Originally Posted by
Saitek
Not to mention the viral youtube video of the incident. It will make national news.
This presumes, of course, that some power-tripping TSA thug hasn't ordered everyone within sight to turn off their cameras. I'm increasingly outraged that these "no pictures" orders are now becoming
de rigueur FROM THE TSA THUGS.
Witness (or more accurately DON'T witness) this, in the thread "Forbes reporter prohibited from filming wife's patdown:"
Originally Posted by
breny
REALLY good article:
http://blogs.forbes.com/andygreenber...l-not-so-fast/
The right to photography at TSA checkpoints matters: I was mostly hoping to show my wife her ridiculous facial expressions as she received “love pats” from a stranger. Others might hope to document real TSA abuses, or point out dangerous vulnerabilities in its security measures.
If the TSA believes there’s a good reason to prevent photography at checkpoints–an important check on agents’ power, and one that’s increasingly relevant as procedures cut closer to the line of what passengers will tolerate–perhaps it should create rules to that effect. Giving discretion to TSA agents themselves is a perfect way to make sure that the most abusive agents have the power to go about their groping without pesky repercussions.
...and from the same thread...
Originally Posted by
El Cochinito
http://erratasec.blogspot.com/2010/1...ed-by-tsa.html
And here's the money quote from the blog post:
While sitting there, I was drawn into other conversations, like this one with a higher level manager (she was dressed I in a suit rather than a uniform):
TSA: Don’t you have normal operating procedures at your work?
Me: Yes
TSA: How would you like it if somebody came to your work and disrupted your procedures? How would you like it if people took pictures of you at your work?
Me: I don’t work for the government. Government agencies need to be accountable to the public, and therefore suffer disruptions like this.
TSA: Not all parts of the government are accountable to the public, especially the TSA.
Me: Wow. No, ALL parts of the government are accountable to the people, especially the TSA. I’m not sure what type of country you think we live in.
Wow. Just wow.
Although "sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants," the TSA cockroaches are doing all they can to keep their dirty work in the dark and hide what they're really up to. It's happening way too much to be coincidence.
They can always deny, deny, deny the experiences of LeeAnne's mother ever happened. So how's this, TSA: Since you're stopping people from documenting your work, from now on we'll assume these things are true and THE BURDEN OF PROOF IS NOW ON YOU!