Know your rights.

Don't talk to cops.

Didn't this break several months ago?

He was returning from a regional conference March 29 when TSA screeners at Lambert-St. Louis (Illinois) International Airport saw a metal cash box in his carry-on bag.

illinois? seriously? buy a farking map before you go out of your way to look stupid

Kudos to the guy for getting that all recorded. Watch somebody try to go after him for wiretapping.

I must have missed the section where the TSA describes how to bring down an airplane with $100 bills... maybe you throw them into the engines like geese?

Old news... yada yada.

mr_a: I must have missed the section where the TSA describes how to bring down an airplane with $100 bills... maybe you throw them into the engines like geese?

its the war on drugs. he's carrying all that money because its from drugs, so they can take it without asking and make him prove that it wasn't for drugs.

Fu*k the TSA.

There is not one single redeeming quality about that clusterfu*k of an agency.

It's like a magnet for Napoleonic retards.

Calmamity: It's like a magnet for Napoleonic retards.

I think it's a great idea to give power to people who couldn't even become mall cops. Best thing Bush ever did, in my opinion. We're all very safe from people with money. And shoes. And more than 2 ounces of liquid that isn't baby formula or medically necessary and is placed in a 1 quart zip-top bag.

I shudder to think of what could be done by cosmetics-wielding senior citizens or a business man with a water bottle. The horror, the horror...

Steve Bierfeldt says the Transportation Security Administration pulled him aside for extra questioning in March. He was carrying a pocket edition of the U.S. Constitution and an iPhonecellphone capable of making audio recordings. And he used them.
FTFT

Haven't you people ever heard of a bank?

For Christ sakes, just tell him what the money was from. I guarantee you this guy was all smug and was just looking for trouble.

All of you complaining about TSA, I bet NONE of you have ever had a problem.

And I bet ALL of you are glad they do profiling, even if they don't admit it.


But get over it, guy acts like an asshat and then wonders why they pull him to the side.

good shiit.

people, please take back your country this way
before it's too late

everybody's got a microphone in a cellphone even a video recorder
let's put an end to brutality and fascism in America

and anywhere else.

For now the word of law stands
so use it before you lose it

I know one group that is increasingly happy about the inability of passengers to carry liquids through security checkpoints: kiosk owners and vendors inside security. How do you like your $4 coke?

Even got 'em recorded.

+10 Ru Paul fanatic dude.

Keep up the work.

and people still look at me like i'm crazy because i do anything in my power to avoid flying.

/it's not paranoia when it's justified.

drjekel_mrhyde: He was carrying a pocket edition of the U.S. Constitution

Aw jeez, not one of these guys.

"Airport security is a stupid idea, it's a waste of money, and it's there for only one reason: to make white people feel safe! That's all it's for. To provide a feeling, an illusion, of safety in order to placate the middle class. Because the authorities know they can't make airplanes safe; too many people have access. You'll notice the drug smugglers don't seem to have a lot of trouble getting their little packages on board, do they?......"

---RIP George

"Did you pack your bags yourself?"

"No, Carrot Top packed my bags. He and Martha Stewart and Florence Henderson came over to the house last night, fixed me a lovely lobster Newburg, gave me a full body massage with sacred oils from India, performed a four way 'round the world', and then they packed my bags.

Here's a sign that the end of the world is upon us: Rodeodoc agrees with the ACLU.

I was also going to say that the TSA only hires retards that don't have enough brains to be real cops, but Calmamity and wee said it better.

Drakin020: Haven't you people ever heard of a bank?

umm...you aren't very familiar with the Ron Paul crowd, are you? I'm actually surprised that the guy wasn't carrying gold bars.

Drakin020: Haven't you people ever heard of a bank?

You mean those things going bankrupt and collapsing left and right? Yeah, I think I may have heard a thing or two on that.

ggeckowould you really enjoy living in a country
where authorities can question your money and take it away
when you've committed no crime?

are you big on the thought-crime scene?

Weaver95: umm...you aren't very familiar with the Ron Paul crowd, are you? I'm actually surprised that the guy wasn't carrying gold bars.

