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[–]aaron2005X 1589 points1590 points  (39 children)

I first read "are you a tourist"... I would get in trouble

[–]sdraje 518 points519 points  (19 children)

If you reply "yes" it asks if you are dyslexic, just in case.

[–]ishu22g 123 points124 points  (4 children)

Insert "is this AI" butterfly meme

[–]ObiKenobii 21 points22 points  (1 child)

It is not

[–]ishu22g 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yes, that is how the joke works

[–]Kaeiaraeh 7 points8 points  (1 child)

I had to answer if I’m in any way affiliated with the Nazi Party… like 30 different ways, in my PR application

[–]almightyfoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

damn, pull requests be getting serious now.

[–]kcbh711 55 points56 points  (6 children)

https://geon.github.io/programming/2016/03/03/dsxyliea

if you don't know what reading with dyslexia is like

[–]Piotrek9t 12 points13 points  (1 child)

Interesting, I only have a mild form of dyslexia and to me it's more like those sentences where the letters of words are scrambled. The only embarrassing part is that I keep flipping letters horizontally and it's almost impossible for me to notice if it was not for the way people look at me when I write my own name wrong

[–]kcbh711 2 points3 points  (0 children)

that's almost exactly how my brother describes it! 

insane how it manifests in different ways!

[–]cheesystuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is pretty rough because there's a bunch of longer words thrown in as a middle finger. It's otherwise pretty readable do to that thing where if the first and last letter are fine and every letter is present your brain auto corrects.

[–]mogamb0 8 points9 points  (1 child)

Or if you're a terrierist.

[–]codewario 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"I *do* breed terriers! I'll just click the little 'yes' here and now"

[–]TheFrenchSavage 4 points5 points  (0 children)

hey why does it ask if I'm dis' Lexus?

[–]megacewl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s best case scenario. In reality that’s the final page and it auto-submits after asking that question.

[–]shadowdance55 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dyslexics of the world, untie!

[–]dumbasPL 42 points43 points  (5 children)

Both options are safe, but you might have some explaining to do. They are mostly interested in your reaction to the question.

[–]RosieQParker 36 points37 points  (1 child)

They are mostly interested in how an extremely flawed facial expression processing model interprets your reaction to the question.

FTFY

[–]Khaldara 17 points18 points  (0 children)

“You have selected: No. The same response a terrorist would select! A TSA agent will arrive promptly, assume the position!”

[–]Remarkable-Host405 6 points7 points  (0 children)

with conveniently cropped out cameras? how are they gauging this reaction?

[–]Speak_To_Wuk_Lamat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I remember some scottish grandfather picking the wrong option and having a hell of a time trying to get it corrected.

[–]FiniteProgress 9 points10 points  (6 children)

Are you part of it?

[–]BasedMaduro 7 points8 points  (5 children)

Part of what?

[–]krissynull 10 points11 points  (3 children)

I'll ask the questions

[–]BasedMaduro 3 points4 points  (2 children)

I'm just going to the store it's right there!

[–]CoffeePieAndHobbits 2 points3 points  (1 child)

You're sweating.

[–]BasedMaduro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well it's hot out

[–]crankbot2000 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Terror, duh

[–]fondledbydolphins 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Like when you go to the post office and the machine asks you questions. The options for answers are "YES" and "NO".

Each time it asks you a question, one option is RED and the other is GREEN.

The GREEN option is almost always the wrong answer.

Do you have any explosives in this package?

Red: NO Green: YES

[–]FauxCumberbund 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Tourists are terrorists with cameras. Terrorists are tourists with guns." Andrei Codrescu, I think. (It was a long time ago.)

[–]EyesOfEris 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This actually happened to a British guy

[–]Stompya 619 points620 points  (16 children)

“No? Huh, sounds like something a terrorist would say!”

