Naked man arrested at Portland International Airport after disrobing at security
Jul 18, 2012, 7:29 pm
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Jul 18, 2012, 8:39 pm
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Jul 18, 2012, 9:00 pm
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National Opt Out Day was nothing compared to the potential of Naked TSA Protest Days!!! At the very least they'll be motivated to drop 100% NoS for a day due to passenger free speech protests resulting in the full monty.
Jul 18, 2012, 11:26 pm
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You know, I was wondering about that. While it's highly unlikely that you'd get away with anything in New York based on this case, this decision does set precedent for a peaceful, nude protest at PDX.
Jul 19, 2012, 7:31 am
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Yeah the Pacific Northwest has a different standard for indecency. IANAL, but at least in Washington State the nudity must be accompanied by a lewd or obscene act that causes alarm to result in any charges. This results in some interesting sights, but it's only really a shock to newcomers.
Jul 19, 2012, 10:38 am
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Jul 19, 2012, 12:33 pm
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The naked man had the case against him dismissed.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-w...rity-stripper/
Another one in the eye for the TSA!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-w...rity-stripper/
Another one in the eye for the TSA!
Jul 20, 2012, 12:29 pm
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I don't understand why TSA always chooses to elevate situations like this.
The mission is to clear the pax and his/her belongings. The fewer belongings, the less 'encumbered' the pax, presumably the quicker the screening process is over. If a pax approaches the TDC nude and carrying only an ID and BP, that should be the fastest screening ever. Even a randomly-selected grope should be quick - run hands through his hair, pet the soles of his feet and it's over.
If folks approach and strip to spandex, bathing suits, whatever - if they aren't holding up the line while disrobing, what's the problem? More exposed skin should simplify the screening process.
What if the TSOs at the checkpoint in question had not blinked an eye, just processed him like all other pax, not even acknowledged his nudity? If he had intended to cause a ruckus, they just thwarted him - and fulfilled their mission. If he really did just want to make a peaceful statement, it's his right, he's done so, no harm, no foul.
Just because he had the audacity to show 'resistance' at the checkpoint...
The mission is to clear the pax and his/her belongings. The fewer belongings, the less 'encumbered' the pax, presumably the quicker the screening process is over. If a pax approaches the TDC nude and carrying only an ID and BP, that should be the fastest screening ever. Even a randomly-selected grope should be quick - run hands through his hair, pet the soles of his feet and it's over.
If folks approach and strip to spandex, bathing suits, whatever - if they aren't holding up the line while disrobing, what's the problem? More exposed skin should simplify the screening process.
What if the TSOs at the checkpoint in question had not blinked an eye, just processed him like all other pax, not even acknowledged his nudity? If he had intended to cause a ruckus, they just thwarted him - and fulfilled their mission. If he really did just want to make a peaceful statement, it's his right, he's done so, no harm, no foul.
Just because he had the audacity to show 'resistance' at the checkpoint...
Jul 21, 2012, 1:34 pm
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Hum? The judge said he was exercising freedom of speech and protest. I'm thinking the First Amendment allows for that.