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theres border control for a reason...if foreign hitmen can get into the country, kill someone, and get away with it, whats the point of border control?

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Could of easily have been a local hitman

Border control is for plebs. Intelligence services can forge passports and use that to get in[1]. The way to stop assassinations is counter-intelligence.

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jun/15/ireland-israel...

> whats the point of border control?

Harassment of ordinary people for the sake of security theatre.

thats what im saying...all those d***heads throwing away my perfectly legal shower gel without even looking, they should be ashamed of themselves this is happening

I went on a business trip to China some decade ago. On the way back, at the Shanghai airport, I forgot that I had an entire unopened tub of yogurt in my carry on. The security screening attendant just waved that through, like they don't give a damn.

All that hoopla about liquids on planes originates from America. 9/11 didn't happen in China, so they probably think it's just some foreign bullshit they have to implement, which they do half-assedly.

Not even security theatre, but maybe just mere nationalism/jingoism - countries create border controls to create a clearer "us vs them" mentality

Border control catching every hitman with the backing of an entire country… You need to stop watching CSI shows buddy.

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