TSA detains photographer for taking pics at checkpoint

[GypsyHighSide]

Errata Security: I was just detained by the TSA

Apparently the TSA officers at this particular airport need better training, as his actions are not against TSA policy.

[Crashoran]

People will do anything to attract readers to their blogs these days.

[Atfulldraw]

never mind that every news channel has footage of these machines -- it's all over the news, including the images

My guess is that this guy did something to get himself noticed.

I don't like the policy either, but I'm a getting a little weary of photographers who want to be noticed (for anything other than extraordinary images)

[toverman]

You'd think the TSA would be too busy frisking grandma to worry about anybody else.

[janikphoto]

Originally Posted by Atfulldraw

never mind that every news channel has footage of these machines -- it's all over the news, including the images

My guess is that this guy did something to get himself noticed.

I don't like the policy either, but I'm a getting a little weary of photographers who want to be noticed (for anything other than extraordinary images)

Yeah, but the upside is that we have people testing the boundaries for us and raising enough of a fuss that we don't have to. I like that authority is questioned. History has shown that it is way too easy for things to get out of hand when authority is left unchecked. And the guy has a security blog, not a photo blog, so it makes sense that he'd want to do this. It's not like some wedding photog was trying to bump up his website SEO with a stupid stunt.

[markfh]

Originally Posted by janikphoto

Yeah, but the upside is that we have people testing the boundaries for us and raising enough of a fuss that we don't have to. I like that authority is questioned. History has shown that it is way too easy for things to get out of hand when authority is left unchecked. And the guy has a security blog, not a photo blog, so it makes sense that he'd want to do this. It's not like some wedding photog was trying to bump up his website SEO with a stupid stunt.

Big +1 on that.

[camera shy]

Originally Posted by markfh

Big +1 on that.

I agree.

[Some Idiot]

Originally Posted by janikphoto

Yeah, but the upside is that we have people testing the boundaries for us and raising enough of a fuss that we don't have to. I like that authority is questioned. History has shown that it is way too easy for things to get out of hand when authority is left unchecked. And the guy has a security blog, not a photo blog, so it makes sense that he'd want to do this. It's not like some wedding photog was trying to bump up his website SEO with a stupid stunt.

Agree, well said

[LanceHaynie]

Originally Posted by janikphoto

Yeah, but the upside is that we have people testing the boundaries for us and raising enough of a fuss that we don't have to. I like that authority is questioned. History has shown that it is way too easy for things to get out of hand when authority is left unchecked. And the guy has a security blog, not a photo blog, so it makes sense that he'd want to do this. It's not like some wedding photog was trying to bump up his website SEO with a stupid stunt.

Agreed!