Harrassed & Detained For Carrying Cash @ Airport

[tstew]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

This post seems to state that you feel that they did well to detain this person.

If that is the case.... Then this post surprises me.

I don't know the full story, but my point is that travelling with large amounts of money stashed away, then being vague or unforthcoming about it does fit a specific profile. To the issue of profiling, my point is that I have been affected by it, but am still not completely opposed to it. However, if you are a proponent of profiling at all, it is disengenuous to oppose it when the potential arises that you may fit a profile.

[coadie]

Originally Posted by tstew

I don't know the full story, but my point is that travelling with large amounts of money stashed away, then being vague or unforthcoming about it does fit a specific profile. To the issue of profiling, my point is that I have been affected by it, but am still not completely opposed to it. However, if you are a proponent of profiling at all, it is disengenuous to oppose it when the potential arises that you may fit a profile.

Actually this was cash enclosed. It is tough to answer questions about it because they can think you are lying and use that as an excuse to confiscate it.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by tstew

I don't know the full story, but my point is that travelling with large amounts of money stashed away, then being vague or unforthcoming about it does fit a specific profile. To the issue of profiling, my point is that I have been affected by it, but am still not completely opposed to it. However, if you are a proponent of profiling at all, it is disengenuous to oppose it when the potential arises that you may fit a profile.

As I have previously stated in a recent post...

He knew his rights.
He knew that what was happening was an infringement of those rights.
He asked if he was legally required to answer the question.
They could not answer in the affirmative.
He knew he was being detained against his legal rights and they were operating in an area outside of their granted power and authority.

In short... he called their bluff.

They were exceeding their power, he knew it, he called it and he walked away free for one reason.

He was right.
They were wrong.

We need people like this who are educated about their rights and how to stand for them while keeping the proper respectful stance so as to be above reproach and yet stand for right.

He was brilliant.