not trained on the treaty between the US and a large number of nations around the world (including Canada) to allow foreigners to drive in the US. I have been pulled over in California and harassed for not having an American drivers license. I’m my instance they harassed us because we were driving a supercar and because we weren’t Americans. Had to request a supervisor….who had to look up the treaty.
My advice: print out the treaty and have it with you whenever you are driving.
I had a friend who was in the US and was asked for her driver's licence in the 70s. When she showed her Canadian license she was told it wasn't valid because we only have horses and buggies here. She could not convince the person that we drove cars here. Fortunately she wasn't arrested or fined or anything though
Wasn’t our border a lot less armed too back then? I remember until recently you could travel to the us from Canada without doing much of anything.
Wow! I don't even know what to say to that 😳
@@LordDomielOfElysium you are right. Prior to 911 you just had to drive across the border and declare your citizenship when entering a country
That's as asinine as my sister in law being asked by a USican (many years back on a cruise) if we all lived in igloos. 🤪And yes, she was seriously wanting to know.
Great so being insulted was better.
She even had a Nexus card... the officer probably did not even know what that was. The problem with law enforcement in the US is almost anyone can become a cop. Here in Canada, in most provinces you have to have at least a college degree to become a police officer. And they do teach you the law...
Nonsense. To be an RCMP officer all you need is a high school diploma or equivalent, and that's true for most police forces. However, if you have some post-secondary education you'll have an advantage in the application process and likely advance faster.
College degree is recommended, but not required to be a police officer. Even the RCMP has a minimum requirement of just a high school diploma.
@@noseboop4354 What you are saying was true in the past but that changed. And some cities and provincial services might have even more requirementsHere are the current requirements in Canada right now (from Government of Canada website)
This is what you typically need for the job.
Completion of secondary school is required.
Completion of a college program in police technology is required in Québec and usually required in other provinces and territories.
A three- to six-month police training program is required.
Physical agility, strength, fitness and vision requirements must be met, and psychological or other tests are also required.
Specialized training or certification may be required for certain areas of policing.
In 1972 an RCMP officer pulled my car over and told my friend that an American driver's license was not valid in Canada. I had driven from Red Lake Ontario to Winnipeg, 300 miles where I got five hours' sleep and then drove on into Saskatchewan. My buddy took over the driving for about an hour before he got pulled over. I ended up driving to Cache Creek B.C. before I had to sleep. There he asked an RCMP member about it and he told him it was legal for him to drive.
The police officer who arrested this unfortunate woman should have been fired immediately and have her certification cancelled post haste!
This is one reason why fewer and fewer Norwegians travel to the USA. Because a rumor began to spread a few years ago that you shouldn't rent a car in the US, because then you would most likely be stopped by the police, for completely ridiculous reasons. They were just looking to get a fine or similar imposed on you, so they had something to brag about, maybe, not a good thing to say. But know of four men who had planned a USA trip where they would drive Highway 61 from east to west, and this they had saved up a lot to really enjoy, so each man probably had around 5-6000 dollars each, as they had intended used in the USA, but because of what the police had started with, targeting rental cars, they dropped the whole trip.
As a Canadian I have been to the US several times in the 1960s visiting Detroit and then travelling to Pennsylvania. There were no incidents. In the 70s living on Campobello Island it was necessary to cross the border several times a week to get groceries, medical services. etc. so young children regularly saw armed officers. In 2012 to 2015 vacations on Hilton Head were pleasant at the resort but tense while travelling. Because of the general atmosphere we vacationed in Europe after that and had a lovely time. Although I live just 2 hours from the border I will never again cross it or take a flight that stops over in the US. Reason: guns and attitude.
Guns are not the problem they never have been anymore than cars are the problem behind drunk drivers do not push the idiotic blame the inanimate object for the actions of people
I hate when law enforcement are incompetent and abuse their power.
so, all of them.
@@mitchwinthrop
What do you work at? If I had a bad experience with you (which I just had) should I lump all your co-workers as abusive and incompetent or just you?
@@johnkidd1226 why do you think you had a bad experience with me? we haven’t met.
@@mitchwinthrop Your blanket insult of cops. We are no ALL incompetent nor are we ALL abusive.
Words matter. Use yours better.