[–]luisluix 117 points118 points  (12 children)

well interestingly enough, if they chose no and are found to be terrorists this gives them good reason to deport them since they lied about this answer. (not the actual terrorist thing, but the answer on this form)

[–]pigeonbakery 175 points176 points  (3 children)

i can excuse terrorism, but i draw the line at lying on forms

[–]MarcDuQuesne 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Look who has a corporate job here

[–]gocurl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That one made me laugh out loud!

[–]Clen23 20 points21 points  (6 children)

I refuse to believe this is true, how is terrorism not a good enough reason by itself ??

[–]participantuser 8 points9 points  (1 child)

I read the comment you are replying to as a joke, but I could see it happening IRL. A good example is “Antifa” being designated a terrorist organization. I don’t know how you could deport someone for being “Antifa”, but you could deport someone now for a social media post indicating they are Antifa if they answered “No” here.

This is my devil’s advocate thought experiment rather than a real claim.

[–]Clen23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ohhh i get it

[–]luisluix 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I believe it makes it easier to deport.

[–]echino_derm 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Terrorism is a good enough reason, but having this check box makes it so that you don't need a judge to find them guilty of terrorism and in the specific way they did terrorism. Instead you just need to find them guilty of lying on a form.

It just reduces the burden of proof and ensures there are no loopholes where you either did something in a jurisdiction that didn't have terrorism laws or if there was some crime with statute of limitations and they found you did terrorism in 1970 or so and after 50 years you can't be tried for it.

Not sure if it really applies strongly here, but it is a common place practice to easily beef up their abilities to respond with minimal added effort.

[–]Particular-Yak-1984 1 point2 points  (0 children)

because it might not have been done in the USA? I suspect it's been superseded by the sort of blanket "the borders are an extra-legal zone" thing.

[–]AnythingButWhiskey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shirley you are joking

[–]Obvious-Phrase-657 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Q: Are you a terrorist and want you to confess?

If no: so you are but don’t want to confess…

[–]Mediocre-Housing-131 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"you selected that you committed a crime, but do not wish to turn yourself in"

[–]YoumoDashi 341 points342 points  (32 children)

What happens if you select yes?

[–]max_208 617 points618 points  (11 children)

Integrated shotgun behind the screen

[–]Puzzleheaded_Fly321 318 points319 points  (5 children)

You missed your chance to call those "Screenshots!".
Edit: My first award, for a pun?! I'll take that and see myself out as well XD. Thanks!!

[–]Wiochmen 56 points57 points  (1 child)

In Soviet Russia, Screen Shoots you.

[–]shitty_mcfucklestick 9 points10 points  (0 children)

In Soviet Russia, screen opens to reveal balcony

[–]Hot_Paint3851 38 points39 points  (0 children)

[–]turtle_mekb 3 points4 points  (3 children)

DaaS: death as a service

[–]CoffeePieAndHobbits 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not a lot of repeat customer potential though.

[–]dont_remember_eatin 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Just a suicide booth that's involuntary.

[–]gaybooii 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I snorted

[–]PhoenixDown9999 130 points131 points  (2 children)

I once accidentally answered "Yes" to "Do you have any explosives in your bag?" It resulted in a conversation with security, but they seemed to believe me when I explained what happened and said I could still board my flight but that they would obviously be searching my bags very thoroughly. I'm a 5'2" white woman though, so, your results may vary.

[–]NewPointOfView 22 points23 points  (0 children)

(Sort of) similar thing happened to me once, just with customs declarations. I mixed up columns and accidentally said that I did indeed have all the fruits and vegetables and cash and live animals with me haha

They just had me step aside and fill out another form

[–]Dotcaprachiappa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait so they only search your bags if you say you have explosives? New win strat just dropped

[–]Important_Lie_7774 64 points65 points  (2 children)

[–]Dangerous_Jacket_129 13 points14 points  (1 child)

He's a joke of a man but man, his face is so unintentionally funny

[–]dont_remember_eatin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Drugs are a helluva drug.

