tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post1407000740906842057..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: TSA Explains: Artist Was Arrested AFTER Watch Deemed UnharmfulRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-50448304478688661072012-12-09T15:42:17.534-05:002012-12-09T15:42:17.534-05:00Oh yeah, I remember reading about your case in the...Oh yeah, I remember reading about your case in the NY Times.<br /><br />HarHarHar...<br /><br />Is this story for real??? Can you give us a link to some news account? <br /><br />Or????<br />Capn Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-51948369346084589172012-12-09T13:03:15.690-05:002012-12-09T13:03:15.690-05:00I was arrested for having having a Bible!
I was t...I was arrested for having having a Bible!<br /><br />I was traveling domestically last year with a case of 2,000 year old manuscripts. Copies of portions of the Christian Bible. Along with them, photocopies of them and printed into book form.<br /><br />These Bibles were referred to as "terrorist training manuals". One of the other crimes I committed, was when the TSA was man-handling Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-75462425469271296082012-11-22T11:39:39.101-05:002012-11-22T11:39:39.101-05:00They are incompetent. Do a swipe test and run the...They are incompetent. Do a swipe test and run the wipe through their GCMS or whatever it is they use. I don't know the specific methodology they use but I imagine they look for different nitrates. If they don't detect those its not a bomb. Anyone with the resources to make a more sophisticated bomb isn't going to advertise it in a stupid watch, and would have zero trouble smugglingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-24307527157724119792012-11-22T11:38:03.485-05:002012-11-22T11:38:03.485-05:00It would be the fault of the police. If the neigh...It would be the fault of the police. If the neighbor's kid is in my yard swinging a plastic gun around and I shoot him what happens to me? The police force is composed of people just like me, who also happen to have a badge. Unless you are making the argument that the badge is a literal license to kill outside of all societal norms and in violation of the law, you need to rethink your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-73572837469852600062012-11-22T09:56:01.550-05:002012-11-22T09:56:01.550-05:00I'm not pro-TSA but think about how much they ...I'm not pro-TSA but think about how much they would've been bashed if they *didn't* check that watch and it turned out it *was* some sort of bomb or detonator. It would've been like "how incompetent can these people be?!" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-37955072208297985952012-11-22T09:02:04.224-05:002012-11-22T09:02:04.224-05:00The TSA is right on this one. You look foolish sla...The TSA is right on this one. You look foolish slamming them.<br /><br />The passenger was a jackass. He wanted the publicity. If you go to the police station and hop around wildly menacing with a plastic toy gun, you may reasonably expect to be shot. Whose fault is that, then? The police, because the gun was plastic, or the artist whose performance art just wasn't very good?<br /><br />The &Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-68661646626870109072012-11-22T06:54:17.209-05:002012-11-22T06:54:17.209-05:00And consider the size of those "dynamite stic...And consider the size of those "dynamite sticks"! You might be able to destroy, like, your complimentary snack bag. Maybe...Capn Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-23362515604757492142012-11-21T23:52:16.375-05:002012-11-21T23:52:16.375-05:00The watch is objectively abnormal. Nothing wrong w...The watch is objectively abnormal. Nothing wrong with checking it out. That said, arresting the man after clearing it is just retarded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-57381519798209411002012-11-21T23:34:14.778-05:002012-11-21T23:34:14.778-05:00One argument I often hear against constitutional g...One argument I often hear against constitutional governance js tht the constitution is old and imperfect. I think a new constitution would be bettter than no constitution, and if that ever happened I would be very happy if the issue yoy bring up was addressed. 10 pages of laws soubds too much to me hobestly, but a lot would depend on writing style. Mayve make the goal a legal system that was Will Leachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-26750022216668500212012-11-21T22:59:53.189-05:002012-11-21T22:59:53.189-05:00The first step towards fixing this system is to re...The first step towards fixing this system is to require a requesting officer to cite the specific offense, the statute violated by identifying number and word for word. If the officer arrests someone and does not do this or is unable to do this then the person arrested is free to go with a $10,000 penalty paid for from the arresting officer's jurisdiction, and the arresting officer is fired Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-4832275767242239032012-11-21T22:12:04.673-05:002012-11-21T22:12:04.673-05:00Turns out he was charged with "possessing mat...Turns out he was charged with "possessing materials to make an explosive device", which apparently included having insoles in his boots. What a country. <br /><br />http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49920789Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-79869802006492742412012-11-21T20:45:25.815-05:002012-11-21T20:45:25.815-05:00Someone just shut down the Oklahoma City airport b...Someone just shut down the Oklahoma City airport by "accidentally" bringing a disabled hand grenade that had been to them, at a party, as a joke. But he was a celebrity, so he got a free pass.<br /><br />Can you say, "double standard"?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-10510032810539015302012-11-21T19:54:35.451-05:002012-11-21T19:54:35.451-05:00This is ridiculous. Arresting someone for not hav...This is ridiculous. Arresting someone for not having a bomb. It is completely subjective as to what looks like a dangerous item and if this is all it takes to be arrested, I should be happy I'm not in jail. I once had a airport security agent (after 9/11 but before the TSA) open up my bag and tell me my fly tying vice looked like a gun so I needed to put it in checked baggage. Here is a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com