I'm not. Have you seen how much airlines charge when you exceed the baggage weight limit?

Weaver95: Drakin020: Haven't you people ever heard of a bank?

umm...you aren't very familiar with the Ron Paul crowd, are you? I'm actually surprised that the guy wasn't carrying gold bars.

Bleh, I forgot, Banks were not included in the constitution.

Calmamity; Fu*k the TSA.

There is not one single redeeming quality about that clusterfu*k of an agency.

It's like a magnet for Napoleonic retards.

Nothing like the high school dropout power trip. You're successful, and I'm not, so I'm going to exercise muh authoritay over you to get even with you, harass you a little and delay you, because I know you have somewhere to be and I'm not going anywhere.

And people want even MORE government in their lives.

/voted Barr
//in before this...
RON PAUL

taurusowner: Drakin020: Haven't you people ever heard of a bank?

You mean those things going bankrupt and collapsing left and right? Yeah, I think I may have heard a thing or two on that.

Oh yeah those things protected by the FDIC.

I didn't know you could blow up planes with a big stack of cash.

Geeze, learn something new every day.

According to the TSA, "Passengers are required to cooperate with the screening process. Cooperation may involve answering questions about their property. A passenger who refuses to answer questions may be referred to appropriate authorities for further inquiry"

Well, what exactly does the screening process involve? Oh anything the TSA agent wants, I guess it's okay then.

ggecko: For Christ sakes, just tell him what the money was from. I guarantee you this guy was all smug and was just looking for trouble.

A smug Ron Paul supporter? Get out

Why does Ron Paul remain a Republican when it is the Republicans who love the gestapo-like tactics that are becoming more and more common from the police?

/don't give the TSA idiots anything to notice as they're too dumb and poorly trained to do anything out of their normal routine

So... wait....

It's OK for some twatwaffle nutfark to detain me for not breaking any laws?

It's OK for that same asshat choda choke to scream profanities at me?

And some buttplug farker is gunna defend TSA?

Suck my wad and lemmie on my farking plane shiitferbrain TSA minimum wage flunktard.

Drakin020: Aw jeez, not one of these guys.

Yeah, one of those farking assholes who thinks the Constitution is more than just a goddamned piece of paper.

ggecko: For Christ sakes, just tell him what the money was from. I guarantee you this guy was all smug and was just looking for trouble.

All of you complaining about TSA, I bet NONE of you have ever had a problem.

And I bet ALL of you are glad they do profiling, even if they don't admit it.


But get over it, guy acts like an asshat and then wonders why they pull him to the side.

The TSA is a needless waste of money. The 19 hijackers on 9/11/01 did nothing that was "not allowed" during the boarding process. The thing that everyone has forgotten is that the screeners we had on 9/11/01 did everything they were supposed to do based on the regulations at the time. (IE: Boxcutters were not banned from carry-on.)

Hate the game, not the playa. The formation of the TSA was at best an over-reaction and at worst an arbitrary growth of bureacracy and government power.

Weaver95: Drakin020: Haven't you people ever heard of a bank?

umm...you aren't very familiar with the Ron Paul crowd, are you? I'm actually surprised that the guy wasn't carrying gold bars.

But you can pound on a gold bar flat, and get a pretty good edge on it. Security would have to confiscate it.

Drakin020: taurusowner: Drakin020: Haven't you people ever heard of a bank?

You mean those things going bankrupt and collapsing left and right? Yeah, I think I may have heard a thing or two on that.

Oh yeah those things protected by the FDIC.

Ah yes. The Federal Government, bastion of economic reliability.

Calmamity: Fu*k the TSA.

There is not one single redeeming quality about that clusterfu*k of an agency.

It's like a magnet for Napoleonic retards.

THIS.

Dear fed,

dismantle this piece of sh*t joke while there's still an industry based upon commercial flights.

Steve Bierfeldt says the Transportation Security Administration pulled him aside for extra questioning in March. He was carrying a pocket edition of the U.S. Constitution and an iPhone capable of making audio recordings. And he used them


A successful troll played on the TSA. You think the above guy didn't want to get stopped? The TSA is worthless

Which is why - just like it is with cops - recording ANY govt employee will be made illegal.

