How did Snoop Dogg get permission to enter Canada with criminal record?
In 1999, my parents and I were in Washington State and I wanted to cross over into Canada just to say I have been to Canada. Took the ferry to Vancouver Island. When we got off the boat, my folks and I were singled out for questioning, and I mean sh.t like "Why are you here? What is your business here?" Stuff like that. Here I am a 32 year old man with my parents in their 70's, we were conservatively dressed. The officer (some punk) interviewed myself and my father privately. Again, just wouldn't let it drop, trying to see if we had any kind of criminal record. Finally, I had enough of his bullsh.t and went off and told him where he could go fk himself, and we were sent back to the USA on the next boat. I have never been treated like that anywhere else, and I have been to China (live in China actually), South Korea, Vietnam, Zambia, Mexico, Cambodia, Laos, Dubai.
I have read since that Canada is strict about allowing people with any kind of criminal record from entering their country. Could be a 20 year old DUI. Any misdeamnor. I dunno, but it seems that people are turned back all the time. Seems the USA does the same crap. I can see the vigilance, although, I think it is somewhat ridiculous and people do reform their behavior, and no matter how dickissh is seems, Canada has a right to secure their border anyway they damn well please.
Concerning Snoop Dogg (and I like Snoop a lot), he actually has criminal convictions and is a felon, at least once for selling cocaine, and he was part of a street gang. How in the hell was he allowed in Canada? Do the rules not apply since Snoop is rich? So this self admitted gang member, drug taking rock star gets into Canada as a felon, while people with decades old misdeamnors are denied? I don't get that, and it seems to be a double standard of anything.
Not that I dislike Justin Beiber, but he was arrested and found guilty and should have been deported back to Canada and told to not come back. Again, works both ways. So how did Snoop get into Canada with a sh.tstorm?
Gin and Juice!