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| Well, welcome back. | |
| This past weekend, I had a confrontation with TSA agents both in Austin and in New York City. | |
| We're going to go to that videotape. | |
| It's about 12 minutes in length in a moment, but let me just kind of walk you through this very quickly. | |
| The first clip you're going to see is in Austin, and what you're going to notice, and I'll be speaking over this video as you see it, is that how they don't even know their own rules you will | |
| see that i approach them | |
| and uh... their first reaction is sir you can't do that that's a complete lie it's completely legal to film them | |
| and um... you will see that my camera shifts | |
| dot during this brief uh... confrontation that's because the tsa agent | |
| pushes my camera to the side will go to that quick clip and then we'll come right back | |
| Yeah, TSA. | |
| It's on their website you can take. | |
| What is that? | |
| These are the rules on the website? | |
| He's literally looking. | |
| I handed him a sheet of paper. | |
| Here comes Mr. Sunshine. | |
| Watch my camera move. | |
| He pushed it. | |
| Hey, I'm with, I'm just a private citizen. | |
| Okay, that's fine. | |
| Okay, you're a public servant. | |
| Right, right. | |
| Funded by the taxpayers. | |
| Um, there's a, on the TSA government website... Oh, what's going on? | |
| I'm traveling. | |
| By the way, I'm... That's fine, you can travel. | |
| Yeah, I know. | |
| But you held my hand there for a second. | |
| Oh, I'm sorry. | |
| I'm not trying to cause trouble, it's just... That's fine. | |
| This is a government agency. | |
| I'm not trying to, you know... And on the website it says that the public's allowed to film. | |
| Because it's funded by taxpayer dollars. | |
| We need to, you know, keep an eye on the watchmen. | |
| Who's watching the watchmen, as the saying says. | |
| And I don't mind. | |
| So, let's just stop the video right there. | |
| This is me in New York City, the video that you're about to see, and I was coming back and I said, before I get my bags, let me film the TSA. | |
| We're on public property, they're public servants now. | |
| I had to go from the back. | |
| Normally, when you come through the airport, you gotta go the front of the TSA, through the metal detector. | |
| And, um, I came backwards since I was landing. | |
| I came from the back, so that really took them by surprise. | |
| Now, there was a sign that said, do not enter, but I did not see that. | |
| My head was down and I walked up the ramp. | |
| I spoke to the TSA agent and he said, yeah, you can, you can film. | |
| So, uh, I did that. | |
| Um, and, uh, you will see that all Hades breaks loose simply because I came at them from a different angle. | |
| So here we go. | |
| New York City, JFK. | |
| That's what I'm trying to explain to you. | |
| You can take pictures, as long as it's not on my x-rays and things like that. | |
| Because I saw you taking a picture of my x-ray, that's why. | |
| You're facing over there, so that's where my x-ray is. | |
| Ma'am, just out of curiosity, my name is David, I'm a reporter. | |
| This woman has a compelling story, she'll talk about it in a minute before we're interrupted. | |
| Okay. | |
| Anyway, I'm just asking, do you want to... I saw you arguing with one... I'm not trying to instigate anything, but what was your... I'm recording right now. | |
| This guy right here? | |
| What was I arguing with? | |
| Yeah. | |
| Well, don't point. | |
| Don't point. | |
| I don't want to put up... Hi. | |
| I'm just a little concerned on what you're filming, sir. | |
| Can you just display what you were filming, please? | |
| I'm just filming. | |
| I'm not shooting screens. | |
| Okay, I don't need you to take a picture of me, sir. | |
| Okay, I would like to see what you're filming, because if you're filming the process, you're not allowed to do that. | |
| Hold on, I've got the... I'm with a... | |
| I'm done. | |
| I just traveled. | |
| I came from Texas. | |
| Can I see your board? | |
| So what are you doing on the checkpoint? | |
| Because... Can you step over this way, please? | |
| Sure. | |
| Step over this way, sir, please. | |
| Please report. | |
| No, I know. | |
| Can you report for security for me, please? | |
| Yes. | |
