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Old Sep 7, 2010 | 7:48 pm
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Custardthecat
 
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Originally Posted by pmocek
What do you mean by "sensitive sites"? Please explain how a site which is available for anyone who purchases an airline ticket to enter, look at, remember, take notes about, and even photograph (legally, though in practice it's heavily discouraged) can be considered "sensitive".

I have opted for that phrase myself. Your assertion that there you were detained for doing it and that there is a contentious debate only serves to lend weight to my theory that there are those who will go equipped to put it to the test. Well, everyones got to have a hobby, I suppose.
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On the advice of TSA's Curtis "Blogger Bob" Burns, in March of 2009, I contacted 50 U.S. airports to inquire about local policies regarding photography in airports. I thoroughly documented my findings here on FlyerTalk. See my index, "causes for concern", and wrap-up posts.

In November, 2009, I was arrested at Albuquerque International and jailed for a day and a half after being informed by TSA staff and airport police that, contrary to information I received from the TSA representative in the aforementioned post, the photography I performed there was not allowed. A lengthy discussion of the incident continues to this day on FlyerTalk.
Thinking.....thinking...a minute to digest please

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