TSA OPENS INVESTIGATION – Groin Check Resister May Face $10,000 Fine (Video)
Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 6:13 AM
TSA resister John Tyner may face a $10,000 fine for not letting agents perform a groin check on him at the airport.
The Transportation Security Administration has opened investigation on the groin check resister who would not allow TSA agents to grope him this past weekend.
Signs on San Diego reported:
The Transportation Security Administration has opened an investigation targeting John Tyner, the Oceanside man who left Lindbergh Field under duress on Saturday morning after refusing to undertake a full body scan.
Tyner recorded the half-hour long encounter on his cell phone and later posted it to his personal blog, along with an extensive account of the incident. The blog went viral, attracting hundreds of thousands of readers and thousands of comments.
Michael J. Aguilar, chief of the TSA office in San Diego, called a news conference at the airport Monday afternoon to announce the probe. He said the investigation could lead to prosecution and civil penalties of up to $11,000.
TSA agents had told Tyner on Saturday that he could be fined up to $10,000.
“That’s the old fine,” Aguilar said. “It has been increased.”
Next up: Prison-style strip searches.
More… By law, airports could hire private security firms if they want to.
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PCM commented:
This is going to backfire on TSA, big time. The Reds really haven’t gotten the message that We-the-People sent them on Nov. 2, have they?
CNL commented:
As long as we don’t upset the muslims….
tarpon commented:
What else do Fascists like the Obama regime do? The way they work, nudge, shove then shoot.
I have traveled the world, on business, and know how thug regimes operate.
Granny commented:
Read a comment from someone in the last couple of days that this is all a ploy to destroy the airline industry (again) so that Big Government can bail them out GM style, leaving us with a a national airline. Maybe so. All I can say is I won’t be getting on a plane anytime soon. This kind of search without any kind of valid reason other than the virtual equivalent of drawing your name out of a hat is WAY out of bounds!
retire05 commented:
Let me see if I have this straight: you refuse being groped by an under-trained, over-paid TSA agent, are escorted out of the boarding area by airport security, don’t fly, leave the airport and you are subject to being prosecuted and face an $11,000.00 fine?
I guess we can not add the Fourth Amendment to the rest of the destruction of the Constitution by the Obama gang.
StrangernFiction commented:
Tyranny
savage24 commented:
Thomas Jefferson said it best “When injustice becomes law, then rebellion becomes duty”. It is apparent to the most causal observer that this government is in full support of injustice.
StrangernFiction commented:
IMO it is now a patriotic duty not to fly unless absolutely necessary. But are there enough patriots left to make a difference? If the Feds insist on this route we are going to find out. Then we will know if America can be saved. I have my doubts.
CobraFangs commented:
This is outrageous! I am all for better security, but cloaking safety under the veil of:
1) being groped by what amounts to a largely un-vetted and under-trained TSA agent, or
2) being subjected to an personally invasive x-ray and highly suspect dose of radiation, or
3) hoping you “get by” and only need to pass through a metal detector…
just doesn’t pass the sanity test.
I will NOT fly again unless/until this procedure is halted.
I listened to the entire (almost 24 minutes) of audio. This gentleman was every bit as “polite” to the TSA agents and authorities as they were to him. He did refuse to be subjected to the radiation scan and the potential sexual assault, and was FINE with not being allowed to fly. He did not at any time INSIST to go “half-way” through the process and still fly as was implied by the CCN desk jockeys. He accepted he could NOT fly and asked simply to LEAVE. Why is he now subject to a $10,000 fine???
Insanity!!! Our common sense is off the rails and I can only hope our justice system will find this unconstitutional. But I am not holding my breath…
Joanne commented:
This man should sue the airport or TSA for attempted assault. Does Obama want no one to fly – is he trying to bring the economic engine of America to a full halt? Hell yes.
Joanne commented:
The only people who are going to be left flying are muslims.
Bonny Kate commented:
I wonder if Mr. Tyner voted for Obama.
Never before in history has an attempt been made to subjugate people who’ve experienced the amount of freedom and prosperity as Americans have. This will be very interesting to watch play out.
regularguy commented:
I suspect that after the Hajj surge in flights have come and gone, airline traffic will largely only serve muslims and those forced to travel by air for business. The rest of us will simply stop flying otherwise, it’s pure crap to put up with. With the profit margin so slim for airlines, I suspect they’ll put a stop to this TSA nonsense or go under.
Opus #6 commented:
They are trying to punish him for posting the recording. They are embarrassed. This is punishment for political speech and violates his first amendment rights, as well as his fourth amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizure. He walked away from the flight. How does that entitle them to sue him for 11K dollars?
Jerry C commented:
Of course, profiling is considered illegal so actually searching those flyers who would be prone to terrorist acts get a pass. But go ahead and pick grandpa, grandma, kids and a nun, just to be thorough. Our government is at war with us. The Constitution of the United States of America has no room in the NWO. This is only the beginning…
Dave-O commented:
The new House Oversight Committee chaired by Rep. Darrell Issa cannot get started soon enough. First up for testimony needs to be Janet Incompetano to explain this latest travesty and assault on American citizenry and our 4th Amendment rights. I hope they ask Janet to volunteer to undertake both the full body scans and the “grope-down” or “grope-up” and to publish her scanned images on the internet (hide the dogs and small children to avoid frightening them). If she can’t do that – how can she expect the American public to do the same?
In the same hearing, they need to bring in this Tyner fellow from San Diego along with the TSA goons who now seek to harass and fine him and put all of them under oath and forced to testify why the harassing treatment? People need to be held accountable and FAST.
StrangernFiction commented:
#12 November 16, 2010 at 10:39 am
Bonny Kate commented:
Very insightful comment. It seems biblical, at least on some level doesn’t it?
Chip Bennett commented:
Oh, please, please bring this lawsuit, TSA (Totalitarian Sexual Assault agency)! It will be the perfect opportunity to get an injunction against your tyrannical, Fourth Amendment-violating policies!
theBuckWheat commented:
Looks like someone needs to set up a donation button for a legal defense money bomb.
Kevin commented:
They ask him to leave, he does and now they are going to sue him for doing what they asked? Riiigghhhttttt! Good luck with that one.
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