| Yes, the calibrations were done. | |
| Sir, I don't need your recording. | |
| This is public property. | |
| This is not. | |
| Yes, it is. | |
| Okay? | |
| I don't need your recording. | |
| And just so you know, I have on the TSA's website, it says that we're allowed to record. | |
| How dare I do that? | |
| Can you step over that way, please? | |
| Just so you know, this is on the website, the TSA website. | |
| Can you step over that way, please? | |
| You're interfering with screening process. | |
| Can you step over that way, please? | |
| You have no need to be on the channel. | |
| Yeah. | |
| I'm not trying to give you a hard time, but. | |
| Because there's no need to record. | |
| Well, here's why. | |
| Because TSA, they're public servants, paid for by taxpayer dollars. | |
| So as long as we're not getting in the way and interfering with what they're doing, we do have the right... So what is it? | |
| What is your purpose of recording the check right now? | |
| It's part... Well, I'm actually returning from a flight. | |
| I'm about to get my baggage. | |
| Can I have your ID? | |
| No. | |
| Why? | |
| Um, but I, I, I'm coming back from a flight, I'm coming back to New Jersey, and it's part of a national, um, it's called, uh, TSA Opt Out and Film Campaign. | |
| It's a national campaign. | |
| Just so you know, I'm not trying to... | |
| Now a cop is going to come very soon and basically... | |
| Just so you know, ma'am, I'm not trying to be like adversarial. | |
| TSA is publicly funded, paid for by taxpayer dollars. | |
| So it's no... No problem. | |
| And ma'am, very quickly, I mean, we're on public... Listen to her story. | |
| What was your situation? | |
| I'm not saying that they're... I was upset because they said that the x-ray machine showed something in the bag, in my daughter's bag, and she said it's probably my yogurt. | |
| So he opened up a tied up lunch plastic bag with our sandwiches and he took out the yogurt. | |
| Three dollars each and I was upset that he was going to throw them in the garbage when there are people who don't have any food right here in Far Rockaway. | |
| And he said we could go out, out of security, eat the yogurt and come back. | |
| So I said that's not feasible. | |
| Was the yogurt in your, uh... | |
| It was in a plastic bag inside a backpack and he said the x-ray showed something. | |
| I don't know what it showed. | |
| I felt that if my daughter hadn't said it's probably the yogurt, he would not have possibly opened up the grocery bag with the food in it. | |
| And I think it's ridiculous for these people to get so out of control that they're throwing away yogurts that was my daughter's lunch. | |
| I understand. | |
| And this kind of thing goes on day after day after day. | |
| Yeah, well just so you know that's... And I saw that you were harassed, too, for no reason. | |
| Yeah, this is... Okay, sir. | |
| Watch. | |
| Turn that off? | |
| Oh, no, that's okay. | |
| Sir, I'm on public property, sir. | |
| You can't video tape, sir. | |
| No, no, no. | |
| Sir? | |
| Sir? | |
| I'm a reporter. | |
| I'm on public property. | |
| Okay, you can't video tape. | |
| Publicly funded... I'm asking you to not video tape. | |
| But I'm on public property. | |
| Okay. | |
| I'm on public property, sir. | |
| And all we're doing, sir... Officer? | |
| I'm sorry, officer? | |
| Um, all we're doing... Sir, this is perfectly legal. | |
| It's on the TSA's website. | |
| The public is allowed to do this. | |
| It even says on their website right here, we do not prohibit public... Sure, just don't rip it up or anything. | |
| They don't even know their own laws. | |
| Huh? | |
| Huh? | |
| What's this? | |
| Yeah, it's called the law. | |
| Oh! | |
| What's your name, sir? | |
| Why do I have to give that? | |
| I'm not withholding it, but why do I have to give that? | |
| Nah, I'm gonna have to do... I'm gonna have to do pay for it. | |
| Just so you would hear. | |
| That's all. | |
| Not to be filmed. | |
| No, because you're public servants. | |
| Your salaries come from people. | |
| From the public. | |
| Salaries are the same as yours. | |
| We pay taxes just like you do. | |
| Absolutely. | |
| Exactly. | |
| And you have a right to... Out of all respect for your position, we understand that you don't want to take photos. | |
