The TSA never had any patriotism. What they have is fear. Can you imagine what would've happened if someone had proposed the TSA to the likes of Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, Nathan Hale, Samuel Adams and Paul Revere?

How far we have fallen.

How were you able to discern I was walking around for an hour photographing before being approached? And how did you discern that my focus was on taking pictures of security checkpoints and TSO's? Neither of those statements are true.

BTW, not that it makes any difference, but Houston is a blue city.

I guess that is the standard now.

If you are doing something perfectly legal but someone else thinks what you are doing is suspicious, well, let's just all understand that you are going to be followed, interrogated, harassed, etc.

Brilliant.

I would think the firing squads would have been called out.

I just wonder which particular date the US became emasculated? And no, it wasn't 11 September - that may have been the catalyst, but it didn't happen then, sometime later, I just can't work out when.

Oh, and you do know that once they are cut off, they don't grow back...

Stalking is illegal.

False reports to the police are illegal.

Violating peoples civil rights are illegal.

Just what did these TSA {BDOs?} employees do that was legal?

Your making many assumptions. But you know that, right?

And you're not?

wow, thanks for the eye-opening post. it's like that saying, "innocent people get locked up EVERY day"

Texas is still Texas. Well, except Austin...

Not that it makes any difference.

You're grammatically misguided. But you know that, right?

I am only responding to what was post by the OP. As of yet, he has not post any evidence the BDO's lied, or any other evidence to support any of your other claims.

I'll respond to that, and change my opinion and what I say, if and when he post other evidence, such as a police report.

awww you point out my one and only flaw. other than that i'm perfect!

Without filing suit and discovery there may be no way for the OP to find out what the TSA employees did. The OP's resources may not allow for a suit.

What happened was not right regardless of the steps OP takes.

TSA certainly played a key role in the process, that in my mind places them in the wrong.

Their actions are 100% motivated by arrogance.

Hmmmm I thought this country was about protecting the right of the individual? Actually, I know I am correct in this. It IS about individual liberties. So your darn right I go the other way.

The argument you make about protecting the "millions" over the individual is basically what every despotic nation in the last 100 years has used. Such despotic rulers do the evil things they do to the individuals for the good of everyone else (the country). You name here on FT suggest you are or have been a student. NOT to be insulting, but I suggest you can learn more about this; take some good history classes (and SERIOUSLY, I did not mean that as an insult! ) It IS ALWAYS ABOUT INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS. ALWAYS.

However, I could care less about the quality of life of good cops vs bad cops. To clarify, I post my first response to you because of several key words you used, one of which you have not used again - and I think for good measure.

You stated the families of the cops should be "ostracized". This is certainly cruel and unusual, in my opinion. Why would the children or husband/wife of a LEO who violates someones civil liberties deserve such a thing? How can anyone claim to support democracy, when they so willingly trample on the rights and liberty and dignity of innocent people?

I am all for holding public servanct finicially accountable when it appears they willfully violated their trust is such a gross way. Even if that puts them on the street, and their family too, by default. But to "ostracize" the entire family for the actions of one? Nope, not good; not what a democratic nation does.

And by the way, public shame does NOT equal or equate to "ostracize". Someone can be ostracized and feel no shame, or there be no public shame involved. But again, you used that word only once, and seem to have withdrawn from it - but you haven't publically stated so.

And yes, if you would treat innocent people such, I would be fearful that you would rain down abuse on undeserving people. And it does NOT matter that you think (even IF its true) that TSA abuses people. Or are you really going to argue that "two wrongs make a right"? Again, as you name here suggest, I certainly hope not.

Now I have one more post tonight, and then thats about all I will say on this subject, unless the OP eventually post more info.