| pmocek |
Jul 29, 2010 3:02 pm |
Columbus Airport Authority General Counsel falsely claims police chief answered
Further discussion with staff at Port Columbus International Airport (CMH):
See also: earlier discussion on FlyerTalk: - April 2009 contact with CMH via TSA's "Got Feedback?" upon suggestion of TSA Blog staff
- June 2010 followup to April 2009 e-mail from CMH Public Safety Manger
- CMH Public Safety Manager suggests calling police if CMH staff threaten re: photography
- CMH Police Chief mistakenly e-mails me, warns staff I may "bait them" into misconduct
- CMH Police Chief dodges questions, refers me back to TSA (whose referral led to him)
I followed up on my previous e-mail (#5 above), two days later, then after a couple weeks passed without any response, I wrote again:
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Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:47:22 -0700
From: Phil Mocek
To: John Rockwell - CMH Director of Public Safety
and Airport Police Chief <jrockwell%AT%ColumbusAirports.com>,
John Dipaola - TSA Stakeholder-Customer Support Manager
at CMH <John.Dipaola%AT%dhs.gov>,
Rob Hartsell - DHS Assistant Federal Security Director
at CMH <robbie.hartsell%AT%dhs.gov>,
Bob Tanner - Columbus Regional Airport Authority General Counsel
and Director of Government Affairs <BTanner%AT%ColumbusAirports.com>,
Robert Mauldin - Columbus Regional Airport Authority
Public Safety Manager <RMauldin%AT%ColumbusAirports.com>,
Rod Borden - Columbus Regional Airport Authority
Chief Operating Officer <rborden%AT%ColumbusAirports.com>
Cc: TSA GotFeedback <Gotfeedback%AT%dhs.gov>
Subject: Re: CMH staff and airport police understanding of law regarding
photography in public places
Can someone answer the three questions I previously addressed to Mr. Rockwell
and to Mr. Mauldin?
[quotation of previous correspondence ommitted]
--
Phil Mocek
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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:24:06 -0700
From: Phil Mocek
To: John Rockwell - CMH Director of Public Safety
and Airport Police Chief <jrockwell%AT%ColumbusAirports.com>,
John Dipaola - TSA Stakeholder-Customer Support Manager
at CMH <John.Dipaola%AT%dhs.gov>,
Rob Hartsell - DHS Assistant Federal Security Director
at CMH <robbie.hartsell%AT%dhs.gov>,
Bob Tanner - Columbus Regional Airport Authority General Counsel
and Director of Government Affairs <BTanner%AT%ColumbusAirports.com>,
Robert Mauldin - Columbus Regional Airport Authority
Public Safety Manager <RMauldin%AT%ColumbusAirports.com>,
Rod Borden - Columbus Regional Airport Authority
Chief Operating Officer <rborden%AT%ColumbusAirports.com>
Cc: TSA GotFeedback <Gotfeedback%AT%dhs.gov>
Subject: [THIRD REQUEST] Re: CMH staff and airport police understanding of
law regarding photography in public places
Can someone answer the three questions I previously addressed to Mr. Rockwell
and to Mr. Mauldin?
[quotation of previous correspondence ommitted]
--
Phil Mocek
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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:32:48 +0000
From: Bob Tanner <BTanner%AT%ColumbusAirports.com>
To: Phil Mocek
John Rockwell <jrockwell%AT%ColumbusAirports.com>,
John Dipaola - TSA Stakeholder-Customer Support Manager
at CMH <John.Dipaola%AT%dhs.gov>,
Rob Hartsell - DHS Assistant Federal Security Director
at CMH <robbie.hartsell%AT%dhs.gov>,
Robert Mauldin <RMauldin%AT%ColumbusAirports.com>,
Rod Borden <rborden%AT%ColumbusAirports.com>
CC: TSA GotFeedback <Gotfeedback%AT%dhs.gov>
Subject: RE: [THIRD REQUEST] Re: CMH staff and airport police understanding
of law regarding photography in public places
Mr. Mocek,
It is my opinion that Chief Rockwell has answered your question(s).
Bob Tanner, General Counsel, CRAA.
[quotation of previous correspondence ommitted]
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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:31:43 -0700
From: Phil Mocek
To: Bob Tanner - Columbus Regional Airport Authority General Counsel
and Director of Government Affairs <BTanner%AT%ColumbusAirports.com>,
John Rockwell - CMH Director of Public Safety
and Airport Police Chief <jrockwell%AT%ColumbusAirports.com>
John Dipaola - TSA Stakeholder-Customer Support Manager
at CMH <John.Dipaola%AT%dhs.gov>,
Rob Hartsell - DHS Assistant Federal Security Director
at CMH <robbie.hartsell%AT%dhs.gov>,
Robert Mauldin - Columbus Regional Airport Authority
Public Safety Manager <RMauldin%AT%ColumbusAirports.com>,
Rod Borden - Columbus Regional Airport Authority
Chief Operating Officer <rborden%AT%ColumbusAirports.com>,
TSA GotFeedback <Gotfeedback%AT%dhs.gov>
Subject: [FOURTH REQUEST] Re: CMH staff and airport police understanding of
law regarding photography in public places
On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 07:32:48PM +0000, Bob Tanner wrote:
> It is my opinion that Chief Rockwell has answered your question(s).
Either you are mistaken, or his response was lost in the mail. Please do me
the favor of repeating his answers if you believe I am mistaken.
1. Mr. Rockwell did not state whether or not CMH airport police understand
that neither TSA nor local regulations prohibit photography in
publicly-accessible areas of the airport, of "non-security related areas
and items". Mr. Rockwell, yes or no?
2. Mr. Rockwell did not state what action he recommends someone take when
while engaging in photography at CMH, he or she is confronted by airport
staff or police who assert that photography is prohibited in a circumstance
in which it is not, in fact, prohibited. Mr. Rockwell, what action do you
recommend?
3. Mr. Rockwell did not state whether or not it is his understanding, as
Robert Mauldin asserted in an e-mail to me on April 14, 2009, that when
someone takes a photograph in the airport terminal, and the image contains
a security-related area or item (e.g., passenger screening checkpoint,
access control system, CCTV camera, explosive trace detection device,
etc.), that person has committed a level two minor misdemeanor. Mr.
Rockwell, yes or no?
Can anyone else answer these questions?
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Phil Mocek
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