| There are guidelines that protect you to take photos. | |
| That's fine. | |
| But when it comes to a situation of disrupting the screening process... I never disrupted anything. | |
| I was always... What do you think you're doing now when you have supervisors and managers... I'm being tackled on a public place. | |
| You're not being tackled. | |
| No one is detaining you. | |
| No one is touching you. | |
| All I'm saying to you is, is when it becomes a problem. | |
| It's not a problem. | |
| But who is making that decision? | |
| You or us? | |
| At this point it is becoming a problem because we're telling you that it's distracting our checkpoint. | |
| So at this time, now it's a distraction. | |
| And why is it distracting you if I'm nowhere near it? | |
| Why is it distracting you if I'm nowhere near it? | |
| The dialogue is going on right now for you to continue to get as much footage as you No, you're just trying to... I'm just saying... I'm just talking. | |
| I'm just trying to talk, sir. | |
| But when are you discontinuing? | |
| When is enough enough? | |
| Why? | |
| Just out of curiosity? | |
| I'm not withholding. | |
| I just like to know why. | |
| I have the same reason. | |
| I just need your information. | |
| That's all. | |
| For why? | |
| I'm not withholding, but why? | |
| Because I need to do a report. | |
| On what? | |
| I'm just a guy standing here. | |
| Because they're calling me, so now a report has to be generated on why I got called. | |
| Okay, I will do it for nothing else out of inconvenience. | |
| This is public property. | |
| Mm-hmm. | |
| Mm-hmm. | |
| At one point there was a... I'm a public servant, alright? | |
| But I am also a supervisor for the federal government of TSA, alright? | |
| It has already been made as my discretion to sit here and say if you're causing a distraction to the screening process. | |
| But that's your opinion, I may... It's not an opinion! | |
| It's not an opinion. | |
| You might say that when in fact... It's your opinion as a traveling passenger to say what you feel. | |
| How can I be distracting? | |
| Hold on, I heard you, I heard you. | |
| How can I be distracting? | |
| When enough is enough. | |
| Okay. | |
| It's my discretion to say that. | |
| Okay. | |
| But how can I be a distraction when I'm 12 feet away? | |
| Because you're standing here. | |
| Yeah. | |
| And you have all this attention around you, which could be a distraction. | |
| Unnecessary. | |
| Unnecessary. | |
| So you could be distracting us over here for another situation going over there. | |
| I'm filming public service. | |
| I'm filming public service. | |
| So I don't know. | |
| If they flip out... Maybe you're part of the threat. | |
| I don't know. | |
| I don't know you. | |
| You're just standing here distracting people. | |
| I'm not distracting, sir. | |
| There was one woman who wanted to talk to me. | |
| She wanted to talk to me. | |
| We're not distracted. | |
| So let me ask you a question. | |
| Yeah. | |
| What time is your flight? | |
| What time is my flight? | |
| I know he is. | |
| I know. | |
| What time is your flight? | |
| What time is your flight? | |
| He knows that. | |
| Um, I didn't see it. | |
| Let me tell you something. | |
| No, look at this guy. | |
| You're good up until you pass that sign. | |
| Now, these people pushing the issue, they're not smart enough to know. | |
| If they push the issue, I can lock you up for discount. | |
| Okay. | |
| Okay? | |
| Because you're not supposed to be past that. | |
| But technically, and I'm going to let it go, but technically, technically you can make the argument You know, it's public property. | |
| I'll tell you what, you'll be making an argument in court. | |
| Right, exactly. | |
| Okay, you won't be making it here. | |
| You'll be making it in court. | |
| Exactly. | |
| With some bracelets on. | |
| Understand? | |
| It's not worth it. | |
| Especially since they have the signpost. | |
| I got it. | |
| They have the signpost. | |
| And another thing is, been through this already, you can film this all you want. | |
| I can still lock you up if you want to do this. | |
| Yeah, you probably could. | |
| The question is, I mean, is that fair? | |
| Do you want to push it? | |
| I don't want to push it. | |
| You don't have to parade. | |
