How Canada's military reacted to seeing Pokemon Go players trespassing

Re:How Canada's military reacted to seeing Pokemon Go player... by JeremyBanks on Thursday January 02, 2020 @11:13AM (#21936582)

Heh. When I was younger, I was lost and distracted (with a paper map, pre-9/11) while driving, and ended up inside CFB Borden (one of the military bases mentioned in the article) without realizing it, by absent-mindedly following traffic. I wonder if someone distracted by Pokemon on their phone could make the same mistake today.

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Re:How Canada's military reacted to seeing Pokemon Go player... by ZanyProgrammer on Thursday January 02, 2020 @12:09PM (#21937219)

Pre 9/11 was almost 20 years ago. Since then most American military installations have controlled access, meaning a DOD id card or something similar (and vehicle decals).

It’s possible people might wander (especially on Army posts) onto ranges out in the sticks, but the actual garrison area will be off limits to the public (esp in the Navy and Air Force). A quick glance at Google Maps for some Canadian military installations shows them without gate guards and open to the public.

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Re:How Canada's military reacted to seeing Pokemon Go player... by how2cflags on Thursday January 02, 2020 @06:34PM (#21941176)

Can concur with a personal anecdote. Got lost a few years ago on my motorcycle and was utterly confused when I passed the open gate into the grounds not aware that it was even a military base until I saw all the following signage.

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