Originally Posted by
pmocek
...I'm extremely fortunate to have recorded my interaction with TSA and police. The text of the criminal complaint Officer Dilley signed under penalty of perjury was:
- TSA staff did not tell him I yelled.
- He never introduced himself.
- He didn't ask me to comply with TSA staff; he told me that if I didn't comply with them, I would be escorted out of the airport.
- He didn't explain anything about TSA procedure or who must follow it.
- The TSA supervisor did not say anything about a photography policy (just "Why don't you put it down for now?" "Put it down for now" and "I'm telling you now, put it down for now.")
- I never raised my voice.
- He didn't order me to lower my voice (or ask me to do so, or say anything about lowering my voice, or anything about my voice at all).
- I didn't refuse to stop creating a disturbance four times (or three times or two times or once -- never).
- He didn't issue me a "verbal Criminal Trespass Order" or order me to leave the airport (he repeatedly told me that I would be escorted out if certain things did or did not happen, then eventually told me that I was being escorted out, at which point, I went with him).
- I didn't say anything about my rights a second time.
- He didn't tell me I was under arrest for disorderly conduct or for refusal to obey a lawful order (he said I was being investigated for disturbing the peace).
- He didn't ask my name.
- I didn't refuse to identify myself several times, or even once.
- He did not describe any consequences of neglecting to provide my name, and of course, I did not acknowlege such. (He never said one word about my name prior to my arrest.)
- I told him that I did not have any identity documents, not that I was not going to provide him with any identification of myself.
As I posted earlier, Dilley was really frightening, a true psychopath. Watching him testify in court was like watching Ted Bundy: a guy who, on the surface, seems perfectly normal, even charming, but underneath is an extremely dangerous monster. That's Dilley. Compared to him, the TSA folks were sweet, chubby cherubs. Seriously.
Phil's whole experience was eye-opening for me. I used to hate the TSA more than the police (though I have hated both for as long as I can remember). Now I hate the police more -- or at least some police. (And you never know when you'll run into another Dilley type.) You really have to wonder how many innocent people have been convicted based on perjured testimony.
Bruce