Dr Peter Watts, Canadian science fiction writer, beaten and arrested at US border
This story is pretty horrible example of the border police. I suspect it is not unusual behavior for them, but only getting air time because Dr Watts has friends who can write articulate news stories.
Cory Doctrows story:
www.boingboing.net/2009/12/11/dr-peter-watts-canad.html
The local news story;
www.thetimesherald.com/article/20091212/NEWS01/912120305/1002/Ministry-reverses-Christmas/Writer-faces-assault-charge
There are links to other blog post with more info buried in the boingboing story, along with other stories of Police assault 100s of stupid comments.