Originally Posted by studentff

To his credit, the cop apologized after consulting with the TSO, and the TSO gave the correct answer regarding filming at the checkpoint.

(And this is coming from someone who has a strong dislike for police -- google "Cheye Calvo dogs" if you want to know why.)

If more of these power-trip incidents ended this way, the world would be a better place and the authorities would get much more respect.

Of course, the incident should never have happened, particularly the threat of arrest, but at least it ended correctly.