Originally Posted by
svhar
This could only happen in the USA. The rest of the world has commom sense.
I have to laugh at all these ridiculous excuse-makers. They say...hey its only one apple. Well then...is it OK for two apples, after all it is only one more than one apple. If two apples are OK then what about three apples. One can keep going on forever. A dozen apples and a banana? After all, it is only a single banana on top of the dozen apples which is only one more than 11 apples. Where does it stop?
How about...don't try to smuggle food in when you are not supposed to.
As for the stupid statement of ..."it could only happen in the USA" and common sense statements...you only prove your bias and/or ignorance. We had a pilot get a fine along with the company for trying to bring an apple into Japan,
So stop your whining/excuse-making and follow the rules. Forgot about the apple? OK, could happen. Try to tell that to the officer. Admit that you were breaking the rules, even if it was a lie to cover up your forgetfulness will possibly bring a punishment.
Kind of like telling the traffic cop that you were intentionally speeding because you don't want to admit that you forgot what the speed limit is.
In either case, one should be happy that there is no fine for being stupid if they actually thought that would make things better.