I come in peace

[_w_o_o_d_]

Yesterday I bought my plane tickets for my trip to the USA in February. I will arrive in New York the 1st and leave from Portland the 28th

I also had to fill the online application for the Department of Homeland Security.

Among other question, there was this :

"Have you ever been arrested or convicted for an offense or crime involving moral

Comments

[empty_room]

... Wandering as I do acress the internetz, that made me laugh. xD

[jabberworks]

What in mercy's name is THAT supposed to be? Hilarious!

[_w_o_o_d_]

Tsk, tsk, tsk. Moral turpitude is a most serious matter.

[jabberworks]

Most serious, indeed. Examine your conscience, young man.

[_w_o_o_d_]

And I did, with the help of wikipedia (see my edit).

moral turpitude

[royalboiler]

Personally when it comes to the grey areas of law
some people might see it as half M.T. but I like to think of it
as half full.

Have fun in the states sir.

Re: moral turpitude

[_w_o_o_d_]

...

Oh right ! "half MT", I had to say it out loud... You're a genius, you know that ?

[ndgmtlcd]

When I go to the U.S. I use my car to do so, more often than not. They never ask for any form of identification and they don't ask me much by way of questions, apart from a "how long do you plan to stay?" and they might add "What's the purpose of your trip", sometimes. They never seem to take down my answers anywhere. However, they do take great pains in noting my car's letter/number licence plate combo. I can imagine them questioning my car about moral turpitude!