06-15-2009, 02:28 AM
Albert Hidel Wrote:Saw a movie years ago called "Missouri Breaks," where Jack Nicholson and his merry band of horse thieves sneak into Canada to steal horses from the Mounties. Their theory was that once they crossed back into the US they were home free because the Mounties can't cross the border to come after them. Somebody forgot to tell the Mounties, because they crossed the border, tracked down the thieves, took back their horses, and didn't say "please" either.
Some smugglers on the Great Lakes have had a shock recently. Police services from either country used to stop at the imaginary line somewhere in the middle. An agreement now allows coast guard or police from either side to pursue accross the border. They arrest the bad guys and sort out jurisdiction later.