all from something that could have been handled by a possible stern warning from a police officer ,that could have made her think about how her actions and appearance might be percieved !!
How her actions and appearance might be "perceived"? Imagine a time and place where everyone wears a suit and tie to the airport to avoid suspicions. Then one day a lunatic comes in wearing a suit and tie and detonates a bomb hidden under the suit coat, blowing up himself or herself along with several other people. Then what does the police do to the next person that walks in to the airport wearing a suit and tie? Well that person is to be detained at gunpoint of course. :banghead:
My point is that law enforcement and security people are too hung up about how someone looks and not how someone
acts. At what point did the young lady threaten anyone? If someone feels threatened by a device that looks like a bomb to the uninformed is not the fault of the young lady.
Next time I go to the airport should I put a big label on my portable computer that reads "This is not a bomb" and another on my cell phone that reads "This is not a remote detonator" because otherwise some one might mistake me for being a suicidal maniac? It should have been quite apparent from close inspection that the device was not a bomb. It should also have been quite apparent that the woman had no intention of harm from a short conversation.
I find it quite unusual that people on this board, one so concerned about people's rights, would rush to defend what I see as police acting in violation of our rights. This woman did nothing illegal and did nothing "wrong" except perhaps being a bit rude to the person at the information desk.
(I make the distinction of legal/illegal and right/wrong. Just because something is wrong does not make it illegal, just because something is illegal does not mean it is wrong.)
We were not provided with the details of what happened but what I have seen the police involved are wrong to take the path they are on, legal or not.
