There are many thankless professions across this nation but perhaps none so under appreciated as the good old TSA.
Just like how no one ever wants the police around until they need them, no one ever wants the TSA around until grandma has gone to long without a public molesting.
And what do they get for their tireless service? They get sued that’s what!
The Richmond Times Dispatch dispatches this in a timely manner:
Authorities involved in the arrest of a protester who removed his shirt and pants at a security checkpoint at Richmond International Airport were doing their jobs and acted appropriately, a government attorney argued Wednesday in Richmond federal court.
Carlotta P. Wells, an attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, argued in favor of a motion to dismiss Aaron B. Tobey’s lawsuit, which claims his constitutional rights were violated. Wells said Tobey had made his point by removing his shirt to display words from the Fourth Amendment written on his torso but went too far when he disobeyed a command to pass through a security scanner.
But Anand Agneshwar, an attorney representing Tobey in his lawsuit against airport and federal officials, said the 21-year-old Charlottesville man obeyed the commands of authorities. Agneshwar said it was the authorities who went too far by detaining Tobey for 90 minutes or longer with his hands cuffed behind his back.
Well, if the vast majority of the public won’t say it we certainly will. Thank you, TSA! Thank you for protecting us from our right to be secure from unreasonable searches and seizures! Thank you so very much.
– Written by Kip Hooker at TheVitaminPress.com
Source: Times Dispatch
