FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Playing "Fun with TSA" -- anyone can do it
Thread: Playing "Fun with TSA" -- anyone can do it
View Single Post
Old Jun 28, 2010 | 11:18 am
  #62  
Boggie Dog
FlyerTalk Evangelist
20 Countries Visited
500k
All eyes on you!
15 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: DFW
Posts: 30,994
Originally Posted by SATTSO
Interesting conversation, but if I may...

As far as I know "artful concealment" itself is not illegal. However, many people are charged with attempting to circumvent airport security - state law - when the do artfully conceal something that is prohibited in an attempt to enter the sterile area. Do all states have such laws? My guess - just a guess - is that all states do/would have laws regarding circumventing ariport security. But I'm not going to spend the time to look it up, sorry.

So i guess it's up to individual DA interpertation as to whether or not someone accussed of artful concealment who attempted to enter the sterile area has done something illegal or not. And then up to a judge/jury.
Why would a federal agency be acting or assisting in any manner to enforce state law?

Also if a person is found to have "artfully concealed" an item while trying to clear a TSA checkpoint is that issue not often heard by an Administrative Judge?
Boggie Dog is offline  
Reply