Originally Posted by
Global_Hi_Flyer
Throwing a flaming object into a trash can would be one of three things: an immediate threat to public safety if it's in a well populated area (for example, in a building or crowded area) or illegal (arson) if it's next to a building. Throwing a flaming object into a burn barrel on my property may well not be illegal. In the first two cases it is perfectly fine to notify authorities as it is either an immediate threat to the public or illegal. Whether or not detention is allowed is subject to state/local/federal laws (in other words, it may be illegal to detain the person).
Both you and goalie got stuck on the “what if”’s and failed to read what was written. Reading something into what is written is a bad habit.
Tossing a burning object into a trash can may or may not be a violation of the law. Depends on the laws of the jurisdiction. Interesting that you made that assumption though, in an attempt to prove me wrong.
Originally Posted by
Global_Hi_Flyer
Money doesn't present an immediate threat to public safety nor illegal.
A gun in a carryon bag does not present an immediate threat to the public safety either, not without someone to pull the trigger. Same with knives, uncombined binary explosives, or propane canisters. Yet all of these items are prohibited on the checkpoint and will most likely get one arrested for their possession, yet are legal elsewhere.
Originally Posted by
Global_Hi_Flyer
IF someone is stealing from an airport shop. That's illegal. Notifying police is expected.
You and goalie both missed the same word. Interesting. And you both are wrong. I said “may” be stealing (or steeling, but I caught the spelling error this time and my spell checker still didn’t), not that they were. We don’t know if that is the case, only what we see. There are many ways to interpret the events, which is why I said “may”.