@@johnkidd1226 it’s my opinion based on over half a century of experience. suck it up buttercup. if you’re a cop you know full well what your coworkers are up to. fix the corruption, abuse, racism and laziness instead of going after people who use words that hurt your precious feelings. ✌️
I remember back in the 70s or 80s, there was a case of this kind of thing that was a scam somewhere down in the southern states. I think that also was on the same highway - they were doing fake speed traps where they targeted Canadians - they would just make up a speed because people would be unlikely to come back down to challenge the ticket in court.
There you have it - Canadians are just too damn nice! I think a lawsuit should have been served.
Omfg if it was me as a Canadian I would sue the hell out of everyone involved especially for not allowing her to call the consulate like holy shit.
I'm Canadian and I too would sue the pants out of all of them. Sounds like Georgia is too stupid to know they could make a lot more money by welcoming Canadian tourists than they do by fining unsuspecting visitors. Won't be going to that state anytime soon.
Canadians aren't sue crazy like they are in the States.
@@louisejohnson6057 no there not but when my rights
Are being infringed on I will sue there ass and I was born and breed here in Canada
@@colettephilcox231 there = it's over there. You want to use their in your comment.
It's harder to sue here
THIS..... this right here is why I now refuse to travel through the US by vehicle.
The highway police forces seem to be vastly different from state to state, and often lack critical knowledge of the law itself. Often times they act on ego, not wanting to be shown that they are wrong about something. The US laws on Civil Forfeiture are just the ugly icing on the ugly cake. It is legal for police to seize your property if they have a 'reasonable suspicion' of why you might have it on you. Once seized, it is now your responsibility to prove why you should get it back. Most people may not go through the lengthy process if the materials seized aren't worth the trouble, and if left unchallenged, each state's police organizations will liquidate the property and send the funds up the ladder to the state level, where it is bounced back down to the state departments as part of their yearly funding. Foreigners are easy targets for this, and have less options to fight back. Civil Forfeiture in the US, in 2021, topped 2.4 Billion dollars......
It is legal robbery by the gov't officers that are supposed to protect you.. to me, no different than how a mafia might work. Couple this with the very short training period that US officers go through, and the officer's heightened fear reactions to every vehicle they pull over possibly having a gun...... that's just a recipe for the bad situation as a foreigner.
I'll pass.
There's no standardized testing for officers in the States, is there? If there is, I'd wager that it would only be for a state level officer's position or higher...
I would be horribly frightened if something like this happened. I’m on the autism spectrum, I would just be like… SO scared.
I’d also be pretty pissed. Super hella would be going after that lawsuit.
I can't believe that the officer told the lady that her driver's license wasn't valid just because she had a Canadian license. Did the officer expect everyone she pulled over to have an American driver's license? My dad was a snowbird for a few winters and traveled to the U.S. for 6 months of winter. Pretty much staying for the legal amount of time that he could. He never had any issues.
That story effected Canadian tourism in the US for a few years after the incident.
What do you expect from the state that elected and re-elected MTG
I remember driving home from the States with my ex & a US highway cop pulled us over. He was very harsh, and made my ex get out, have me drive rest of way home, with ex in passenger seat. My ex had a speeding ticket (from the US) that he had already paid & cleared up years before! Cop didn’t believe it & treated us like criminals (with our two small children in the back of the car) He said my ex would never be able to drive in the US again! Because ex was a stickler for keeping his paperwork, he was able to settle it by sending proof when we got back home to Canada. This US cop was an an a-hole. (Won’t be driving to States anymore, not really keen on flying there either, unless picked up by friend/family.
US cops are highway bandits
I have visited 40+ States at various times, however decided a few years back not to go to visit our Southern neighbour again. Another reason it is called "law enforcement" while in Canada the police "serve and protect", a completly different mindset. Lots of really nice other places in the world to visit and spend my Canadian dollars.
Tyler, this is why many Canadians view America so skeptically. In so many ways.
A lot of the world 🌎 views Americans with scepticism.
There is incompetence up and down throughout the US. Excellence is not part of government in the US. Can you name any aread of government that you would say is Excellent?
The level of ignorance is astounding! From a police officer! I'm Canadian, with an ex boyfriend years ago at a bar in Baltimore. We met a lovely couple,he was a police officer. When he found out my ex was a federal parole officer, without sarcasm he exclaimed, "Oh, they have a parole system in Canada?!" We shook our heads at that one!
I have heard that police in the southern states target Canadians on the highway. We have had a few small encounters, which could have developed like this. I do, however feel we were not stopped because the officer noticed we had veteran licence plates on. Another incident happened when we got a flat tire. My husband was beginning to change it when a state trooper in Florida stopped, and changed the tire for us.
