Harrassed & Detained For Carrying Cash @ Airport

[Elizabeth]

Wow, since when is it illegal to carry cash through an airport? Scary--thank God he taped the whole event, I hope there is a lawsuit in the works.

[coadie]

Originally Posted by Elizabeth

Wow, since when is it illegal to carry cash through an airport? Scary--thank God he taped the whole event, I hope there is a lawsuit in the works.

Although the cash used to pay for a $4,300 prostitute named "Kristen" apparently came from Spitzer's account, he used taxpayer dollars to fly to and from his illicit rendezvous.

This is the price range for Democrats and what they pay prostitutes. The leftists should go ballistic on this because the abortion supreme court case was based on privacy "rights", the abolition of sodomy laws is based on "privacy"
An abortion is around 6,000 and they don't want to hurt that cash industry.

[Elizabeth]

Originally Posted by coadie

This is the price range for Democrats and what they pay prostitutes. The leftists should go ballistic on this because the abortion supreme court case was based on privacy "rights", the abolition of sodomy laws is based on "privacy"
An abortion is around 6,000 and they don't want to hurt that cash industry.

Amazing--but where does the law have the right to speculate how someone is going to spend their cash? I think the young man answered the law enforcement correctly, what law says he has to answer their questions about what the cash was for?


Did anyone catch how they found the cash in the first place?

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Elizabeth

Amazing--but where does the law have the right to speculate how someone is going to spend their cash? I think the young man answered the law enforcement correctly, what law says he has to answer their questions about what the cash was for?


Did anyone catch how they found the cash in the first place?

I didn't hear where they said how they found it. But it was in a box... so they were probably searching his stuff and found a box of cash and VIOLA... you are a suspected terrorist.

If having lots of cash makes you a terrorist suspect then I am a true patriot.

Actually... scratch that... while I don't have cash I have a fair amount of silver. That might be more incriminating than cash.

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

I didn't hear where they said how they found it. But it was in a box... so they were probably searching his stuff and found a box of cash and VIOLA... you are a suspected terrorist.

If having lots of cash makes you a terrorist suspect then I am a true patriot.

Actually... scratch that... while I don't have cash I have a fair amount of silver. That might be more incriminating than cash.

I suspect they were thinking more in terms of drug dealer or drug buyer than terrorist.

however the point is well made, they had no right to detain him, they had no legal right to ask him a blessed question and I hope he sues the pants of these people.

[Elizabeth]

Originally Posted by Ferd

I suspect they were thinking more in terms of drug dealer or drug buyer than terrorist.

however the point is well made, they had no right to detain him, they had no legal right to ask him a blessed question and I hope he sues the pants of these people.

I agree!

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Ferd

I suspect they were thinking more in terms of drug dealer or drug buyer than terrorist.

however the point is well made, they had no right to detain him, they had no legal right to ask him a blessed question and I hope he sues the pants of these people.

I am working and listening to the video so this question may have been covered and I missed it.

As far as suing them - Who provided the audio of the conversation? If the guy that is suing provided it without telling the TSA that he was recording them, then it's not admissible in a court of law as evidence.

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I am working and listening to the video so this question may have been covered and I missed it.

As far as suing them - Who provided the audio of the conversation? If the guy that is suing provided it without telling the TSA that he was recording them, then it's not permissible in a court of law as evidence.

he recorded it himself without their knowelege. you may be right, it might not be admissable.


but regardless, they detained him for having cash. unless there is some law stating that is a reason to detain him, he should have a case for being detained illegally.

[bishoph]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I am working and listening to the video so this question may have been covered and I missed it.

As far as suing them - Who provided the audio of the conversation? If the guy that is suing provided it without telling the TSA that he was recording them, then it's not admissible in a court of law as evidence.

Not necessarliy....it depends on the laws of the state it happened in. Some states only one party has to have knowledge of the recording. The following is an exerpt from The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press:

Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia permit individuals to record conversations to which they are a party without informing the other parties that they are doing so. These laws are referred to as “one-party consent” statutes, and as long as you are a party to the conversation, it is legal for you to record it. (Nevada also has a one-party consent statute, but the state Supreme Court has interpreted it as an all-party rule.)

Twelve states require, under most circumstances, the consent of all parties to a conversation. Those jurisdictions are California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Washington. Be aware that you will sometimes hear these referred to inaccurately as “two-party consent” laws. If there are more than two people involved in the conversation, all must consent to the taping.

Regardless of the state, it is almost always illegal to record a conversation to which you are not a party, do not have consent to tape, and could not naturally overhear.

[Elizabeth]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

I didn't hear where they said how they found it. But it was in a box... so they were probably searching his stuff and found a box of cash and VIOLA... you are a suspected terrorist.

If having lots of cash makes you a terrorist suspect then I am a true patriot.

Actually... scratch that... while I don't have cash I have a fair amount of silver. That might be more incriminating than cash.

I think that is where he blew it, or didn't think about it anyway. Keith and I will be in a fair amount of airports this year (all international [probably makes a difference]) But....

Keith always carries cash on his person, actually around his neck with our plane tickets and passports. No one ever sees it, or has asked to see it.

Maybe this is a lesson to all, never put a wallet full of cash through inspection at the airport.