manxblue Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 French authorities have banned x-ray equipment from the ports leading to Britain claiming that the UK are contravening the rights of the illegal immigrants. These machines are the ones which can see into large lorries attempting to locate persons inside. Anyone any idea why ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I heard it was lobbying by French and British food companies, frightended that with x-rays we might discover the truth - that Turkey Twizzlers are made from people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieK Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 French authorities have banned x-ray equipment from the ports leading to Britain claiming that the UK are contravening the rights of the illegal immigrants. These machines are the ones which can see into large lorries attempting to locate persons inside. Anyone any idea why ?. So far the only suggestion I've read is because it contravenes health and safety to expose people to doses of radiation without their permission, although I'm not sure why France is objecting to the practice now, when they could have done so when the UK was installing the machines on French soil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I'm not sure why France is objecting to the practice now Probably because the French authorities don't want the illegal immigrants and so don't want any chance of them being detected in France and prevented from travelling to the UK. If the flow of illegal immigrants was from the UK into France they'd insist we detect and detain them on UK soil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Ayres Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Are there any known cases of someone illegally entering France in the back of a lorry since 1939? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempus Fugit Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 probably because the French didn't invent them [/cynic] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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