What totally sucks here is the lack of any reasonable appeal process -- follow the orders of an idiot (in this case supervisor) or miss your flight. Make a scene and politely ask for higher authorities? Yeah right. No way the FSD will overrule a supervisor on this -- even if they guy was an idiot. Let the police show up? What can they do, except say "Sir calm down! Leave the area.. stop making a scene etc." It is lose-lose. The guy was lucky he had the fed ex option. He could have lost his camera.

The better option -- put it in your bag and say nothing. Chances are they won't find it. If they do then make a scene.