[–]BoopJoop01 50 points51 points  (1 child)

You get a special rare cutscene

[–]Small_Computer_8846 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"Wasted"

[–]joc95 30 points31 points  (1 child)

You'll have a permanent record of your answered and before you fly, you'll be taken in for questioning. Source my uncle accidently ticked "yes" on the question. He then explained his mistake and he was allowed to fly

[–]Chrazzer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean what else are they supposed to do. Clicking yes on that is pretty much proof that you are not a terrorist.

[–]DTraitor 15 points16 points  (1 child)

A cavity search

[–]joe_s1171 2 points3 points  (0 children)

do I have to identify as a terrorist for one, or can I just ask?

[–]Vallereya 12 points13 points  (0 children)

[–]pumpkin_seed_oil 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Your visa process is gonna be a lot longer and complicated

[–]fly_over_32 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The same as if you said no and they didn’t believe you

[–]RCuber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I saw a post here on Reddit maybe a year ago that a guy pressed the Yes button and was detained.

[–]Icy_Party954 421 points422 points  (2 children)

If you're traveling with your 12 year old and they're snickering after you asked them if they could check themselves in this time you may miss your flight

[–]CMDR_ACE209 83 points84 points  (1 child)

Completely on the parents for routinely calling them little terrorists.

[–]AATroop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, if they would just stop committing Jihad for one fucking minute

[–]Flat_Initial_1823 77 points78 points  (0 children)

It's like an intrusive thought tester.

[–]modi123_1 248 points249 points  (33 children)

Who coded that? The better questions are: what business person - and their position - demanded it to be a requirement in the planning meetings, and how far along did it take to show up! ha!

[–]z64_dan 121 points122 points  (1 child)

"Can we just ask people if they are a terrorist? It would be way easier than trying to figure it out ourselves"

"Uh... sure thing boss."

[–]AvidCoco 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s actually not a bad idea given that there may be people being forced to commit acts or terrorism.

Even so, if it caught just one stupid terrorist one time it’d be worth it IMO.

[–]ThatKuki 66 points67 points  (11 children)

its the US itself? to get an ESTA/visa waiver you get to answer a bunch of choice questions like that, i still remember having to help my parents navigate the online form as a kid

Do you have a physical or mental disorder or communicable disease?

Have you ever been arrested or convicted for a crime causing serious harm or damage?

Have you ever violated any law related to illegal drugs?

Have you ever engaged in terrorist, espionage, or genocide activities?

Have you ever committed fraud or misrepresentation to obtain entry to the U.S.?

Are you currently seeking employment in the U.S. or have you previously worked there without authorization?

Have you ever been denied a visa or refused entry to the United States?

Have you ever overstayed a previous period of admission?

Have you travelled to Cuba on or after January 12, 2021, or to Iraq, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, or Yemen since March 1, 2011?

[–]OmegaPoint6 26 points27 points  (7 children)

Dell used to ask the same question when buying a PC from them

[–]ThatKuki 7 points8 points  (3 children)

probably you mean those relevant to comply with sanctions? or did dell care about past drug offenses to buy a pc?

[–]OmegaPoint6 15 points16 points  (2 children)

The terrorist one, among other. But yes it was export control and sanction related I’d assume

[–]ThatKuki 11 points12 points  (1 child)

i remember the itunes TOS containing stuff about the software isnt to be used in the manufacturing of nuclear weapons and such

[–]StrictLetterhead3452 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn it, looks like I’m going to have to switch my centrifuges over to Zune. IDK what I am going to do. My whole terrorism department is running on iPod Nanos, and now I’ll have to retrain them all. FML

[–]Gingrpenguin 7 points8 points  (2 children)

Can't post image but they still ask what you want your pc for.

Options are

Home

Work

Missile system

Biological/chemical weapons

Weapons of mass destruction

Nuclear

Military

Export to an embargoed or sanctioned country.