It used to be well known, when I was a kid and before I-95 was completed (I'm 74) and you were driving in the South, especially for New Yorkers, that you needed to be very careful when driving through small towns. They were known to have speed traps, where they would suddenly and drastically reduce the speed limit, without warning, to make money off of this. It wasn't the police raking in the money, but the towns, themselves doing it. They were really corrupt and probably still are. I-95 changed all that, because you now don't have to get off of the highways. They probably lost a lot of revenue after that. Served them right.
There are approximately 1 million Canadians who own property or time shares in Florida. Most are retirees, and are known as Snowbirds. They are registered residents of Florida, most will stay for a minimum of 1 month during the winter. Then on top of that number you have all the other Canadian tourists. I remember this incident, and how nervous it made the Snowbirds that I know. Canadians were truly being targeted at that time.
Living across the border from Michigan, this area of southwestern Ontario has a couple thousand health care workers (mostly nurses) who cross the border everyday to provide care to patients. Imagine if they started doing that in Michigan.
No, they are not “registered citizens”, except in Canada.
@@dwm1156 Yes you’re right, I meant registered residents. My bad, sorry
@@Lakeshore14 Windsor resident I take it?
@@cherylross2718 NP! We all misspeak, just sounded weird!
We used to enjoy driving through the US. A few years ago we noticed a less friendly attitude. On our last trip we went down the I5 past Seattle. In a distance of about 5-6 miles I counted 5 separate radar traps. They seemed to be targeting Canadian cars. We will never be going back to the US, it is just not worth it. My brother in law who used to have a place in Florida where they would spend the winter months has now sold it. He says the attitude has changed since Trump and they felt they were no longer welcome.
When I traded my Canadian driver license for an American one. My license had a restriction ( I wear glasses to drive) even with the codes in front of them at the DMV. I was told restrictions are for people who lost their license, people who can only drive to go to work because they lost their license. After waiting 5 hours, I was refused a DL. Had to go to a different DMV to get a license
I had heard part of this young woman's story ages ago but didn't realize how bad it actually was. I am glad you have had the grace to show it and be offended as all of us should be.
I’m a Canadian who lives very close to the US/Canada border in Maine. Sine I have lots of relatives just across the border, I’ve crossed the border at Houlton ME hundreds of times in my 66 years. Totally apart from any aspect of politics, early in the Trump era, some border agents became very aggressive and threatening . I personally think of it as bullying. I, like many other Canadians, no longer feel completely safe crossing the border into the US, and as a result, haven’t visited any of my cousins and their families in the last few years. I’m not saying I won’t ever cross into the US again, but it’s not a decision I will make lightly. This contrasts sharply with my past where because of my proximity to the border, I would cross into Maine two or three times per week with my family to travel, or just to visit, shop or eat. While I believe the vast majority of Americans are great people, it is difficult to look beyond the possibility of finding myself in the same situation as this poor woman in the video.
I have dual US/Canadian citizenship. I was down in NOLA working at a GOVERMENT institution. One of the office administrator believed a US citizen couldn't have any other citizenship. So it's not just the police in the US that are ignorant.
You also have to wonder about all of the higher-ups being okay with this.
I have dial citizenship as well. The person that conducted my interview for my citizenship in the US told me in no uncertain terms that I was NOT giving up my Canadian citizenship at all. I do worry about if I will have a hassle when I come back to the states from my first visit back home in 10 years seeing as I have a Canadian passport not a US passport. I will be taking a copy of my citizenship certificate thingy with me for sure.
@@Viking8888you should check but both my passports (Australian/Italian) state that I need to enter and leave a country using the passport of the country. That prevents dual citizens having foreign consular support when they are in their country that they have citizenship (though this is often ignored by countries)
@@v.sandrone4268 I'm definitely going to call someone and see if there will be an issue. I would just get a US passport, but being disabled, I just don't have the funds. Hopefully there won't be any problems though.
@@Viking8888 I'd take the time to get aa US passport. Show that when you're entering the States, and your Cdn passport when coming back. Saves tons of headaches.
Edit: didn't see your second update before responding, but your birth certificate should do the job.
@Viking8888 If you got a USA passport, you would not be able to leave using it (nor enter Canada using it) anyway. You have to (except under extraordinary situations) leave any country using the passport that you entered it with. So, the only way to flip passports is to do so in the air.
A video suggestion is the story of what happened in Gander on the day of September 11, and how Canadians did what they could to help our neighbours.
