And Napolitano said "if you don't like it, you're free not to fly."
The Transportation Security Administration has opened an investigation targeting John Tyner, the Oceanside man who left Lindbergh Field under duress on Saturday morning after refusing to undertake a full body scan.
Janet From Another Planet **is** a joke, but now she seems to have her own panties in somewhat of a twist... :lamo
TSA to investigate body scan resister
Hell hath no fury like an officious bureaucrat held up to ridicule.
The guy's a total idiot. I hope they file a suit against him.
If the entire purpose we put up with screening is airline safety, and he isn't getting on a plane, then what possible purpose could be served by dragging him back to finish the screening? What, other than showing him who's boss?
As I posted earlier, how much trouble would TSA be in if he'd have left the screening area (told he could, but apparently by mistake) and walked 200 feet and blown up a ticket counter?
I see now by a post a few back that the TSA is actuallly investigating the guy with an eye toward a large fine. That will be interesting. IMO, if they don't take a hard stand, they may as well fold their tents and go home.
If the young man gets an attorney, he'll pay a "fine" whether or not it's to the TSA.
If they suspected him of such, they would have had sufficient probable cause for an arrest. Otherwise, they should have let him go unmolested.As I posted earlier, how much trouble would TSA be in if he'd have left the screening area (told he could, but apparently by mistake) and walked 200 feet and blown up a ticket counter?
So it is more of a "respect mah authoritah" thing? I would hope not ...I see now by a post a few back that the TSA is actuallly investigating the guy with an eye toward a large fine. That will be interesting. IMO, if they don't take a hard stand, they may as well fold their tents and go home.
If they suspected him of such, they would have had sufficient probable cause for an arrest.
Reasonable suspicion is in order to execute a Terry stop-and-frisk? I don't remember any more ...Maybe reasonable suspicion, but not probable cause. Probable cause requires evidence other than getting pissed off about an overly-invasive search.
Yep, Terry stop. And they'd have to have specific, articulable facts to do it. Again, I don't think getting pissed off about an invasive, embarrassing search is enough to reasonably suspect he's going to blow up the ticket counter. And even if they did, the scan-and-grope most likely goes beyond the stop-and-frisk which is allowed. But then, it's new and hasn't been tested.
On those facts even a public defender could get that evidence tossed.IDK, a friend of mine in highschool objected to having his car searched. The police searched his car anyways and found some weed. The officer's reasoning? He objected too vigorously, thus giving the officer probable cause for a vehicle search...
On those facts even a public defender could get that evidence tossed.
I think it's only fair that we get a happy ending, too. It would make all the time spent standing in line a great deal easier to handle.I am going to demand a pat down search every time I fly from now on but I plan to insist on being patted down by a young BABE.
For you and your way of thinking the dead and maimed... all the suffering at the hands of these Islamofacists is a mere Asterisk.
It's PC crap like this that resulted in the Ft. Hood killings. We are at war with a known quanitiy and we know it's major source. It's not Nuns, and it's not the September 10, 2000 world we're living in.
To stick your head in the sand when a known section of society is responsible for these attacks is utter suicide. I guess you think El Al Airlines should stop profiling too. If their screeners don't... they're fired, and they haven't had a terror attack upon their flights. They are brutally thorough, but we should simply ignore the greatest warning sign.
We are no less hated than the Jews by these idiots in case you haven't noticed.
Face palm city.
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They are not responsible for keeping the ticket counter or even the screening area free from bombs. If they were, you would get screened before you walked into the airport. They're responsible for gates and planes.As I posted earlier, how much trouble would TSA be in if he'd have left the screening area (told he could, but apparently by mistake) and walked 200 feet and blown up a ticket counter?