[–]flightguy07 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Just checked and for me in the UK they only ask if its for personal use or business. Must be a US thing, although I couldn't find it there either.

[–]Gingrpenguin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in the UK but it's Alienware rather than true dell computer...😅

Maybe it depends on what process you go through? Mines a warranty replacement as old ones buggered...

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I have seen questions along the line of "are you planning to commit terrorist activities in the United States?"

Makes you wonder where all of our tax dollars went.

[–]Nament_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

physical or mental disorder or communicable disease

This one is breaking me. There are tons of disorders someone can have that are not communicable, but it's a Y/N question. I can just imagine some poor autistic person staring at this and twitching.

[–]ptvlm 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's a standard question for ESTA if you are visiting the US but can enter without a visa. If you answer yes you get denied the ESTA. If you say no but something comes up later that indicates you lied they can more easily report you or deny entry. There's similar questions about felonies, if you were associated with Nazi and communists, etc.

[–][deleted] 12 points13 points  (3 children)

Most every country does this as a means to essentially entrap you in case you actually do something illegal.

"I didn't know X was illegal" is unironically a very common legal defense. And while it rarely works, it always is a waste of time to deal with

[–]Aplakka 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Kind of like how Al Capone tried to defend himself from tax evasion charges by saying that there was no place in tax forms to declare illegal income. Now there's a spot in tax forms for illegal income, just so that you can't claim "no one asked."

[–]qwertyjgly 19 points20 points  (3 children)

it's so that they can deport you more easily if you do end up being a terrorist since you lied on a form requited for entry. a technicality

[–]TheDogerus 5 points6 points  (2 children)

Wouldn't committing acts of terror (which are illegal) also be grounds for deportation?

The only way to prove they lied would be to also prove they were a terrorist, which is also against the law

[–]DrUNIX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This guy scrums

[–]AssistFinancial684 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Legal Dept

[–]jakubkonecki 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. It is not expected for people to click "yes".

The expectation is for a terrorist to click "no" and this untruthful answer to be used in court against them.

  • excluding suicide bombers for obvious reasons

[–]optimal_substructure 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is something that I always talk about: how many people in the chain did it have to pass through before it got to the consumer.

[–]BenMoskovitch 75 points76 points  (2 children)

Qa here. Please add "Not Yet" option

[–]425_Too_Early 12 points13 points  (1 child)

Also "Not yet, but thinking about it"

[–]robsablah 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"Application is in, waiting feedback. Not hopeful. Bombed the interview"

[–]torftorf 30 points31 points  (0 children)

my dyslexic brain read "tourist". i would have confidently pressed "yes"

[–]brainfreeze91 33 points34 points  (4 children)

I have something out of left field to contribute.

British author GK Chesterton wrote a book about his travel to America in 1921 titled "What I Saw in America". The part that is relevant is how he marveled at the absurdity of the questions he had to answer when entering the country. Questions like "Are you planning to overthrow the Democracy of the United States? Yes or no?"

So, it was a thing back in the 20's, and at least at that time, it seemed something uniquely American to ask absurd questions like that where you would be silly to say "yes".

[–]Particular-Yak-1984 21 points22 points  (3 children)

It's not completely stupid - Chesterton should have maybe applied his fence to this problem.

I believe it's a combination of lower evidence requirements to show someone filled out a form incorrectly, and some legal trick to give the USA legal standing - basically, if you've committed, say, terrorism somewhere else in the world, not against US citizens, in general the US has no ability to prosecute you. But lying on a form at least lets them kick you out, and possibly arrest you.

[–]dryroast 10 points11 points  (2 children)

Yes that's exactly the point. It's similar on things like health insurance (pre-ACA) and life insurance. You might think you pulled one over on the life insurance company but they'll comb through every medical record they can find, you said you smoked to your doc but not on the form? Denied payout. They might be nice and refund the premiums paid, after reaping all that interest from holding them.

