Border Patrol detains 96yo Ariz. ex-gov for half-hour in 97-degree heat, over radiation alarm

[Newsjock]

Source: Arizona Daily Star

When family friend Anne Doan drove former Arizona Gov. Raul Castro up to the Border Patrol checkpoint on I-19 earlier this month, the agent had an unusual question.

She asked if Castro had had a recent medical procedure, Doan said.

The question led to a half-hour detention of the former governor that displayed the ability of Border Patrol agents to detect small doses of radiation.

... Doan said she asked if Castro could sit in the air-conditioned car, but the agents said no. He sat in a chair beneath the canopy as Doan grew unhappy with the situation and told the agents of Castro's notable background.

Read more: http://azstarnet.com/news/local/border/bp-detains-ex-az-gov-castro-after-radiation-alarm-is/article_f9517e5f-d600-53bb-9e13-d8de6d0d1e68.html

[SoutherDem]

1. I don't mean to jump to conclusions

But, did his being a Democrat have any part in this? Either way it show the cruelty of some of the policies.

[kestrel91316]

4. I suspect it was more likely his name and the brownish skin.

I read some the comments (I know, eeeewww) and some folks think this is just fine to treat him like this because he is Hispanic and a Democrat.

[Schema Thing]

2. more likely his first and last names had something to do with it.

[indepat]

3. Not allowing a 96-year-old to remain in an air-conditioned environment in 97-degree

heat shows an astounding lack of judgment imo.