Phil Mocek knows he isn’t required to show ID to fly, and that it’s perfectly legal to record video in publicly accessible areas of an airport. A jury agreed with him earlier this week, acquitting him of trumped-up charges brought against him by TSA and police officers who demanded obedience. He didn’t need to call any witnesses or testify himself; he was acquitted based on the evidence entered against him.
What’s pathetic were the Police lackeys who did not know the law and who were obedient wimps kow-towing to the TSA’s every whim. Too bad the local cops cannot follow the law and instead follow guys who make it up as they go along. They should be called out. The TSA apparently do not know their own rules or know what they are doing. And we trust them to run X-ray machines?
TSA may get the last laugh by mysteriously putting Phil Mocek name on the “NO FLY LIST”.
#13 It stopped being Bush/Chenney when Obama/Biden got into power and have done zilch.
Who’s more fool, the fool that started the TSA or the fool now in power that does nothing about it?
Or you mean to tell me is Bush the one that can do something about it?
Man, is tiresome to get some logic out of these bunch of sheeps.
If they are like the FCC, they will just do it anyway.
#20–Stevie==I already have 3 dual core 939 Socket systems and 2 older systems all connected in a LAN and actually all together able to do what I currently “do.” I’m thinking a little more RAM and divide my work load up between discrete systems, and why do I want a Sandy Bridge?
Because its Got MOre POWER!!!! yEAAA!
I’ve been spoiled. I’ve built 3 puters now and each one worked right from the start. I fear the Three Sisters Fate have played out a long length of yarn! If you missed it, my last system software crash turned out to be a failed motherboard. First time for me. Shock-Horror-Sadness-Grief-Puzzle-Curiosity-Research-Testing-Test Again-Solution===”I’m on Top of the World Maaa!
I hate emotional rollercoasters. Also hate putting money into a two generation old system. I wish I could waste money like I used to, but a rational life is about limits?
All cops are, basically, assholes. Federal officials are, basically, bigger assholes.
I can see it now. Obama calls for the dismantling of the Cheney administration police state and all the “Obama is a Muslim” loonies will come out of the woodwork claiming he’s preparing for a major Muslim attack.
The fact is, the TSA is now a warm blanket for the sheeple to make them feel safe against the evil, towel heads from the land of oil.
#22
You’re ignoring not only political realities, as Dallas suggests in #26, but the reality of organizations. Changing an organization’s posture is very hard to do.
Bush & Co. told the domestic security establishment that there were essentially no rules. You can do that overnight.
Walking that back is realistically going to take years.
Chris & Dallas – you’re both absolutely right.
That said, I’d like to see this walk back *start*.
I’m starting to think Obama doesn’t have the will or the nerve to do the right thing. Either one is a disappointment.
The purpose of the government went from supposedly representing the will of the people, which is impossible in and of itself, to representing those who make it up. Funny how trials are named the state of so and so versus john doe. It its literally you against the government. Good luck! Essentially the gov has gone from being a means to an end to being just an end in itself. And that was inevitable!
#29–Obama is too right wing for me, and much too “stay the course” after setting forth on the wrong course. Quibble: ((thats not a quibble))–sets off on the right course, but we can’t afford the journey.
None of us “knows” and we hear expert opinion across the spectrum. Obama might give a rousing speech even identifying a real change: but he hasn’t demonstrated FIGHTING for the change he has identified that is needed. He falls short in a compromise. Its good to jump==but you have to have the trajectory to hit the other side. He ain’t doing that.
I still think a good green energy “moon shot” is the type of thing we need. such a goal does many things including “real” job development. Silly to eat our seed corn as the PUKES are all set to do and Obama may go along with it.
As always, fingers are crossed with no hope at all.
Sad Hoomans.
A drop in the bucket – but enough of them it will make a difference. Commendations to the ones daring to stand up to this silliness.
Anyone ever had a look around the airports? It is fenced all right but easy for someone with an evil mind to enter the airport through the miles and miles of unprotected space. That is more likely to happen that evildoing done through the airport Checkpoints.
It is all a joke. TSA is a joke and airport police is a joke.
And talk about alienating a nation.
Congratulations! The victory is sweet. For all of us slaves.
#28
I agree, he could have sent a powerful signal by closing Gitmo. Since Obama said he would do it that one clearly IS in his lap.
What I don’t get is why the right is overestimating how effectiveness of Obama. It sounds as silly as Col. Jack D. Ripper’s views in Dr. Strangelove.
You touch my junk, I’m going to bust you in the mouth and arrest you for molestation.
This is Excellent news.
Of course, bullies might still make demands, but they can be ignored legally.
I would still obey a person who threatens bodily harm. US Code – Color of Law remedies may then apply; contact your attorney for details. Violators (bullies) in the government are putting themselves at peril to lose some property and freedom, if they violate US Code – Color of Law. Remember the facts during an event: Names, times of day, locations, what was said, what was physically done to you.
Suggest to pass this memo around as a public service announcement to contacts. We cannot count on bullies to tell anyone the truth at airports!
#20 Blind Stevie said the public should stop flying for 3-4 months and the travel/tourism industry will demand Congress reform things.
A noble idea but the last time we stopped flying for a week and flew much less for a couple of months, Congress handed bailouts and special privileges to the airlines.
If I ever have to go through airport security again, (which I doubt,) I’m going to wear a cape, a pair of Chinese “gummybear galoshes” and a pair of Lycra shorts.
I will then proceed to my gate nearly naked.
The cops and the TSA can try to embarrass me but they’ll soon learn that I’m not embrarrasable.
I just came back from a business trip and it re-enforced my preference to drive. Both airports were using backscatter/mmw as a primary screening method.
#15 I vote with John.
No matter what Bush and Chaney did or did not do this is going on under Obama and if anyone has a single shred of evidence that his people aren’t upping the anti please put up or put a dirty sock in it.
This guy is a Patriot.