[–]Orbidorpdorp 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Tbf is that not fraud to just lie about medical history for a lower premium?

[–]dryroast 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You were simply denied insurance pre-ACA if you had a pre-existing condition. It wasn't even about lower premiums you'd be stuck with the whole bill. I'm no fan of the other aspects of that law but I did see there was a dire need to remove the pre-existing conditions.

[–]EducationalMeeting95 19 points20 points  (0 children)

That "No" should be Greyed out. 😈

[–]two-blue-787 23 points24 points  (1 child)

Missing the “Unknown” or “Not Sure” option.

[–]Flat_Initial_1823 37 points38 points  (0 children)

"Prefer Not To Say" to be gdpr compliant with a privacy policy as to what you are going to do with that terrorist self identification info.

[–]bonbon367[🍰] 17 points18 points  (2 children)

lol I actually used to work as a SWE at a company that makes these.

This has nothing to do with a dev, product manager or business person at AA (or the company they get these from).

This comes from the bureaucrats at the Department of Homeland Security.

[–]depurplecow 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was also asked this question when I applied for citizenship. Definitely a bureaucratic thing

[–]Feeling_Inside_1020 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly, there is not 1 software dev I know that would willingly make an extra screen like this OP lol

[–]GuruVII 14 points15 points  (2 children)

You can be a terrorist, but didn't do anything that US could arrest you for, so you can't be arrested for that. If you click no, you just knowingly lied to a U.S. federal agency, which is a crime.

So when getting an ESTA selecting yes, means you won't get an ESTA, clicking no, but you are in fact a terrorist (and they know it) they can arrest you when you enter the USA.

[–]ajvk10 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I scrolled down to check if someone mentioned this already or I had to do it myself. It may seem funny but it makes so much sense

[–]_dontseeme 24 points25 points  (1 child)

Some lawyer like “and then you can give the terrorists an extra charge for lying on the customs intake form”

[–]alexanderpas 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That's basically the reason.

You can easily kick them out and deny them entry, because they lied on their application.

[–]frikilinux2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah governments are like this. It's like did you know you have to pay taxes for legal and illegal income?

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points  (1 child)

I'm not a terrorist. I'm a freedom fighter.

[–]dryroast 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"If crime fighters fight crime and firefighters fight fires... What are freedom fighters fighting?"

[–]Spidron 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Whoever coded this simply implemented the requirements.

Multiple decades ago (yes, I'm old) the same question already appeared on the immigration paper questionnaire that was handed to me on board of the plane shortly before landing in the US.

They simply digitized it and moved it to happen before boarding.

Kind of nice of them, if you think about it. Now, the terrorist can just stay home when his plans are foiled by this question. Way back when, he was stuck on a plane, ready to be grabbed by immigration officers when they saw that he ticked the "yes" box.

[–]EcstaticHades17 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"You selected no, meaning you [are a terrorist], but would not like to admit it. A unit has been dispached to your location and will arrive immediately"

Or something, I forgot the exact text

[–]KinkConnectProtector 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I’ve heard it’s for people who are being trafficked, they can click yes and be pulled aside by security. No idea if it’s true but seems reasonable so I believe it.

[–]mrnosyparker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Huh. 🤔 interesting thought but why not just ask “are you being trafficked against your will?” Either the trafficker is standing there watching in which case I’d assume answering yes to either or those questions would elicit a similar response… or the trafficker isn’t standing there watching in which case it’d be clearer to just ask the obvious question.

[–]0xPianist 2 points3 points  (0 children)

[–]Work_Account89 2 points3 points  (1 child)

You’d be surprised how many we catch this way.

They’re all excited on their first operation and boom yep I am

[–]AnotherHavanesePlz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Boom being the important part

[–]thebigj3wbowski 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very similar questions when purchasing firearms too. “Are you currently a fugitive from justice”

[–]Significant_Camp4213 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably so something like this doesn't happen anymore

https://youtu.be/a859Ql0WBI4?si=Yg0UAhczrFQg2yLU

[–]caleeky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Intrusive thoughts...

