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2011-01-19 Home Front: WoT

Police arrest suspicious man taking photos at Miami Int'l Airport

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Posted by 2011-01-19 09:31|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 An official from the Transportation Security Administration told Local 10 that if photography is stepping over the line into surveillance, TSA agents should alert police, which is what happened in Aboyade's case.
One man's tourist photos is another's surveillance shots. And with TSA, there is no difference.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2011-01-19 14:36|| 2011-01-19 14:36|| Front Page Top

#2 photographs Yeah.
I have a limited edition of Ansel Adams' Potraits of Airports. Worth a few benjamins, I can tell you.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2011-01-19 16:43|| 2011-01-19 16:43|| Front Page Top

#3 32-year-old Oluwole Aboyade
described his behavior as "evasive."
no indication Aboyade had a plane ticket.
in the country illegally

The last item is good enough for me, USN, Ret., even if the fellow didn't have an African-sounding name, and is of prime Sudden Jihad Syndrome age. Let's see who's on his speed dial, shall we?

Posted by trailing wife 2011-01-19 16:54|| 2011-01-19 16:54|| Front Page Top

#4 Good Point TW, but what is to keep our good ol' TS and A from doing the same to Mr and Mrs Carnival Cruisegoers, fresh off the plane from Resume Speed Michigan and they want to snap a Kodak Moment to show all the good ol' boys and gurls back home what a big city looks like?
In that respect the TS and A thugs are equal opportunity d!ckweeds.

Posted by USN,Ret 2011-01-19 22:02|| 2011-01-19 22:02|| Front Page Top

#5 What part of "Miami International Airport is a public facility, anyone is allowed to take video and pictures inside" did you miss?

There's also this little thing called 'judgment'. Maybe you've heard of it. It means evaluating whether or not something looks wrong or not, using common sense and training. While you might not agree (that's called "pre-judging", by the way), some TSA folks do have some of both.

Inthat respect the TS and A thugs are equal opportunity d!ckweeds.

And unfortunately they're in other places as well...

Posted by Pappy 2011-01-19 22:12|| 2011-01-19 22:12|| Front Page Top

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