Actually is that possible in the US or do the border officials still have a stick up their arse? I mean if you work for a big multinational IT company, surely they can provide a few hundred bucks to bribe someone to skip security. Bribing the police is normal in a lot of countries.
" -sir, we have to strip your car to search it for contraband.
-Ok, how long it's going to take?
- About 24-48 hours, but it might take longer if we see anything suspicious
- ok, what do I do in the meantime?
- you can sit on the bench there
- for 48 hours?
- that's correct
- I happen to have this nice bottle of vodka, would you like it as a thank you for your hard service?
- hmmmm I have to check with my superior [ comes back 5 minutes later] - that's fine, we don't need to check your car today, have a safe journey"
Nowadays I'm being told that this practice has been eradicated almost everywhere, but it basically relied on border control agents making your life as miserable as physically possible in hope that you will pay up. If you decided not to, they would eventually let you go, but you're wasting only your own time, they had infinite amount of it and perfect justification for everything they did.
Please elaborate on that.
Amazon: "Employees may not bribe anyone for any reason, whether in dealings with governments or the private sector. " [3]
Apple: "Apple does not offer or accept bribes or kickbacks in any form, and we do not tolerate corruption in connection with any of our business dealings." [2]
Google: "The rule for us at Google is simple – don’t bribe anybody, anytime, for any reason."[1]
[1] https://abc.xyz/investor/other/google-code-of-conduct.html [2] http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/AAPL/0x0x803576/DAFD8... [3] http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=97664&p=irol-gov... [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Corrupt_Practices_Act
Out of curiosity, do you know if there are any people trying to challenge these rulings/treatment they receive in court?