I know in the airports I've passed through in France, Spain and Turkey, the police were in full bulletproof vests and had personal defence weapons, tasers, bato

I know in the airports I've passed through in France, Spain and Turkey, the police were in full bulletproof vests and had personal defence weapons, tasers, batons and pepper spray, but were always very nice and polite. Entering Canada the police only have vests, handguns and tasers, and aren't nearly as polite. The one time I entered the US (before this whole fingerprinting bullshit started) they had vests, handguns and pepper spray (I can't remember if tasers were issued into service at that point, but I didn't see them) and were rude as all hell. All I know is that post 9/11 I expect them to be ruder, and adding fingerprinting to the process might as well be substituted for a complimentary whack over the head with a baton.