Can I tell a border patrol agent to f*ck off?

I am older and white and got the third degree at one of those checkpoints recently. Likely because I give the middle finger to their cameras and block my face with the fingr when driving through the side with no checkpoint. They still get a good pic of my plate with the plate cameras but the face cameras never a good pic.

I answered the US citizen question and then he started rapid fire questioning me. I answered three of the questions and then stopped him and gave him a no-nonsense look and said, "Enough. I would like to be on my way." It was my polite way to be firm but end the consensual nature of the interview. He said fine and I left.

My advice is to say you are a US citizen and see if they let you go on, as they often will. But if they start asking questions be polite, confident and somewhat exasperated say, that you would like to be on your way. This makes any further questioning non-consensual and puts them on a clock. If they press further say, I don't answer questions.

/r/AmIFreeToGo Thread