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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Fri Jun 22, 2018, 01:52 PM Jun 2018

Jogger accidentally crosses U.S. border from B.C., gets detained for 2 weeks by authorities

Source: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Cedella Roman, visiting mom from France, says border patrol held her for crossing into Blaine, Wash.

Jon Hernandez · CBC News · Posted: Jun 22, 2018 6:00 AM PT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

Cedella Roman says she was jogging along the beach in White Rock, B.C., when she crossed the U.S. border without realizing it. That began a two-week nightmare that landed her in a prison jumpsuit.

Roman, 19, was jogging south on a cool spring evening May 21. As the tide came in, she veered up and onto a dirt path before stopping to take a photo of the picturesque setting. She turned around to head home — and that's when she was apprehended by two U.S. border patrol officers.

"An officer stopped me and started telling me I had crossed the border illegally," she told CBC News.

"I told him I had not done it on purpose, and that I didn't understand what was happening."

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/jogger-crosses-u-s-border-by-accident-detained-by-authorities-for-2-weeks-1.4717060

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Jogger accidentally crosses U.S. border from B.C., gets detained for 2 weeks by authorities (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2018 OP

Note to Visitors: We Are Currently Experiencing Temporary Rogue State Conditions sandensea Jun 2018 #1

We hope to resume regular programming Turbineguy Jun 2018 #27

Your word to God's ear. sandensea Jun 2018 #28

what a waste of resources AlexSFCA Jun 2018 #2

Also she is not white so she probably gets the direct to jail card automatically lunasun Jun 2018 #23

Wow. I lived in Minnesota back in the 80s and we would cross into Canada and back along a little sinkingfeeling Jun 2018 #3

It's just Cheeto's way of getting back at Trudeau. sandensea Jun 2018 #6

Dotard must have been really pissed when a Canadian beat Jimmy Kimmel at basketball. keithbvadu2 Jun 2018 #15

Yeah. He probably bet on the game - with taxpayer money. sandensea Jun 2018 #19

But those along the Canadian/US border loved Canadian money pazzyanne Jun 2018 #22

You can imagine how much Cheeto cares about the communities along the US/Canada border. sandensea Jun 2018 #24

RW Authoritarians like Trump jack up fears of the "other"; uses MS-13 as a bogeyman on his sheeple. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #9

If the 70's in northern New York (near Plattsburgh) there was a crossing... SeattleVet Jun 2018 #21

Likewise in Washington State Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2018 #25

She's a person of color so they arrested her. This was race based. TeamPooka Jun 2018 #4

In her photo from the article She has dark hair and Brown skin. Explains a lot. mackdaddy Jun 2018 #5

How soon before "border patrol" PatSeg Jun 2018 #7

She might have been Canadian and coming to burn the White House. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #8

Was she carrying a torch? knightmaar Jun 2018 #11

Green, check. Torch, check. A crown, check. Lock her up! So suspicious, I can tell you that. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #12

A long jog to the other Washington Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2018 #26

If white, it's alright, if brown, take them down IronLionZion Jun 2018 #10

take her kids away! deport her back to where she wanted to go in the first place! grunt! grunt! unblock Jun 2018 #13

Oh, crap! Another wall we need to build. keithbvadu2 Jun 2018 #14

Ugh. Remember when a woman from the US accidentally tried to take a grenade into Canada? LisaM Jun 2018 #16

the French accent is always suspicious joe_stampingbull Jun 2018 #17

Boarder Patrol - aka, Dep't of Assholes n/t SpankMe Jun 2018 #18

This kind of thing long predates Trump along this border. woofless Jun 2018 #20

sandensea

(21,639 posts)

1. Note to Visitors: We Are Currently Experiencing Temporary Rogue State Conditions

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 01:56 PM

Jun 2018

We expect normal service to be restored in 2020, and apologize for any inconvenience.

Turbineguy

(37,343 posts)

27. We hope to resume regular programming

Reply to sandensea (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 09:15 PM

Jun 2018

shortly. Well, about 6 months or so.

sandensea

(21,639 posts)

28. Your word to God's ear.

Reply to Turbineguy (Reply #27)

Sat Jun 23, 2018, 01:20 AM

Jun 2018

Dense Pence would have to go too though.

Otherwise it'll be the same s***, different a**hole.