Wow. That’s embarrassing. That officer need to fly to Canada to apologize in person!!!
I think the police officer had a ego they seem to have a lot of officers like this
I agree with the arrogance she demonstrated. I’m not sure they have more than their fair share of bad actors. ‘Might have something to do with the huge population of the US compared to Canada and the subsequently large population of law enforcement personnel. Comparatively speaking, it may not be all that large a no. of bad actors entering the police force.
I have literally hundreds of relatives in the US. Haven't gone NEAR the place since 2001. I refuse to even fly through that nightmare.
This is unacceptable. A Supervisor should have intervened and not allowed her to be booked
Here in Canada we see a lot of Americans driving their car in Canada and never seen an officer pulling them over
I haven't traveled in the states in years for exactly this reason. .Horror stories galore. The only place in the world where being Canadian costs you.
You are right Tyler, this should have been a lawsuit! It is not even about the money but these people and their system should be held accountable or it will continue to happen! I really do think overall the US is more litigious than Canadians. Our minds do not usually think lawsuit when we are wronged. But…. this, my friend, should definitely be one!
We DO have Canadian Lawyers who, if they got arrested, could take this to the NEXT LEVEL.
I've been intimidated by the US police. They pulled me over, stole my phone, left.
Georgia has an old bill on the books that allows, they refused to remove.
It helps pay their bills.
likely the officer declared 'police immunity' and the lawsuit was tossed.
Maybe a newspaper article would be better. If the local sherrif gets scared of not getting re-elected, he might do something.
The rule of thumb we used when travelling was apart from California the further south you went the more likely you were to be pulled over for being in a car with non US plates
For the record, with the exchange rate (both average and year-end of 2018) that $1127 USD was actually around $1500 CAD, for her. That's 2 weeks gross pay for someone working full time at $18.75 an hour, minimum wage for the province of Ontario at the time was $14 an hour.
Officer not exactly raising the bar on Canadian perceptions of law enforcement in the South…
I'm a canadian and was going to drive dpwn to Houston from Toronto, Canada to attend my cousin's wedding. My uncle there asked me what was my travel route. I was going to drive down the east coast and cut across to Houston. He said stick to the central mid-western states - DO NOT GO THROUGH THE SOUTH. He said the police down south are a problem.
Isn't Houston in THE SOUTH? If you went any further south you would be in Mexico.
@@SnowmanN49he went TO the south without going THROUGH the south.
I only found this channel recently and have been watching it a lot. I'm from the west side of Canada and it's fun to see your reactions, but at the same time I am learning about American's views as well, all in all pretty awesome.
Yup! I got a ticket in North Carolina for driving with a Canadian driver's license. It's true. He also made me do field sobriety tests and when I was able to do them all, he started making them up. He was furious when I could say the alphabet backwards.
Edit. Also, I was pulled for driving a red sports car. I wasn't speeding, I wasn't breaking the law. I was just driving a red sports car. And that is EXACTLY what they told me too!!! That my license was not valid in the US!
The police in the U.S. are seldom really held accountable for incidents like this and even ones that are more grievous because of something called qualified immunity.... unless there is a huge outcry from the general public nothing including an apology will be done. This is a growing concern to more and more Canadians with less of us now willing to travel to the U.S..... this is not the only state that has been doing this, I seen UA-cam videos of it happening in California....
Canadians are sheep, you could arrest one 10 times and the Canadian will still gush about wanting to go to Disneyland in Cali.
Leant by travelling the world, American Police can be very corrupt ethically. Because they know they can get away with it.
My brother’s 19th birthday (he’s mid-40’s now) was travelling with our dad (dad’s a long hauler at the time) At Coutts (the border crossing Alberta/Montana) they took my brother stripped searched held for 24 hours!! No phone call Dad wasn’t allowed to see him!! And my brother just wanted to see the states! They thought he was taking a job away from an American person!! Unreal!!!
Crazy
I remember this story. Denying her right to the call the consulate was criminal. Putting her in jail..criminal. They do this and hope they don’t show up for court. Always show up and sue afterward.
I went to the United States...once. I think the Police situation in America as well as in Canada needs to be addressed. They are not paid enough for starters and they are not trained for long enough and they all need to take in depth training in the laws of the country. Oh, and encouraged not to steal..that would be good.
Pay rates vary. On some auditing videos, it has been said they earn over $200,000/year with bonus and pay raises and overtime added on to that.