On April 25, Gregory Despres arrived at the U.S.-Canadian border crossing at Calais, Maine, carrying a homemade sword, a hatchet, a knife, brass knuckles and a chain saw stained with what appeared to be blood. U.S. customs agents confiscated the weapons and fingerprinted Despres. Then they let him into the United States.
Um, ok.
The following day, a gruesome scene was discovered in Despres’ hometown of Minto, New Brunswick.
Really? How surprising.
At a time when the United States is tightening its borders, how could a man toting what appeared to be a bloody chain saw be allowed into the country?
Um, cause he’s white?
Bill Anthony, a spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said the Canada-born Despres could not be detained because he is a naturalized U.S. citizen and was not wanted on any criminal charges on the day in question.
And because he’s white. And his name’s Greg, not Muhammad. And he’s not brown.
“Nobody asked us to detain him,” Anthony said.
Would they have had to ask you, Bill, if he was wearing a turban, or would you have maybe taken some initiative?
Whole article here.
(via The Huffington Post)