I was shocked at how easy PBI turned over the tapes to my buddy. He opted-out, overheard the moat dragon say, "you are going to enjoy this" and got what he described as the most thorough pat down of his life.

He wrote letters to the FSD, PBCSO (Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office) the Airport Authority and each of the Palm Beach County Commissioners.

He did not hear back from the FSD, the PBCSO said they do not control the tapes, the airport authority referred him to the TSA. Later that week, he was contacted by two of the Commissioners offering their help and a few weeks later the tape arrived. He played the tape for the two Commissioners who offered their help (apparently they were sympathetic), his Fed Congressperson (and his staff), though he said that the Congressperson was less than responsive, but he felt better venting a little.

I guess if you get the attention of someone with enough power (or connections) the tapes are obtainable, but it does seem to require work.

Dan