tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post2904931351944907006..comments2024-01-11T07:40:01.736-05:00Comments on The Stopped Clock: Contrite?Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16523334580402022332noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-69000950399250138432009-03-08T10:46:00.000-04:002009-03-08T10:46:00.000-04:00I'm inclined to think that Mr. Fortunato is probab...<B>I'm inclined to think that Mr. Fortunato is probably downplaying his role in the confrontation.</B><BR/><BR/>God help us all if he's not!Laura Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11738583986172522154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-57724688892095245332009-03-07T07:02:00.000-05:002009-03-07T07:02:00.000-05:00Two comments:1) EIA - The time for sorting out ri...Two comments:<BR/><BR/>1) EIA - The time for sorting out right from wrong (and it sounds like the guard is going to face and lose a "use of force" review) and standing up for your rights is after they stop pointing the weapon at you. (Mr. Fortunato should probably be advised that, even if he thinks the officer is over reacting, the time to jam your hands in your pockets is NOT right after the officer points a gun at your and yells, "Hands, show me your hands."<BR/><BR/>2) Although it does not excuse the guards behavior, I'm inclined to think that Mr. Fortunato is probably downplaying his role in the confrontation. <BR/><BR/>CWDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-61520808248312449802009-03-06T19:06:00.000-05:002009-03-06T19:06:00.000-05:00Car. The bridge much more so than the tunnel.Car. The bridge much more so than the tunnel.mythagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138471078836187498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-80470572424447326992009-03-06T10:55:00.000-05:002009-03-06T10:55:00.000-05:00Crossing by car or by plane?I recall that our old ...Crossing by car or by plane?<BR/><BR/>I recall that our old friend bap was working the U.S.-Canada border for a while, so obviously the standards for hiring have been pretty low at times.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523334580402022332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-78082804664725826232009-03-06T01:07:00.000-05:002009-03-06T01:07:00.000-05:00Meh, my experience with US border guards was that ...Meh, my experience with US border guards was that they started hiring a lot of assholes around the early 1990s.mythagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138471078836187498noreply@blogger.com