Originally Posted by
Darkumbra
I wonder - at what point is it okay to just 'lose it'? At what point would any jury in the land not only find you not guilty of a crime against a TSA individual, but automatically award you damages?
I suspect that one day I'll find my self in a similar circumstance at a checkpoint - and also the chance to answer my own question.
None. Juries in criminal procedures don't have the ability to award damages to an acquitted defendant. That would have to come from a separate jury in a civil trial.