Australia customs

[Ohyesuare]

And do they really think for 1 minute that someone has a folder on the desktop of their notebook labled - little Thai girls aged 9 - 12. Or - Jihad plans to blow up Sydney Opera house. FFS give me a break. Those customs must be thick as shit for wasting their and our time.

 

I agree with you but there was a guy who was caught recently looking at kiddie porn pictures on the plane using his laptop. So it does happen.

[Case]

 

And do they really think for 1 minute that someone has a folder on the desktop of their notebook labled - little Thai girls aged 9 - 12. Or - Jihad plans to blow up Sydney Opera house. FFS give me a break. Those customs must be thick as shit for wasting their and our time.

 

It's just security theatre aimed at keeping the flow of government cash going in the War On Terror®. As usual, none of it really makes anyone safer. And the kiddie porn thing is the typical excuse for the erosion of our civil liberties. Don't want to cooperate with a search of all your data? Then you must be a terrorist kiddie fiddler... Someone think of the children!

[strawberrypi]

Anyway, I am done with work in Australia in a month; moving back to Europe. I don't think I will be back anytime soon. Have fun with your customs, you guys from Australia...

[s77656769]

But there's something very wrong with the system that you have to go to all this trouble, resetting and deleting personal info, so those bastards won't be going through everything.

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And do they really think for 1 minute that someone has a folder on the desktop of their notebook labled - little Thai girls aged 9 - 12. Or - Jihad plans to blow up Sydney Opera house. FFS give me a break. Those customs must be thick as shit for wasting their and our time.

 

While I agree with your sentiments, I will deal with reality. I don't like customs going thru my stuff, so I minimise the stuff that is subject to customs inspection.

[pubstud]

I agree with you but there was a guy who was caught recently looking at kiddie porn pictures on the plane using his laptop. So it does happen.

 

I never heard of that but believe anything is possible. Anybody looking at kiddie porn on a laptop in full public view is obviously a nut case, he's mental. So the vast majority should not be judged by the actions of a single deranged person.

[pubstud]

While I agree with your sentiments, I will deal with reality. I don't like customs going thru my stuff, so I minimise the stuff that is subject to customs inspection.

 

Same here. A couple of trips ago a lady official walked up to me as I was waiting for my bags at Perth airport and asked if I had any food or wood. I replied - no I don't. I travel often and know the things you're interested in and I just don't ever carry any of those things at all. Which is true.

[pubstud]

It's just security theatre aimed at keeping the flow of government cash going in the War On Terror®. As usual, none of it really makes anyone safer. And the kiddie porn thing is the typical excuse for the erosion of our civil liberties. Don't want to cooperate with a search of all your data? Then you must be a terrorist kiddie fiddler... Someone think of the children!

 

Absoluety spot on. The people in Australia have had PEDO PEDO PEDO rammed down their throats day and night by the media and gov. If you take a photo of your GF on the beach you're really after the shot of the kids in their bathers in the background. If you're a single man and you go to Thailand or PIs or Cambo for a holiday it's the kids you're really going for. Smile at children in a shopping center and watch the parents freeze. Even at family gatherings you got to think twice before you pick up one of your little nieces or nephews and put her/him on your knee.

 

The big 3 boogiemen - drugs, pedos, terrorism. Means the gov' can trample over everyone's privicy & civil rights.

[Ohyesuare]

So the vast majority should not be judged by the actions of a single deranged person.

 

They shouldn't be that is exactly what is happening, one shoe bomber tries to blow himself up now we all have to take off our shoes. Surprised we don't have to take off our underwear after the underwear bomber.

[pubstud]

They shouldn't be that is exactly what is happening, one shoe bomber tries to blow himself up now we all have to take off our shoes. Surprised we don't have to take off our underwear after the underwear bomber.

 

Correct but even after that stupid asshole underwear bomber that was when the ban on liquids came in. And Rudd was PM then he stepped up all security at Aussie airports, even departures. One deranged sicko African muslim and we all have to be inconvenienced.

 

At Perth airport they got this Talaban bastard who checks your hand luggage for traces of explosives. Little prick can't speak English, has to hold up a sign someone printed out for him. He's got a big long beard down to his chest. Fucking cheek. He pulls aside Aussie families flying to S'pore or Bali or Phuket on holiday. He pulled me aside. I'm thinking yeah right mate. I'm getting on a flight to Thailand, I'm dreaming about all the sweet pussy I'll be shagging and all the great Thai tucker I'll be eating, but I might just blow the plane up too. Like when was the last time a 60 year old white Christian Aussie pensioner tried to blow up an airplane????