AlexSFCA

(6,139 posts)

2. what a waste of resources

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 01:56 PM

Jun 2018

prison business

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

23. Also she is not white so she probably gets the direct to jail card automatically

Reply to AlexSFCA (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 06:12 PM

Jun 2018

sinkingfeeling

(51,460 posts)

3. Wow. I lived in Minnesota back in the 80s and we would cross into Canada and back along a little

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 01:57 PM

Jun 2018

road. There were no border patrols and no signs of which country you were in. I cannot for the life of me understand what f**k the US is so afraid of.

sandensea

(21,639 posts)

6. It's just Cheeto's way of getting back at Trudeau.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:03 PM

Jun 2018

And while he's at it, gin up support from his deplorables. As you know, they hate (read: envy) Canada with a passion.

keithbvadu2

(36,829 posts)

15. Dotard must have been really pissed when a Canadian beat Jimmy Kimmel at basketball.

Reply to sandensea (Reply #6)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:29 PM

Jun 2018

sandensea

(21,639 posts)

19. Yeah. He probably bet on the game - with taxpayer money.

Reply to keithbvadu2 (Reply #15)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 03:16 PM

Jun 2018

Just like every other vice he entertains.

pazzyanne

(6,556 posts)

22. But those along the Canadian/US border loved Canadian money

Reply to sandensea (Reply #6)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 05:53 PM

Jun 2018

when they use to stream into the US to shop. I lived in Grand Forks, ND for 4 years, and every weekend business would ramp up to greet Canadian shoppers. The same was true in Minneapolis and St. Paul. You could hear a lot of Canadians when you went to Mall of America. I wonder if the Canadians are still willing to do this now. I doubt it.

sandensea

(21,639 posts)

24. You can imagine how much Cheeto cares about the communities along the US/Canada border.

Reply to pazzyanne (Reply #22)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 06:17 PM

Jun 2018

Or anyone else's, really - unless there's some emolument to be had.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,007 posts)

9. RW Authoritarians like Trump jack up fears of the "other"; uses MS-13 as a bogeyman on his sheeple.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:15 PM

Jun 2018

SeattleVet

(5,477 posts)

21. If the 70's in northern New York (near Plattsburgh) there was a crossing...

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 05:21 PM

Jun 2018

that was only staffed for certain hours each day. There was an unlocked gate, and a sign reminding people to please close it if they crossed when it was unstaffed.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,034 posts)

25. Likewise in Washington State

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 09:09 PM

Jun 2018

It all changed after Bush II and 9/11.

TeamPooka

(24,229 posts)

4. She's a person of color so they arrested her. This was race based.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:00 PM

Jun 2018

mackdaddy

(1,527 posts)

5. In her photo from the article She has dark hair and Brown skin. Explains a lot.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:01 PM

Jun 2018

If she was a blue eyed blond, probably not even stopped.

Interesting that there is not even a sign on the beach marking the boarder where she crossed. Just cameras to catch you when you cross an invisible line.

PatSeg

(47,501 posts)

7. How soon before "border patrol"

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:10 PM

Jun 2018

stops people from leaving as well as entering the country. That's what a police state does.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,007 posts)

8. She might have been Canadian and coming to burn the White House. . . . nt

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:13 PM

Jun 2018

knightmaar

(748 posts)

11. Was she carrying a torch?

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #8)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:15 PM

Jun 2018

Because that would have been suspicious.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,007 posts)

12. Green, check. Torch, check. A crown, check. Lock her up! So suspicious, I can tell you that. . nt

Reply to knightmaar (Reply #11)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:17 PM

Jun 2018

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,034 posts)

26. A long jog to the other Washington

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #8)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 09:10 PM

Jun 2018

IronLionZion

(45,457 posts)

10. If white, it's alright, if brown, take them down

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:15 PM

Jun 2018

It's all part of an international conspiracy of smuggling refugees with French passports into America. Yeah sure, jogging clothes and no luggage doesn't fool American border control. They know brown people don't need much luggage when infiltrating America.

Northern wall! Northern wall! Northern wall!

unblock

(52,253 posts)

13. take her kids away! deport her back to where she wanted to go in the first place! grunt! grunt!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:19 PM

Jun 2018

make mexico pay it!

keithbvadu2

(36,829 posts)

14. Oh, crap! Another wall we need to build.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:27 PM

Jun 2018

Oh, crap! Another wall we need to build.

(sarcasm thingie goes here)

LisaM

(27,813 posts)

16. Ugh. Remember when a woman from the US accidentally tried to take a grenade into Canada?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:29 PM

Jun 2018

Slightly different and more civilized reaction.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/16/border.grenade/index.html?_s=PM:US

joe_stampingbull

(165 posts)

17. the French accent is always suspicious

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:52 PM

Jun 2018

to trump cultists

SpankMe

(2,957 posts)

18. Boarder Patrol - aka, Dep't of Assholes n/t

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 03:12 PM

Jun 2018

woofless

(2,670 posts)

20. This kind of thing long predates Trump along this border.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 05:07 PM

Jun 2018

We live a few miles inland from Blaine, and 5 miles south of the border. Border patrol has been thick around here for years, largely because of B.C. Bud. I see them every day. Now their focus is on other things than cannabis perhaps, but the Big Brother vibe is still strong.

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