Political activist detained by TSA for carrying cash

Civil Liberties Examiner ^ | 2 April, 2009 | J.D. TuccilleGo to J.D.'s Home Page

[Moonman62]

They accused him of behaving "like a child"

It would have been more professional to say he was behaving like a Libertarian.

[El Gato]

You can imagine the reaction of the TSA pinheads at the Raleigh-Durham airport when they discovered the weapons in his carry on luggage. While waiting for TSA supervisors, FBI, BATFE, and God knows who else the TSA decided to examine everything else in his luggage, including the contents of his checked luggage. After a lengthy delay he, and his weapons were released, with one exception. His 2 inch sewing scissors were confiscated by the TSA because they were not specifically listed on his orders.

I'd be bucking that back up my chain of command. There is no excuse for TSA pinheads working so close to a major military facility not to recognize military orders, and military ID card.

More often than carrying weapons through security would be folks carrying classified material, which also comes with "Do Not Open" orders. But I don't know about "These days".

[PAR35]

Don’t you have to be arrested for something in order to invoke the forfeiture laws?

No. The burden is on you to sue the seizing authority to get your property back. They may threaten to charge you with a crime if you put up a fight for your property, however. So most folks just walk away and let the cops keep it.

[Joan Kerrey]

detainee politely inquired into his own rights instead of instantly submitting.

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Should have submitted and admitted the cash was intended to be an untracable donation to Obama’s card check effort.