Originally Posted by
Andy1369
I didn't really realize this until now (and apologize in advance if this has been discussed beforehand), but the statement on TSA.gov's front page (the "blotter" thingy) claiming that X number of people has been arrested for either
suspicious behavior or fraudulent documents, really bugs me.
Last time I checked, in America, you don't get arrested for suspicious behavior alone - there has to be probable cause. Do people really get arrested simply because of suspicious behavior?
Thanks for the clarification...
Suspicious behavior (behavior generally considered outside established societal norms) is not a crime, so you can't be arrested for it. It may, however, be part of the articulable facts used to establish reasonable suspicion for the stop as well as the PC for the arrest.
But it's not a crime, in and of itself.