Security / United States & Mexico
[QUOTE=Phordphan; 1492192]Here's what I took away from that fiasco.
There was a guy interviewed on the radio. He worked at Terminal 1 as a Skycap, or something to do with luggage. He heard a commotion and looked up. A huge stream of TSA agents were all beating feet out of Terminal 2 as fast as they could go.
So, these brave, highly trained thugs, with natty uniforms and shiny badges, are excellent at undressing 6 year old kids, and groping grandma. But some guy fights back and they all run screaming like little girls. I guess we know what will happen if Abdul the Mad Bomber ever does show up at LAX.
Oh, and LAX is a disgrace. So unprepared for even the most minor of disturbances. When did T2 finally open? A day later? WTF?
But I digress. Yes, Uncle Sam is most assuredly fucked up beyond repair. Drug sniffing mutts on the way IN to Mexico. I got sniffed on the way out the other day retuning via Otay. I guess it's a lot easier to sniff grey-haired middle-aged gringos for drugs than it is to find the tunnels RIGHT UNDER THEIR FUCKING FEET. I think we should fire the lot of them and hire the Keystone Kops. It'd be the same results, only cheaper.[/QUOTE]I know a lot of folks on these forums complain about Tijuana cops. In all my travels in Tijuana I have only been talked to by two cops asking why I was waiting in a hotel doorway. I said I was told to wait for my chica (by her) and I told the cops her name. Never said another word. I even walk To and From the border even after sunset (newbes don't do this).
Now that said / I have more trouble with MY own government with ME a very US citizen. AS gringo looking as can be. By CBP agents. I have nothing to hide. I go to Mexico every week (sometimes more) when they swipe my passport they see it. Still ask stupid questions. Regular ones no problem (where you live etc.) but when I say I'm in Mexico to go to lunch with "my girlfriend" and they start to pry I lose my temper. Like "where did you eat, where does she live" (not being nice just busting my balls.) Some times I just say it's none of your fuckin business and get me your supervisor. Never have another problem after that. Why is it so hard and long to get into your own country and now they are hassling you to get out at the Mexican border. The new "ready pass machines " Will except and read passbook passports but the border a SY will only except the cards. The photo on the machine shows you how to swipe the passbook (with a chip). Something is not right here.
What they're probably looking for.
[QUOTE=GolfSexRroll;1492187]What the fuck is going on with CBP at the entrance TO Mexico. About no less than 20 cbp agents and fido smelling all the fine criminals we are GOING INTO MEXICO. What a fucking waste of money. The lines are 2 hrs again to get Back into US. I'm sorry OUR GOVERNMENT is REALLY FUCKED UP. Some thing has to be done. (no wonder that guy in LAX went crazy. (CBP-TSA) same fuckin' untrained losers. IMHO[/QUOTE]I drive through Mexico quite a bit, from one end to the other. The Federales are now using gamma ray detectors along the highways to look for not just drugs, but money, weapons, ammunition and people.
My bet is that if CBP is running checks on our side of the border, they're looking for people strapped with cash, trying to pass it back into Mexico. That money will have traces of drugs on it. Once they catch someone moving money, the DEA can try to work backwards to the money's source in the US.
They probably don't care about ammunition, drugs or illegals being moved into Mexico. LOL. They just want to bust a cartel.