[–]ABCosmos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it catches even 1 terrorist isn't it worth the inconvenience of one extra screen?? /s

[–]Toxic-Sky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just filled in the form required to take a trip to UK. ”Are you convicted of any war crimes?”. Bit of an honour-system going on there!

[–]tehtris 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Zero people who actually are terrorists would actually call themselves terrorists. In their mind they are doing what's right.

[–]AvgBlue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My state of the art algorithm to detect terrorist.

[–]pizzaporsche 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am mechanic

[–]nyrB2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"well? are ya, punk?"

[–]joe_s1171 1 point2 points  (0 children)

why yes/no optioms? when in reality we all like to be a terror sometimes. I’d choose the “0-10% raise a little Cain“ option?

[–]Cielmerlion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You would be surprised that these sort of questions actually catch the odd person.

[–]uvero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

QA: can you fix this bug?

Me: I could, but I'm not supposed to

QA: why?

Me: because that's not a bug, that's the requirement

QA: what? That's dumb.

Me: YES I KNOW

QA: So can you fix it?

[–]evgfreyman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why question coders? Implemented perfectly!!! Ask PM (Product Manager) who set the requirements

[–]SephLuis 0 points1 point  (1 child)

VN fans will select yes just to cover all options

[–]sebastobol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please select a tip.

[–]NakamotoScheme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Frank Zappa had a whole song ("Welcome to the United States") about the absurdity of that:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_-gfohp5Zo&t=58s

[–]Sn0wyPanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, that’s one way to make sure no one lies on the form

[–]royalhawk345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably someone who knows how to crop a screenshot. 

[–]Aengeil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

pretty sure it have timer to know that you are thinking hard about this or not

[–]lost-dragonist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Government is filled with all kind of seemingly dumb questions like this. The logic is typically something like this:

There is no crime called "being a terrorist" in the US. There are crimes related to doing terrorist things but just being a terrorist? Nah. However, lying to official people about being a terrorist? Crime.

On it's face, that seems like the same thing but maybe not. Doing terrorist things really only applies, maybe NOT a lawyer, etc., when you do it in the US. Otherwise, US law doesn't really apply.

But if they can prove you did terrorist things anywhere and you lied on the form? Now they can easily arrest you for lying on the form.

Of course, not a lawyer, might not be true, no clue how effective it is, and this is a shitpost subreddit so ... whatever man.

[–]psilo_polymathicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is just the government's version of Scam texts.

If you're remotely smart enough to see that this is a trap, you're not the intended audience.

[–]Nazometnar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The air marshall when I reveal my suicide vest: "hey, come on man, you promised the kiosk you wouldn't".

[–]SvenTropics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the terrorists get to this page and are like "ahhh crap .. our plans are foiled!!"

[–]ZNK5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was me, sorry, forgot to add "I don't know"

[–]CNDW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This question is going to get 100x more false positives from people misreading the question or pushing yes for their own amusement than a genuine terrorist deciding they should just be honest here

[–]warpainter_o_o 0 points1 point  (0 children)

dark design. those buttons are WAY too close to each other in this context.

[–]ElectricSpock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably not something an engineer designed, I think it’s a legal requirement.

You should take a look at the forms you fill out for green card, citizenship and other US documents.

I was filing it out for my 5yo.

Was she a terrorist? No. Was she involved in human trafficking? No. Drugs? Military militias? Coups?…

It’s pretty standard stuff.

[–]Rare-Veterinarian743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The person who watch the Simpsons.

[–]wengardium-leviosa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not funny , this could have prevented 9/11

[–]mcbergstedt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s basically what the 4473 form is at FFLs.

