Originally Posted by
raehl311
That's the whole point. Taking pictures of things that normal people wouldn't take pictures of could be a precursor to criminal activity. I'd much rather have our law enforcement identifying and investigating behavior that indicates potential criminal activity than making me throw out my bottle of water before I can go into the airport.
I'd rather have our law enforcement doing their jobs, instead of harassing innocent people
who were engaged in doing something perfectly legal.
Originally Posted by
raehl311
It's the difference between investigating someone who just blew up a federal building and investigating someone who just acquired a bunch of fertilizer and doesn't have a farm.
Is buying fertilizer now a criminal offense too? Is there anything else you would like to make illegal? Are there any books you'd like to burn while you're at it-- because that's the direction that this type of position will ultimately take this country.
Law enforcement's job is to investigate crimes and catch criminals
after they have done something illegal-- not before. By doing what they did, TSA and HPD were far out of line.
Though lawsuits probably aren't going to happen in this situation, I really wish they would. I'd like to see the thug screeners and jack boot cops be made to pay for their harassment personally. It would be great to see them and their families lose their car, home, and savings and be thrown out on the street as the result of blatent disregard for Rights and Liberties.
It may sound harsh, but I'll bet if examples were made of a few thugs it would cause a number of others to think twice before doing something that might exceed their authority. I'd prefer to have a society with police, TSA, FBI, NSA, and others put on short leashes and spanked-- hard and publically-- when they exceed their authority and trample the Bill of Rights.
Originally Posted by
raehl311
Questioning someone engaging in behavior that is irregular for normal people but probably for would-be terrorists, especially when that someone is making a point of not giving you information that would explain who they are and what they are doing, well, that's just plain common sense.
No, it's just plain abuse of authority. Question them after they've done something wrong, not before. They shouldn't trample my (and others') rights just because their poor education and sense of justice tell them they can.