Originally Posted by SATTSO

Sorry, this had nothing to do with this idiot speaking the Constitution out loud. She refused to move; she stopped the ENTIRE screening process for that particular checkpoint - not just for her, but for everyone.

If she were as really as intelligent as she seems to believe she is, she would have followed the TSA employees inside the checkpoint, received the pat down - and continuted to speak out loud the various Admendments she spouted out.

No, when she stopped in front of the entrance to the AIT and WTMD and started to recite the Fourth Amendment, she stopped the process for everyone. The man who showed up was most likely a TSM - which tells me she was very loud and this was going on for more than a few seconds

From the ATSA
"Sec. 46503. Interference with security screening personnel

``An individual in an area within a commercial service airport in
the United States who, by assaulting a Federal, airport, or air carrier
employee who has security duties within the airport, interferes with the
performance of the duties of the employee or lessens the ability of the
employee to perform those duties, shall be fined under title 18,
imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both. If the individual used a
dangerous weapon in committing the assault or interference, the
individual may be imprisoned for any term of years or life
imprisonment.'"

As everything came to a stand still, it can easily be argued that this passenger lessened "the ability of the" employees to perform their duties.


But here is the amazing part: her posting this on the internet - not the brightest idea.

She planed this - who cares if a passenger quotes various Amendments at the checkpoint; no she planned to stop in front of the AIT and WTMD and spout off at the lips, stopping the flow of the checkpoint. Her mistakes are compounding. She is obviously going to be fined, but what do you think will happen to the amount of that fine if TSA regulatory learns of her posting? I doubt there will be criminal charges, but who can say if TSA learns she planned this all along? Perhaps someone should tell her to remove this post untill all is said and done? I doubt she is smart enough to do so...

Originally Posted by T-the-B

Emphasis above added.

I guess I'm pretty stupid also. Can you tell me exactly at what point the assault took place? If not, then could you be honest enough to admit that the offense she was actually guilty of was "contempt of cop" or, more precisely, "contempt of TSA"?

Originally Posted by SATTSO

Can I ask why you cite one part of the law, but ignore another part? Specifically, this:

"or lessens the ability of the employee to perform those duties, shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both."

That has nothing to do with assault. Sorry.