I personally dislike officials taking it upon themselves to presume one is
guilty,
or is going to be.
The whole issue is so petty and pathetic I find it hard to comprehend.
Duties on the commercial traffic of goods is absolutely immense. Goverments
make
vast sums of money on the bulk movement of goods. It simply is not financialy
neccessary for them to inconvenience, hassel and badger individuals in transit
over
utterly petty amounts of potential revenue.
Governments and their officials should learn to develop a sense of proportion.
Unfortunately I think the real problem is bored officials who enjoy exercising
their
power under the guise of duty.
Giles
John Hudson wrote:
> From the point of view of the customs officer, what assurance did he have or
> could have had that all the equipment was going to leave the country along
> with yourself when the assignment was completed? When I have been across the
> border south of Vancouver the US Customs people get very inquisitive about
> whether one is going to leave anything stateside, whether visits are for
> business or pleasure, and whether we are carrying anything of significant
> value. Canada does not have a monopoly on diligent customs' officers!
< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >
|