A woman who claims the Transportation Security Administration detained her from her flight because the agent didn't like her attitude has posted a video of the confrontation on YouTube. (gma.yahoo.com) More...
TSA modern 21st century Brown Shirts. If the TSA keeps up their stupidity much longer I believe mass protests and disruptions at the airports will begin. If they try to check my water AFTER I go through security and purchase the water in the concourse I will tell them to stick it up their ass. This is America not 1947 East Berlin. It's time to push back against these Police State Goons. The TSA is nothing but Politically Correct Security theatre. Profile and issue the flight crew a 45.
Sadly, I can't watch the video because it's blocked at my workplace... BUT... who records a video unless they plan on doing something WORTH recording? Especially at a TSA checkpoint, where cameras/video are typically prohibited?
From the video, looks like she only started recording after the confrontation was well in progress. What was the TSA agent thinking? That she was guzzling a liquid high-explosive? Sheeeeze.
Safety is definitely the first priority, but this appears nothing to do with Safety issues, and the agent basically admitted as much.
Cameras and video are not necessarily welcomed by TSA, but they also can't stop you from taking video or pictures. However, if there is a local or state ordinance against taking video or still images of security checkpoints, then local police have the authority to prevent recordings at the checkpoint and possibly also to delete any recordings.
That said, I agree that unless you are planning to do something worth recording at the checkpoint, then you are m ost likely not going to have your camera ready to record anything.
