Iowan Boy Scouts Allegedly Harassed by Border Patrol...

[b2r]

...at the Canadian Border into Alaska

While the Obama administration has begun looking into ways to ensure safe passage to the United States for Honduran children, federal officials have reportedly harassed an Iowa Boy Scout Troop seeking to enter Alaska through Canada.

Jim Fox, leader of the Mid-Iowa Boy Scout Troop 111, told an Iowa television station one of his scouts took a photo of a Border Patrol official and agents immediately leapt into action. “The agent immediately confiscated his camera, informed him he would be arrested, fined possibly $10,000 and 10 years in prison,” he said. Fox alleges one agent drew his pistol and pointed it a scout’s head after the scout attempted to retrieve luggage from the top of the van in which the scouts were traveling.

www.nationalreview.com/corner/383782/iowan-boy-scouts-allegedly-harassed-border-patrol-canadian-border-alaska-ryan-lovelace

[EVT1]

And never mind the US citizens that are harassed by border patrol every day?

[EVT1]

OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[zibazinski]

Looks like canada is making sure their borders are protected.

[djAdvocate]

Jul 27, 2014 19:36:21 GMT -5 b2r said:

...at the Canadian Border into Alaska

While the Obama administration has begun looking into ways to ensure safe passage to the United States for Honduran children, federal officials have reportedly harassed an Iowa Boy Scout Troop seeking to enter Alaska through Canada.

Jim Fox, leader of the Mid-Iowa Boy Scout Troop 111, told an Iowa television station one of his scouts took a photo of a Border Patrol official and agents immediately leapt into action. “The agent immediately confiscated his camera, informed him he would be arrested, fined possibly $10,000 and 10 years in prison,” he said. Fox alleges one agent drew his pistol and pointed it a scout’s head after the scout attempted to retrieve luggage from the top of the van in which the scouts were traveling.

www.nationalreview.com/corner/383782/iowan-boy-scouts-allegedly-harassed-border-patrol-canadian-border-alaska-ryan-lovelace

first of all: this is an unconfirmed report.  i have no reason to believe it is true.
second: the video bizarrely shows video footage of Alberta, which shares no border with Alaska.
thirdly: if he tried to do the same thing on the southern border, i can guarantee you he would have trouble, so he is drawing a false analogy.

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The Scout Troop were trying to re-enter the US (Alaska). They would have been going through a checkpoint manned by US Border Patrol/Customs Agents. Canadian Agents only check those coming into this country. (Canada - where I'm located).

To enter Alaska from Canada in a vehicle, it would have to be at a land port-of-entry - and entering from British Columbia, not Alberta.

The only other way to enter Alaska from British Columbia would be as a passenger on a cruise ship based out of Vancouver or Victoria, BC.

[b2r]

  It's actually the Yukon Territory, but who's counting. 

[b2r]

  You may not want to watch this...first it's snowing...then it's summer...very confusing!

[djAdvocate]

Jul 28, 2014 22:00:17 GMT -5 b2r said:

  It's actually the Yukon Territory, but who's counting. 

i think it is both, if you count the panhandle.