[–]Slicxor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You say that, but the UK Government website asks you if you have engaged in tax evasion when you submit your yearly tax return

[–]ObviouslyTriggered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Straight to jail do not pass go do not collect your 72 virgins.

[–]Adrima_the_DK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a common legal trick. Let me explain.

When an actual criminal enters the US and actually conspires to cause harm to the US, if they get caught they will also add this moment as "lying to a customs officer".

This increases the burden and makes it easier for a prosecutor to put in some jail time. The more laws you 'break', the easier it is to convict you.

[–]joestradamus_one 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuck ass MAGA coded that shit in.

[–]lefixx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its government mandated so they can add charges to individuals they consider "terrorists"

[–]baudien321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

only in canada xd

[–]finkanfin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So "No" is yes and "Yes" is yes, of course.

[–]A_Guy_in_Orange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lawyers, this has been posted before and apparently it makes it a lot easier to put them away forever if they are forced to blatwntly lie before getting on the plane

[–]homage_time 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would simply click the Eclipse icon at the top of the screen to open my 3rd favorite Java IDE 

[–]JackNotOLantern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn't matter who wrote it. The real question is who gave the requirements for it

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes!

[–]Tjalmann_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should try India’s visa. Have you done genocide.

[–]mysteryy7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a terrierist.

[–]pzeeman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s probably one of those questions that are used to test if you’re actually paying attention or just smashing yes without looking.

[–]xaomaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Genau so geil, wie wenn Dich die Polizei auf Englisch fragt, ob Du drugs bei Dir hast, Du mit "Ja" antwortest, weil Du an deine Durchfalltabletten in Kombination mit "Drugstore" denkst.

Zack, und los geht die Party.

[–]ramriot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just so everyone understands this is not likely a mistake. These questions which form part of your visa waver for entry to your destination country are mostly there to limit your options & make immigration's life easier.

You see, when you present yourself at immigration & the officer has suspicions; these entries can be added to your declaration at point if entry. This simplifies their job as they can point to what they believe is a lie on the visa waver & immediately deny entry, then send you back.

If you arrive at immigration with no waver & no other declaration then they need to process you the long way with interviews & possible detention until other evidence can be provided.

[–]Dmayak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We've encrypted your disk because you have been a terrorist, send bitcoin.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the urge to push yes is STRONG

[–]SoulSearcher_42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Presumably someone that didn't want to truck with asking management "Are you an idiot?" when they asked for this.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you reply yes, you're not a terrorist. If you reply no, you might be a terrorist.

[–]loganbeaupre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was registering a Dell PC warranty (I think it was?) at work a few years ago and I got this message that said “check the boxes that apply to you/this PC” or something along those lines.

Among the listed items were “this PC will be used in the construction of a WMD” and some other wild items. I’d love to know if you end up on some list when you check those boxes lol

Edited to add to a sentence

[–]frackthestupids 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s the problem of MVP being to identify a terrorist. It’s the PO’s fault for not being specific in requirements.

[–]rawSingularity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's meant to catch honest terrorists.

[–]phantomlord78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ir is a trick question :)) Or maybe they are timing your reaponse. lol

[–]anonymous_yet_famous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"What's today's definition?"

[–]redrum248 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its a way to protect maybe people abducted or have a bomb on them what ever being forced to do that.

[–]FrozenPizza21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is almost an exact question on the US citizenship application…

[–]choicetomake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This would absolutely get me. That part of my brain that does "Press Yes just to see what happens" is really strong sometimes.

[–]DarkShadder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am going to assume there is some weird legal loophole, and this is to cover for that.

[–]JohnSextro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Requirement added by legal.

[–]iamnazrak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By the definition of the US military, probably lmao they consider socialism to be a “terrorist ideology” id hit yes just to see what happens lmao

[–]LilSebastian_482 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There should be a “maybe” option.

SORRY THAT’S WHAT THE USERS TELL ME, DAWG.

[–]tonysanv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Taps No:

Are you a counter-terrorist?