[strawberrypi]

I just googled "australian customs humiliation" and found this gem:

 

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/brynne-gordon-edelsten-was-stripped-naked-searched-videoed-and-photographed-by-customs-officers/story-e6freuy9-1226193569695

 

All I can say is.. WTF?

[pubstud]

Yeah WTF they have powers way way out of control. Just like the Aussie police. They all carry Tazers these days, dare to disagree with the fascist bastards and you'll be rolling on the ground fighting for your life. They killed some innocent guy over in Sydney a couple weeks ago, about 5 of the cocksuckers fired off their Tazers and killed the poor bastard. Every one of the those fucking pigs should be on trial for murder.

[Deuces]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=5mA3voZUZrk

[Highlander]

Perth customs are particularly strict and both myself and another BM were getting off the Bkk flight and I dry wretched while walking up the gangway out of the plane and that was picked up straight away so both myself and my friend got stopped at customs (as I am not an Aussie citizen and he was, we went through different ques but wearing matching Clansman bar T-Shirts made us easy to pick LOL) but to cut a long story short he only asked me one question "You don't look well sir", to which I replied (stinking of booze with bloodshot eyes) "Look mate, I have drunk more beer in 2 weeks, than you have in the last 2 years, so I don't feel very fucking well, so do what you have to quickly and let me go home". His initial facial expression was that of "we got one" but once he looked at the state of my eyeballs, he laughed and just said "you can go Sir".

 

I always declare everything (even Kamagra), I never take wood or food in my bag.

 

I have had them go through my phone on another occasion and because they see me every 3 Months, they know me so I (although considered a sex tourist) get stopped seldom if any. I even had one customs guy speak to me in baggage claim, "I haven't seen you in a few Months" so i just smiled and just said "Yes I am just returning from my 3 Month Thailand pilgrimage".

 

I have been on the whole, lucky but I have seen and heard some horror stories about Perth customs.

 

I had a friend get stopped at Melbourne because he had been to BKK and Cambodia in the same trip and he got the heavy questions and they took 2 hours to go through his laptop, before they let him go.

 

Aussie customs are a nightmare in general and although I try to be polite to them, it is fucking hard sometimes.

[pubstud]

Some years ago when I was getting a visa to go to Oz for my Thai missis I ended up having a big row with this Aussie asshole who worked at the BKK Emm. I know it was stupid of me but sometimes we just get so frustrated. Anyway, I insulted this guy. The visa was approved and a week or so later we flew to Perth. As soon as we fronted up at immigration counter at Perth airport we were led away and strip searched, me, Thai missis, had to spread the legs and spread the cheeks of my bum. So I said to them "So Mr XXXX at the Australian Embassy in Bangkok got on the computer and put dirty mark next to our names because I was rude to him. He got his revenge on me."

 

So the bastards are not adverse to abuse of power, not adverse to using their incredible powers for personal motives.

[celticfist]

Oh man! So it really is like that program on TV!

 

I always thought it was made up!

Edited April 17, 2012 by celticfist

[pubstud]

Oh man! So it really is like that program on TV!

 

I always thought it was made up!

 

Yep the program on TV - Border Protection. Horrible damn show that, you really get to see how mean and petty they are.

[BaldPlumber]

Thai missis, had to spread the legs and spread the cheeks of my bum.

 

That seems a bit unfair. If they want to search you then fair enough, but to involve your wife in spreading your bum cheeks seems a bit insensitive to me

[GoldCoastJon]

I guess i've been lucky. The only time i've been questioned really was when I returned after a 2 week stay. He asked what I did over there and why I'd been so many times previously (Looked at all my passport stamps) I said I liked Thailand, nice weather, food, cheap beer and friendly people. Didn't really care if he believed me or not, I declared everything and theres not much to look at on my phone or laptop so was prepared if he wanted to be a prick. He just gave me a glare and then handed my passport back after he stamped it.

 

You have to remember that Customs have more power than the police, they dont need to give any reason to search you or your bags other than you fit our profile of the day! If you declare everything and havent done anything wrong you havent got anything to worry about, except for some dick head holding you up for a few hours

[pubstud]

That seems a bit unfair. If they want to search you then fair enough, but to involve your wife in spreading your bum cheeks seems a bit insensitive to me

 

LOL

[pubstud]

I guess i've been lucky. The only time i've been questioned really was when I returned after a 2 week stay. He asked what I did over there and why I'd been so many times previously (Looked at all my passport stamps) I said I liked Thailand, nice weather, food, cheap beer and friendly people. Didn't really care if he believed me or not, I declared everything and theres not much to look at on my phone or laptop so was prepared if he wanted to be a prick. He just gave me a glare and then handed my passport back after he stamped it.

