Originally Posted by
ESpen36
Airports are sensitive, high security facilities nowadays, and while TSOs often do step over the line, they are also just trying to do their job. Part of that involves observing behavior within airports, and taking numerous photos and videos of security procedures is likely to arouse some suspicion, regardless of whether it is technically legal or permitted by the TSA website.
There is nothing "suspicions" about taking photographs in public places.
Originally Posted by
ESpen36
Why would the OP want to risk getting written up and being flagged by some database, resulting in SSSSpecial treatment on future trips?
Do you think it is a good thing that a citizen could be blacklisted like this?
Originally Posted by
ESpen36
I would have complied politely with the first request to stop taping.
If throughout the course of human history, everyone did what the government wanted, we would still be building pyramids.
Originally Posted by
iowakatie1981
Isn't the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island controlled by the Port Authority? Are people no longer allowed to take pictures of the Statue of Liberty? Lordamercy.
Statue of Liberty Security
Wow is all I have to say. I thought the TSA was bad, but I would have "welcomed" them doing the security here as an alternative to the private security and national parks service LEO's that we experienced
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We finished going through the security and I thought we were in the clear--I looked at my blackberry as we approached the next queue for the ferry and the LEO screamed out that we were in a security zone and use of phones was not permitted and anyone using a phone would have it confiscated. As we waited in line for the ferry, we listened to him barking off about the importance of the security zone, etc. to anyone that blinked funny.
I can confirm to you that the OP is in thouch with a competent lawyer.
Awesome! ^