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Certainly. I don't think he'd do it if he thought he was in actual trouble, like being interviewed by guys with machine guns in Mexico. But arriving back in the

Certainly. I don't think he'd do it if he thought he was in actual trouble, like being interviewed by guys with machine guns in Mexico. But arriving back in the US? I can totally see him do that. Worst case he pulls out his passport, some poor officer sighs and wishes they didn't have to deal with idiots wasting their time and he moves on. I have a different cousin who is a general physician, I can't imagine her pulling that. Not just because these kinds of pranks are much more common with men, but also because, from my experience, surgeons have a very specific type of humor and enjoy that kind of thing.

mdp2021 4y ago
> Worst case Worst case, the "funny man" will be surprised by the discretionary power of an officer that holds a "better be safe than sorry" stance.
- luckylion 4y ago
  What are they going to do, deny entry to a citizen? The absolute worst case is they make him sit around for a few hours and run the whole shebang including a cavity search to teach him a lesson, they're not shipping him off to Gitmo because he wasted their time. Most likely they don't want to waste even more time, they're professionals after all, and deal with that type of person all the time. Or maybe it's the dumb joke that makes the officer snap and he pulls out his gun and starts shooting everyone. But I doubt it.
  - skissane 4y ago
    They could try charging him with a felony, for example 18 U.S.C. 1001 (lying to federal agents) - they might claim he was intentionally trying to deceive them into thinking he was some nefarious character when he actually wasn’t, thereby wasting their investigative resources meaning they couldn’t spend that time chasing the real “bad guys”. Maybe the prosecution won’t succeed, but they could always use it to make his life hell for a few months then move to dismiss. As a surgeon, he might not be allowed to practice his job while felony charges are pending.

mdp2021 4y ago

> Worst case Worst case, the "funny man" will be surprised by the discretionary power of an officer that holds a "better be safe than sorry" stance.

luckylion 4y ago
What are they going to do, deny entry to a citizen? The absolute worst case is they make him sit around for a few hours and run the whole shebang including a cavity search to teach him a lesson, they're not shipping him off to Gitmo because he wasted their time. Most likely they don't want to waste even more time, they're professionals after all, and deal with that type of person all the time. Or maybe it's the dumb joke that makes the officer snap and he pulls out his gun and starts shooting everyone. But I doubt it.
- skissane 4y ago
  They could try charging him with a felony, for example 18 U.S.C. 1001 (lying to federal agents) - they might claim he was intentionally trying to deceive them into thinking he was some nefarious character when he actually wasn’t, thereby wasting their investigative resources meaning they couldn’t spend that time chasing the real “bad guys”. Maybe the prosecution won’t succeed, but they could always use it to make his life hell for a few months then move to dismiss. As a surgeon, he might not be allowed to practice his job while felony charges are pending.