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Being arrested is not a big deal. If you are arrested entering the country, unless there is some specific crime they think you have committed or were thinking o

Being arrested is not a big deal. If you are arrested entering the country, unless there is some specific crime they think you have committed or were thinking of committing, they will just deport you. (Though, IANAL) I'm not saying YAY ARREST WOO!, I'm saying at worst it's a waste of time and maybe money to get on a flight.

Retric 9y ago
The question is cost vs benefit. I am a US citizen and I expect to cross the border exactly once if I leave. We are the evil empire and sure that has benefits, but no place else has used large scale Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical weapons which is probably why we assume others will. We overthrow democracy's, assassinate leaders, torture, fund terrorists, and ignore the rule of law, but trust us we are the good guys just like those lovable Romans.
- dragonwriter 9y ago
  > no place else has used Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical weapons Well, no other nation has used nuclear weapons in war, but several have used chemical and biological weapons.
  - Retric 9y ago
    The list of countries that have used both biological and chemical weapons at scale is surprisingly short. PS: Russia has probably used a small scale nuclear weapon for assassination. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_of_Alexander_Litvinenko https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_of_Alexander_Litvine...
    - codewritinfool 9y ago
      Are you for real? Poisoning with a radioactive substance is not at all related to a "small scale nuclear weapon".
      - Retric 9y ago
        Radiation killed him not poison. Similarly if you spread radioactive waste over a city it will kill people without a nuclear detonation. But, I was simply conceding the point. Radiation is a very nasty way to kill someone over days, but they could have also used chemical means, a bullet, or a guy with a stick. They chose to use nuclear material to make a point. Edit: Traditional bombs kill large numbers of people very easily. But, radiation poisoning is unusually nasty which is one of the reasons even kiloton scale nuclear weapons are considered so evil.
        codewritinfool 9y ago
        "poisoning" means to introduce a harmful or deadly substance into someone or something. Even the very wikipedia article you refer to calls it poisoning.
        Retric 9y ago
        Nuclear weapons cause radiation poisoning, but it's energy that's causing issues not hydrogen ions or photons etc. We don't think of burns as poison for good reasons.
        codewritinfool 9y ago
        So frustrating. I'm going to stop replying because your basic science is incorrect. Are you aware that gamma rays consist of high-energy photons?
        Retric 9y ago
        Yes, as I said photons (X-Rays, Gama etc). Protons are used: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_therapy You can add helium nuclei (Alpha), electron's (Beta radiation) etc. Arguably the worst Neutron's which are not directly ionizing even though they carry a lot of energy, penetrate most things, and often cause what they hit to become radioactive. Again it's really not about the carrier. We call it radiation because it's high energy that's causing problems. It's not like 450nm photons are deadly unless you have an insane number of them. But, if you had enough you could still kill someone with blue light.
    - dragonwriter 9y ago
      Radiological weapons like Russia has used for assassination are different from nuclear weapons.
      - Retric 9y ago
        That's somewhat semantics. The Effects of Nuclear Weapons (1964) for example lists types of Radiological weapons.

Retric 9y ago

The question is cost vs benefit. I am a US citizen and I expect to cross the border exactly once if I leave. We are the evil empire and sure that has benefits, but no place else has used large scale Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical weapons which is probably why we assume others will. We overthrow democracy's, assassinate leaders, torture, fund terrorists, and ignore the rule of law, but trust us we are the good guys just like those lovable Romans.

dragonwriter 9y ago
> no place else has used Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical weapons Well, no other nation has used nuclear weapons in war, but several have used chemical and biological weapons.
- Retric 9y ago
  The list of countries that have used both biological and chemical weapons at scale is surprisingly short. PS: Russia has probably used a small scale nuclear weapon for assassination. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_of_Alexander_Litvinenko https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_of_Alexander_Litvine...
  - codewritinfool 9y ago
    Are you for real? Poisoning with a radioactive substance is not at all related to a "small scale nuclear weapon".
    - Retric 9y ago
      Radiation killed him not poison. Similarly if you spread radioactive waste over a city it will kill people without a nuclear detonation. But, I was simply conceding the point. Radiation is a very nasty way to kill someone over days, but they could have also used chemical means, a bullet, or a guy with a stick. They chose to use nuclear material to make a point. Edit: Traditional bombs kill large numbers of people very easily. But, radiation poisoning is unusually nasty which is one of the reasons even kiloton scale nuclear weapons are considered so evil.
      - codewritinfool 9y ago
        "poisoning" means to introduce a harmful or deadly substance into someone or something. Even the very wikipedia article you refer to calls it poisoning.
        Retric 9y ago
        Nuclear weapons cause radiation poisoning, but it's energy that's causing issues not hydrogen ions or photons etc. We don't think of burns as poison for good reasons.
        codewritinfool 9y ago
        So frustrating. I'm going to stop replying because your basic science is incorrect. Are you aware that gamma rays consist of high-energy photons?
        Retric 9y ago
        Yes, as I said photons (X-Rays, Gama etc). Protons are used: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_therapy You can add helium nuclei (Alpha), electron's (Beta radiation) etc. Arguably the worst Neutron's which are not directly ionizing even though they carry a lot of energy, penetrate most things, and often cause what they hit to become radioactive. Again it's really not about the carrier. We call it radiation because it's high energy that's causing problems. It's not like 450nm photons are deadly unless you have an insane number of them. But, if you had enough you could still kill someone with blue light.
  - dragonwriter 9y ago
    Radiological weapons like Russia has used for assassination are different from nuclear weapons.
    - Retric 9y ago
      That's somewhat semantics. The Effects of Nuclear Weapons (1964) for example lists types of Radiological weapons.