TSA being sued after detaining man with 4th Amendment written on his chest

[charrington]

Last December Aaron Tobey was flying out of Richmond International Airport to attend his Grandmothers funeral. According to James Knicely, the attorney representing Mr. Tobey:

    He went there knowing he would not do the advanced imaging and do the pat-down instead. He was making it easy for them and in the process he wanted to communicate his objection for doing so.

Upon opting out of the advanced imaging x-ray machines now used by the TSA at airports around the country, Tobey thought he would make it easier on the agents who would pat him down, and he removed some of his clothing. Without his shirt the TSA agents could not miss the excerpt of the 4th amendment written on Tobey's chest:

    Amendment 4: The right of the people to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated

On March 9th Mr Tobey filed a federal lawsuit which claims his 1st Amendment and 4th Amendment rights were breached. Tobey was detained for 90 minutes, and charged with disorderly conduct.

During the time he was detained he was handcuffed behind his back, and questioned about his knowledge of or affiliation with any terrorist organizations. He was also asked if he was provoked by any third parties, and what exactly his intentions and goals were.

Just two weeks after being detained and charged with disorderly cond...
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[Dok]

RIC airport protester, federal officials present arguments in lawsuit


Authorities involved in the arrest of a protester who removed his shirt and pants at a security checkpoint at Richmond International Airport were doing their jobs and acted appropriately, a government attorney argued Wednesday in Richmond federal court.

Carlotta P. Wells, an attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, argued in favor of a motion to dismiss Aaron B. Tobey's lawsuit, which claims his constitutional rights were violated. Wells said Tobey had made his point by removing his shirt to display words from the Fourth Amendment written on his torso but went too far when he disobeyed a command to pass through a security scanner.

But Anand Agneshwar, an attorney representing Tobey in his lawsuit against airport and federal officials, said the 21-year-old Charlottesville man obeyed the commands of authorities. Agneshwar said it was the authorities who went too far by detaining Tobey for 90 minutes or longer with his hands cuffed behind his back.

"This was one long process to determine if this gentleman was a security risk," Agneshwar told U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson.


rest: http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/aug/11/tdmet01-ric-airport-protester-federal-officials-pr-ar-1231274/

[Valerius]

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