Originally Posted by
goalie
re beirfeldt: the tsa did violate the law by improperly applying the bank secrecy act. banks can get into some very serious trouble for not only filing incorrectly but for erroneous filings and this applies to anyone who tries to use the bank secrecy act as the basis for their actions.
amen to that ^
I really doubt that your average TSA employee know anything about the BSA.
The whole Bierfeldt deal was because someone at TSA HQ published a document classifying $10k+ cash as contraband.
Some low level TSA employee not knowing any better tried doing what they were told to do even while it violated a travelers rights.
TSA HQ should be held responsible for actions that exceed searching for WEI.
That's what happens when you have want-a-be cops operating with poorly conceived management directives.