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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 10:26 am
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Wally Bird
 
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Originally Posted by FliesWay2Much
So, I wonder if a period of questioning by a SPOT guy (especially the MA State Cops in BOS) could be construed as a Terry Stop ?
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So, I guess the way to challenge all this in court is to be stopped, detained, and arrested for an alleged crime having nothing to do with civil aviation security and challenge that the SPOT program (and perhaps some checkpoint procedures) is really a Terry Stop out of control.
The hapless individuals so far ensnared by SPOT are unlikely to have either the wherewithall or the inclination to mount such a challenge. "Illegal" immigrants, frat boys and the like will be easily intimidated by the process and simply want to get it over with. All the while Kippie can continue to claim more potential terrorists have been caught. But then we're all potential terrorists now according to the TSA paradigm, aren't we.
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