Canadian journalist's detention at US border raises press freedom alarms
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Re: Canadian journalist's detention at US border raises press freedom alarms
#2This appears to be a horrifying development. There has been similar treatment of journalists writing about Edward Snowden. I wish there was will to change our laws to restrict such searches, but it aint happening right now.
Re: Canadian journalist's detention at US border raises press freedom alarms
#3I'm so embarrassed how America treats people entering the U.S.
It's the first experience foreigners have in our country, and we make it one of the worst experiences in the developed world.
Industries that benefit from tourism should lobby the Federal Government to improve the travel experience to, from, and within the US. I personally would fly at least a few more times a year if the TSA/CBP process treated people with urgency and dignity.
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#4"Keeping America safe and enforcing our nation’s laws in an increasingly digital world depends on our ability to lawfully examine all materials entering the U.S.,"
What does "lawfully" even mean in this context? It's one of those words used specifically to excuse legally questionable practices at best, and outright illegal or unethical behavior by people in positions of authority, like parallel construction and evidence suppression.
You can say we lawfully performed a civil forfieture. Or lawfully detained a suspect for 8 months.
Re: Canadian journalist's detention at US border raises press freedom alarms
#5This appears to be a horrifying development. There has been similar treatment of journalists writing about Edward Snowden. I wish there was will to change our laws to restrict such searches, but it aint happening right now.
Notably Laura Poitras (US citizen) even before she covered Snowden was harassed at border crossing for her coverage of the Iraq war.
It is truly scary how bad things have gotten just under Obama, someone who campaigned for "change" and disclosure.
With Trump, a man who has been extremely litigious against journalist who cover him negatively, it's terrifying to consider how much worse things can get.
One can only hope our judicial system is ready to stand up to these challenges in the next four years because I'm not sure what other support we'll have, and they have already been pretty awful protecting press freedom...
Re: Canadian journalist's detention at US border raises press freedom alarms
#6> questioned about whether he had seen anyone die.
"Why, yes; that 151 foot copper lady standing between New York and Jersey, what's'erface."
Re: Canadian journalist's detention at US border raises press freedom alarms
#7search, interrogation, and intimidation are timeless and scary-effective ways of maintaining control of narratives and perspectives
the maintenance of physical borders is not only about the physicality of keeping people out, but ideas and expression, the conceptual border guard, too
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#8"Keeping America safe and enforcing our nation’s laws in an increasingly digital world depends on our ability to lawfully examine all materials entering the U.S.," What does "lawfully" even mean in this context? It's one of those words used specifically to excuse legally questionable practices at best, and outright illegal or unethical behavior by people in positions of authority, like parallel construction and evide…
It's also absurd given the quantity of data that "enters the US" over the wires.
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#9As an American, I find this extremely disconcerting. I've long been deeply bothered by the unlimited power the border patrol has, and the lack of transparency it shows when it takes action. Nor am I comfortable how far beyond the border these extended powers are claimed by CBP to exist either.
Frankly, entering the country should be a much more transparent process - and barring something I dont know, I see no reason why this journalist should have been denied entry, other than someone at the border got a hair up their ass about it.
Re: Canadian journalist's detention at US border raises press freedom alarms
#10why would they tamper with or replace the sim cards?
seems like it'd be smarter these days to be more covert about your photojournalism career; might be smart to have a cover.
also standing rock is reaching a boiling point. it's obviously becoming a national security issue if they're stopping people at the border.