(No, I know it's not illegal but tell that to them from your hospital bed after they beat the shiat out of you, taze you and destroy your cameras, etc.)

//Last time I flew (which was the first time in YEARS) the TSA agent told me that I couldn't carry on my toothpaste as it was in excess of the liquid amount allowed.

I pointed out that it was at least 85% empty and, hence, would then be significantly LESS THAN the maximum amount allowed.

He looked at me, confused by my use of "facts" like volume, etc and was reaching for his radio (to call who? the toothpaste police) when I just told him to pitch it.

Security theater, chapter and verse.

TSA'ers are basically DMV'ers with a gun fetish.

Thank God they're not able to unionize....can you imagine the chip on their shoulder that they'd have if they thought the union would allow them to get away with even more shiat???

Police: wtf? where did you get all this money?
RonPaul Dude: I invoke the power of Ron Paul
Police: dude.

Good for him. The TSA is a pointless waste of money. Does the same thing as before, with mostly the same people, for billions more dollars.

Oh_Enough_Already: Which is why - just like it is with cops - recording ANY govt employee will be made illegal.

(No, I know it's not illegal but tell that to them from your hospital bed after they beat the shiat out of you, taze you and destroy your cameras, etc.)

//Last time I flew (which was the first time in YEARS) the TSA agent told me that I couldn't carry on my toothpaste as it was in excess of the liquid amount allowed.

I pointed out that it was at least 85% empty and, hence, would then be significantly LESS THAN the maximum amount allowed.

He looked at me, confused by my use of "facts" like volume, etc and was reaching for his radio (to call who? the toothpaste police) when I just told him to pitch it.

Security theater, chapter and verse.

You should have pointed out that toothpaste is more of a semisolid and not really a liquid. I'm sure he would have found that amusing.

So what's the deal with Ron Paul? Every time his name comes up, Fark goes wild, but I've got no idea why. Is he brilliant, or a giant douche? Can someone fill in an out of touch hoser who thinks he looks like my gramps?



/not trolling

We kicked an entire world war's ass in 3 1/2 years and we've been hiding under our beds and staring at our feet for 9 years over two blown up buildings.

The terrorists have not only won, they seem to be local.

skylabdown: (IE: Boxcutters were not banned from carry-on.)

Completely anecdotal, but I had a security guard at Denver International refuse to allow me to proceed until I'd removed the boxcutter from the backpack I was using as carry-on (I'd forgotten it was in there and just packed my stuff right over the top of it). Since I couldn't really go back and check it without missing my flight, he agreed to just take the blades out of it and let me go on my way.

That was May 2001.

taurusowner: Drakin020: Haven't you people ever heard of a bank?

You mean those things going bankrupt and collapsing left and right? Yeah, I think I may have heard a thing or two on that.

Zing... epic burn...

ggecko: But get over it, guy acts like an asshat and then wonders why they pull him to the side.

Those who are given police powers aren't allowed to make up the rules as they see fit. There was no crime in what he did so they can't detain him just because they want to.

Why don't those who scream and holler about the rise of a totalitarian state for other things show the same outrage at the things which really are steps toward a totalitarian state?

Cymede: So what's the deal with Ron Paul? Every time his name comes up, Fark goes wild, but I've got no idea why. Is he brilliant, or a giant douche? Can someone fill in an out of touch hoser who thinks he looks like my gramps?



/not trolling

He's a very bright and lucid old guy with a lot of ostensibly weird ideas about governance that aren't weird at all.

ggecko: For Christ sakes, just tell him what the money was from. I guarantee you this guy was all smug and was just looking for trouble.

All of you complaining about TSA, I bet NONE of you have ever had a problem.

And I bet ALL of you are glad they do profiling, even if they don't admit it.


But get over it, guy acts like an asshat and then wonders why they pull him to the side.


The constitution says you don't have to say anything that might incriminate you. This also means you don't have to say anything when you've done nothing wrong.

You want to know about my financial history get a warrant.

guys:



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