04-03-2009, 12:55 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Re: Harrassed & Detained For Carrying Cash @ Airpo
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Originally Posted by Digging4Truth
I don't think so.
What does it say?
If you are carrying valuable items such as large amounts of currency etc...
They recommend... not demand... that you ask Security officers to screen you and your carry on... which is what every single person goes through at the checkpoint....in private.
Why?
It will maintain your security and prevent public scrutiny... in other words... so nobody else will see a big bundle of cash being pulled out and then target you for theft.
This is not stating that large amounts of cash are suspicious.
This is stating that... if you have a large amount of cash... let the Security Officer know... an implied notion here is that this will not bring you under suspicion since they are offering to screen you in private so others won't target you for theft etc.
This is a courtesy and suggestion they are making FOR those with huge amounts of cash.
This, in no way, makes a statement that carrying large amounts of cash puts you under suspicion.
To the contrary, this is stating that, if you have large amounts of cash, let us know and we will help you get through covertly.
The article in it's entirety reads as follows... notice the bolded portions.
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What would this portion mean?
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