Don't get sick while visiting the US!

[izquierdista]

Anger over girls' strip searches

Two British girls were sent to an orphanage for 30 hours and strip searched after their mother became ill during a holiday in the US.

Gemma Bray, 15, and her 13-year-old sister Katie also had their clothes taken off them and were asked if they had been abused or were suicidal.

Their mother Yvonne Bray of Appledore, Devon, says their human rights were infringed by the authorities.

rest of article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/7206570.stm

This explains why, with the dollar down against other currencies, tourism to the US is as well.

[Kittycat]

1. OMG - how disgusting! WTH!!

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

2. Oh. my. god.

Someone better go to jail for a long, long time for this.

This country is becoming such an embarassment.

[canadianbeaver]

4. Becoming??? how bout your already there....

each and every day... I shake my head more and more....like wtf?!!!

[Kutjara]

3. As I said in another thread...

...in the American Police State every action is a crime and every person is a criminal. You're either consuming or you're breaking the law, there is no middle ground.

[nebula]

5. Everyone is presumed to be a terrorist

until proven otherwise.

Welcome to AmeriKKKa.

[mainegreen]

6. Sounds like they still have the kids.

DHS generally behaves in a criminal manner. Not surprised at all.

[nebula]

8. No, they're back in the UK now

thank god.

they appeared on a BBC program and interviewed about their ordeal.

[mainegreen]

9. Oh good.

Bet they wont come back.
Ever.

[truebrit71]

7. Wow..someone's gonna get an ass-whoppin' for that foul-up...

...what a cluster-fuck from beginning to end...

[WolverineDG]

10. Why wasn't the Consulate notified?

I'm not sure if it's just a local practice here (being on the border & all), but when something like this happens with a child who is not a citizen, the consulate is notified & they do their best to locate relatives in Mexico or Central America. I'm not sure where the kids end up while they're waiting for their relatives, but it's damn sure not an orphanage where they're strip-searched & video-taped!

It seems to me that this is something that happens from time to time, so why not have someone at the consulate designated as a "foster parent" for this purpose? I realize the consulates are not baby-sitting services, but someone has to look after unaccompanied minors.

dg

[Lydia Leftcoast]

11. That would have made too much sense

:grr:

[WolverineDG]

14. Of course

:grr:

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. And that would have meant FOLLOWING procedure

as dictated by numerous treaties this country has signed

[WolverineDG]

17. details details

:grr:

[zorahopkins]

12. The Hospital Would Not Let The Kids Stay With Their Mother??

The hospital in New York refused to let the daughters stay with their mother at the hospital?

What is the meaning of THAT?

The mother certainly would have benefittted from having her daughters with her during her hospitalization.

This is an OUTRAGE!!

[Atman]

13. The irony: my sis-in-law won't fly to Thailand because "it's a 3d world country."

My sister is getting married in Thailand in a couple of weeks. My sister in law is a hard-core Bush-loving Fox-watching Republican. And she and my bro are very, very wealthy. But they wont fly to Thailand for the wedding for fear of their safety.

But they live in this fucking Gulag and think it's the tits.

Dear god...what has this country become?

.

[izquierdista]

19. A prison

I've known people like that. Absolutely afraid to leave the U.S. for fear of the bogeyman on the other side. The positive side of that is that now that I live OUTSIDE the U.S., I never have to worry about encountering dumbshits like that again.



If you had any doubt, tell me if this is the border fence or a maximum security correctional facility

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. There were SO MANY STANDARDS violated it is not even funny

for starters, they should have called the British Consulate...

Rolls eyes... and I can understand why she, or her daughters. will not come back to this country EVEH

[Lydia Leftcoast]

18. Yes, there IS a British consulate in NYC, I'm sure, and if their phone line

was busy, there's always the British mission to the UN.