| Submit your comments on this article |
| Home Front: WoT |
| Cruise passengers tell of seven-hour security 'revenge' nightmare |
| 2011-06-07 |
| Way to go, DHS. Although they had already been given advance clearance for multiple entries to the country during their trip, all 2,000 passengers were made to go through full security checks in a process which took seven hours to complete. The fingerprints of both hands were taken as well as retina scans and a detailed check of the passport as well as questioning as to their background. Passengers claim that the extra checks were carried out in “revenge” for what had been a minor spat over allegedly overzealous security. They complain that they were “herded like animals” and made to stand for hours in temperatures up to 80F with no food or water or access to lavatories. Some are said to have passed out in the heat while others were left confused and bewildered. When one lady asked in desperation whether she could use a bathroom, one immigration official is said to have replied: “Do it over the side, we won’t mind.” I'd rather deal with terrorists. They would cause less grief in the end. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #1 I guess they had to be punished for being a US ally and for having once produced a Churchill. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-06-07 18:06 |