Cdn at border asks for manners, gets pepper spray
BELLINGHAM, B.C. - A British Columbian man who wanted a U.S. border inspector to say please got a face full of pepper spray instead.
Desiderio Fortunato, of Coquitlam, B.C., says he thought the guard who told him to turn off his engine Monday was rude and asked him to say please.
The 54-year-old says he was stunned and blinded as he was sprayed, pulled out of the car and handcuffed.
He was detained about 3 hours.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Mike Milne says it was a lawful order that travellers must obey but the use of force is under review.
Fortunato crosses the border two or three times a week to visit his second home in Blaine, Wash., and says inspectors are mostly courteous.
My experience with US border inspector?
Last year, I went with a few friends across border to go shopping.
In order words, going into US to spend money. Directly feeding its economy.
As we pull up and our turn coming up. I notice the lady inspector was pretty good looking.
Until she opened her mouth.
It's as if she was talking to a bunch of criminals.
We just moved along and commented how rude she was and how we aren't going cross border shopping anymore then forget about it.
How were your experience crossing border into the US?










