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Takket

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4. it isn't easy.....

Sat Dec 4, 2021, 01:48 PM

Dec 2021

A river separates Detroit from Canada. So you can't just walk across. The two ways over are the Detroit/Windsor tunnel and the Ambassador Bridge. In theory all the border agents would have been given their names and pictures... it should be impossible to get across for them assuming the have the proper ID/Vax records. But in theory there is no way in hell the police shouldn't have been watching them in case they tried to run and... whelp... we know how that worked out.

Let's just say keeping them out of Canada required some pretty basic common sense displays of competence from the police, and my faith that they would have taken those steps is shaken at the moment.

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How Easy Is It To Get Into Canada From Detroit?...... [View all] global1 Dec 2021 OP

Not easy, based on pandemic precautions Wingus Dingus Dec 2021 #1

I have no doubt the all border stations were notified Siwsan Dec 2021 #2

Any idea how many bridges and tunnels are there between Detroit... brush Dec 2021 #5

Ambassador Bridge and Windsor Tunnel in Detroit. Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron Siwsan Dec 2021 #6

Thanks. How does customs work when crossing? brush Dec 2021 #8

I haven't crossed since things tightened up, so I'm not sure Siwsan Dec 2021 #9

Thanks. Wonder if the parents thought about trying to cross... brush Dec 2021 #11

This probably reflects the pattern of their lives Siwsan Dec 2021 #13

Enhanced ID or passport plus proof of vaccination or negative covid test DetroitLegalBeagle Dec 2021 #14

Good to know Siwsan Dec 2021 #15

Yup. I lived in Detroit all through the 90's and it was easy peasy lemon squeazy A HERETIC I AM Dec 2021 #23

There used to be some really good Chinese restaurants in Windsor Siwsan Dec 2021 #26

One bridge and one tunnel MichMan Dec 2021 #7

Actually, 2 tunnels. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2021 #24

If they had a boat I suppose they could cross over. Srkdqltr Dec 2021 #3

Nearly impossible to cross on a personal boat without being stopped & detained by law enforcement. MichMan Dec 2021 #31

Of course. Too cold for it this time of year anyway and the Canadians wouldn't want them either. Srkdqltr Dec 2021 #34

it isn't easy..... Takket Dec 2021 #4

It's a huge river, too. LisaM Dec 2021 #20

Going to Canada would be dumb, gab13by13 Dec 2021 #10

Even if these geniuses made it to Canada, they wouldn't have lasted long on $4k. Ace Rothstein Dec 2021 #12

Well it is USD MichMan Dec 2021 #32

The border is very tight now. roamer65 Dec 2021 #16

If they were strong swimmers and wore wet suits... hunter Dec 2021 #17

A quarter mile in choppy water? LisaM Dec 2021 #21

Jack LaLanne used to swim the Golden Gate, or from Alcatraz to Fisherman's Wharf. hunter Dec 2021 #27

Detroit lake water temp is 42 degrees today. Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #28

Impossible if they tried to cross at the bridge or tunnel Johnny2X2X Dec 2021 #18

No entrance Without a negative COVID test and proof of vaccination. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2021 #19

I doubt they had any plan at all. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #22

international airport there Grasswire2 Dec 2021 #25

The only real chance they had was to get assistance from gun groups. Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #29

Most people don't know that Windsor is actually south of Detroit MichMan Dec 2021 #30

Once a summer I'd drive to Marine City and catch the ferry to Sombra. llmart Dec 2021 #33

Not being picky but it's Sarnia, Ontario. Srkdqltr Dec 2021 #35

No, it isn't llmart Dec 2021 #36

Ok sorry. I stand corrected. Srkdqltr Dec 2021 #37