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The Constitution's Fourth Amendment outlaws "unreasonable searches and seizures." Tobey, a 21-year-old University of Cincinnati architecture student, had those very words scrawled across his chest and abdomen when he stripped down to his underwear at a Richmond, Va., airport back in December. He was heading to his grandfather's funeral at the time. Tobey was arrested and cited for disorderly conduct.
Originally posted by irishchic
reply to post by Crakeur
Agree with you on all counts...let me add this:
Recently I traveled from San Antonio to Las Vegas and was re-routed through San Diego...I know,it's crazy.
I travel a lot as well and for the first time,had to re-enter security in San Diego airport,had to go through "machine of death" scanner and was ALSO physically patted down.
I got a go ahead but one of the men I was traveling with (there were 3 couples,all of us were subject to the re-entry and double-dip BS) was told to remove his wallet from his pants while one agent ROUGHLY patted him down and "bumped" his hand hard several times into his personal area.WHILE this was happening in our full view,another agent rifled through his wallet and REMOVED AND COUNTED the cash he had inside.Removed and examined his credit cards as well.
All of us were very pleasant,non-threatening,and well-dressed...it was pretty horrible to watch and his cash/wallet was returned to him but what in the hell is going on???
I have empathy for the young woman.
edit on 27-4-2011 by irishchic because: spelling
Originally posted by irishchic
I got a go ahead but one of the men I was traveling with (there were 3 couples,all of us were subject to the re-entry and double-dip BS) was told to remove his wallet from his pants while one agent ROUGHLY patted him down and "bumped" his hand hard several times into his personal area.WHILE this was happening in our full view,another agent rifled through his wallet and REMOVED AND COUNTED the cash he had inside.Removed and examined his credit cards as well.
All of us were very pleasant,non-threatening,and well-dressed...it was pretty horrible to watch and his cash/wallet was returned to him but what in the hell is going on???
Originally posted by HenryPatrick
until every TSA agent knows they are going to get the living sh-- kicked out of them for groping our women, children, and selves, this is not going to end...its going to take all of us to stand up to fascism, there is no country that is going to save us from ourselves like we did for the germans...