 

You have to remember that Customs have more power than the police, they dont need to give any reason to search you or your bags other than you fit our profile of the day! If you declare everything and havent done anything wrong you havent got anything to worry about, except for some dick head holding you up for a few hours

 

Yes, correct, they have enormous power actually. When you think about it everybody can fit into some profile. Last couple of entries I've made have been OK, had to put my luggage through the X-ray machines. There were a couple of items they wanted to look at, so a bag was opened and they looked and then I was off.

 

But one entry couple years back they really went through every thing and searched my laptop and cameras and mobiles. I had 2 mobiles, guy asks why I have 2, I say I run 2 sims, one for the gals, and one for general calls. I had a case with 8 harmonicas in it. Guys asks - why you have so many? I say - they're all different keys mate. I'm a musician. Look the keys are stamped on the metal - A, D, C, Bb, G - But he had trouble accepting that and a couple times he came back to my harps and said - I don't know why you got so many. Thick twat.

[cuzzy]

"These guys are responsible for vetting people all day every day to keep illegal immigrants and crims out of the country." Are they? I thought that was the responsibility of the various embassies world wide, to run checks before issueing visas.

 

"if you trip a trigger that suggests you warrant a closer looking at" They're a bit too fast with these closer looking ats. A couple of months ago I invited my Thai ex GF, who is an Aussie citizen, to come join me me in Patts for her 2-week vacation from her job. I booked her airfare for her and paid for it with my credit card. She had a great holiday with me in Patts and after 2 weeks flew back to Perth to return to work. So those fucking nazis at Perth airport have everything on their computer and they pull my GF aside into an interview room and hold her for 2 hours shouting at her, accusing her of being a drug mule, saying who's this man who paid for your ticket? GF is shitting herself with fear and so they pick up on that and shouting at her why you scared? If you got nothing to hide you shouldn't be scared. We know you have drugs so tell us where they hidden. So after 2 hours of interrogation and searches they find nothing and tell her to fuck off.

 

Sorry I have no sympathy for them. They're over-powered officious nasty bastards.

 

The ultimate responsibility lies with the final check. They are trying to do a hard job to keep us all safe whether you like it or not. They have no idea and rely on training and instinct. It can be inconvenient yes, but when they snap somebody for illegal stuff then good on them.

It isn't the resonsibility of Embassys to do final checks, all they can do is determine if a persons background or history warrants closer inspection. They can't check everybody entering a country, that's why we have Customs and Immigration.

 

What would you say if an Embassy thought someone was ok and then once in the country they travel to after no checking by Border Security they did some terrorist crime or something similar? would you cry out 'what happened to the checking process'????

 

 

 

Stay clean and you have nothing to worry about apart from maybe a little inconvenience.

[Scumbag]

The very first question on your arrival declaration card contains the question "are you bringing in any pornography"? or words to that effect.

Initially the question was that general. However they have changed it a little and now ask if you have any illegal pornography. You only need to declare anything that is illegal in Australia. That would include kiddy porn, sex with violence and bestiality.

 

I have travelled in and out of Perth many times and never had any problems. I have always had a laptop and external hard drives. All they have asked is questions about carrying food.

[gavfalcon]

Ive returned from thailand 5 times from my 1 week tours ,ive bought back bb pistols,slingshots.lasers and countless packs of kamatra and i have never declared anything and never had any bags checked .maybe its how you dress,im always in thongs ,singlet / tshirt so i might look inocent.

[Scumbag]

Ive returned from thailand 5 times from my 1 week tours ,ive bought back bb pistols,slingshots.lasers and countless packs of kamatra and i have never declared anything and never had any bags checked .maybe its how you dress,im always in thongs ,singlet / tshirt so i might look inocent.

Just remember that if you get caught with undeclared stuff you may get marked for special treatment every time you arrive.

[pubstud]

Initially the question was that general. However they have changed it a little and now ask if you have any illegal pornography. You only need to declare anything that is illegal in Australia. That would include kiddy porn, sex with violence and bestiality.

 

I have travelled in and out of Perth many times and never had any problems. I have always had a laptop and external hard drives. All they have asked is questions about carrying food.

 

Got to laugh at the stupidity of it all. Like do they really think for one second that anybody is going to declare kiddy porn?

Used to make me laugh a few years ago they asked on the form if you were carrying any animal semen... Yeah, I am, there was this big black dog sitting out front my hotel in BKK yesterday so I jacked him off and caught his semen in a bottle and put it in my suitcase….FFS…give me a break…