| I'm trying to just have a Thanksgiving dinner. | |
| I'm just talking. | |
| I'll tell you what, it's like this. | |
| Right now, when you passed that, you were breaking the law. | |
| I didn't know that. | |
| I went through over there and I didn't see that. | |
| Guess what? | |
| No, no, but I actually went through clearance to that guy and that guy, and I don't mean to throw anyone under the bus, that guy said you can film as long as... I don't care about them. | |
| They don't work for me. | |
| We're the police. | |
| Well, I don't know. | |
| Nobody was around. | |
| That's all I can refer to is the TSA guy who said... Well, I'm referring it to you now. | |
| Okay. | |
| Honestly, shut your joint off. | |
| Okay, I'm not shutting this off right here. | |
| I will go back to pick up my bags. | |
| I'll tell you what. | |
| You want to play semantics? | |
| He just told me, he just said I could use my camera out here. | |
| Where were you using the camera? | |
| Up there, right? | |
| Yeah, but I didn't know. | |
| I was told by TSH and I could. | |
| Listen, not knowing doesn't save you. | |
| I mean, there's no entry sign. | |
| That you passed. | |
| No, right there. | |
| That you passed on both sides. | |
| Okay. | |
| So you want to keep this happening? | |
| Do you really want to push it? | |
| I'm going to walk down to the baggage claim. | |
| Not right now. | |
| I'm not going to walk to the baggage claim. | |
| You really want to push this? | |
| Why are you acting like that? | |
| First of all, it says no entry. | |
| It doesn't say if you don't enter, it's illegal. | |
| Stop. | |
| It says no entry. | |
| Stop the performance, okay? | |
| Stop. | |
| I'm not the one performing, man. | |
| I'm just, I'm ready to go to the baggage claim right now. | |
| You notice where my voice is? | |
| Notice I'm not yelling, I'm not screaming. | |
| Yeah, but you're being kind of stiff. | |
| You're being kind of condescending. | |
| I'm ready to go down to the baggage claim. | |
| I'm ready to go. | |
| I'm being kind of condescending. | |
| Alright. | |
| Have a nice day. | |
| The camera's gonna have to go inside? | |
| I'm gonna do a pat-down, but I don't know. | |
| They told me that technically I could film the pat-down if I wanted to. | |
| I'm gonna opt out so I don't go through the machine. | |
| But you won't be able to film the pat-down. | |
| I can't film the pat-down? | |
| You cannot. | |
| They told me I could. | |
| Who's they? | |
| It was on the website. | |
| It's the SA website. | |
| Not to film that, so I'll ruin the rest of it. | |
| You can't? | |
| No. | |
| I did a managerial interview, you know, the manager. | |
| I don't, that's, I don't believe in that. | |
| I can't film the fat guy? | |
| I will find out for you and make sure, okay? | |
| Yeah. | |
| Can you take your sweatshirt off? | |
| My sweatshirt? | |
| No. | |
| Not my sweatshirt. | |
| It's gonna create a bomb, I guess. | |
| So there you go. | |
| My sweatshirt's gonna create a bomb. | |
| Um, you know, they said, I think that one officer said that not knowing the law is not an excuse. | |
| Well, if that's the case, officer, you should be locked up because you were arguing with TSA agents. | |
| Um, it's just such a joke. | |
| Um, these are publicly funded individuals. | |
| An airport is a publicly funded location. | |
| You have every right in the world to film them, as long as you don't film the monitors. | |
| The problem is, they get you. | |
| There are monitors everywhere. | |
| So if you move your camera 6 inches to the left, 6 inches to the right, they'll get you that way. | |
| But, you know, there you go. | |
| You saw some of that video. | |
| I was about 30 seconds from getting locked up. | |
| They were going to come up with some cocky namey law to arrest me. | |
| But, um, there you go. | |
| She said you can't even film the pat-downs. | |
| So that's pretty amazing. | |
| So there you go, and what am I hearing in the earpiece here? | |
| Okay, so that's all for right now, and we're going to move over to a segment with Aaron Dykes, with a gentleman by the name of Mr. Miller. | |
| He is going to talk about police brutality. | |
| He has a very powerful website where there are many videos that talk about police brutality. |
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