Re: Harrassed & Detained For Carrying Cash @ Airpo
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Originally Posted by crakjak
The guy was irresponsible, carrying that much cash was asking to lose it. Matter of fact, it was so irresponsible that it became suspicious, however as was evidenced when the police officer showed up and let him go, he had not done anything illegal.
Re: Harrassed & Detained For Carrying Cash @ Airpo
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Originally Posted by Aquila
I see the individual as suspect. It's not common to carry that much cash when traveling. I'd agree with detaining him until we could verify that he was on the up and up without any warrants or being suspect for any other crimes. Law must be enforced. This is how it's done. People's actions make them suspect. Personally, I just think this guy's stupid because he shouldn't carry this kind of cash while traveling. He asked for it in my opinion. Detaining him until he was cleared caused him no harm.
Put yourself in the shoes of airport security.
Sometimes you just have to do things that in the normal world wouldn't be the wisest. When we carried the huge amount of money into Kenya, it was necessary! We split it between four of us, but each of us carried over $5K in cash. Thankfully no one questioned it. I didn't even know it could even be possibly considered as something illegal or questionable.
If I were to get detained in the U.S., I would be aggravated, but not too concerned. If I were to get detained in Kenya, then I would start to worry.
Re: Harrassed & Detained For Carrying Cash @ Airpo
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Originally Posted by crakjak
The guy was irresponsible, carrying that much cash was asking to lose it. Matter of fact, it was so irresponsible that it became suspicious, however as was evidenced when the police officer showed up and let him go, he had not done anything illegal.
Wow... I had not, heretofore, ever read an oxymoronic statement.
Re: Harrassed & Detained For Carrying Cash @ Airpo
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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
I have to run, but I listened to it again and I thought - "Why would you approach the questioning in this manner? You are making yourself look suspect, secretive and guilty?"
Re: Harrassed & Detained For Carrying Cash @ Airpo
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Originally Posted by Digging4Truth
Profiling brings a person into question who did nothing wrong but "look" like someone that "might" have done something wrong.
That is completely bad and responsibility would negate application.
D4, like I said before, it does not always happen along the lines of race or looks or religion. This scenario is a prime example of someone who does fit a profile that generally merits an additional look. Often, someone flying with large amounts of cash hidden away that they absolutely do not want to discuss at all (not even giving basic info) is a red flag. I don't think that responsible application is impossible or an oxymoron.
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Re: Harrassed & Detained For Carrying Cash @ Airpo
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Originally Posted by tstew
D4, like I said before, it does not always happen along the lines of race or looks or religion. This scenario is a prime example of someone who does fit a profile that generally merits an additional look. Often, someone flying with large amounts of cash hidden away that they absolutely do not want to discuss at all (not even giving basic info) is a red flag. I don't think that responsible application is impossible or an oxymoron.
Agreed!
Now, it was said his cash was in his luggage - would that be his carry-on or
his checked baggage? Because if it was in his checked baggage - he is an idot! lol
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