Man faces trial for defying TSA agents

a man faces trial in albuquerque on charges of making trouble at an airport security checkpoint --- is getting attention from civil liberties groups all over the country. stuart dyson is live at the sunport with what it's all about. the case of phil mocek hasn't even made a ripple here but it's making waves with civil libertarians who say it's one of a kind. it all started i november of last year when phil mocek refused to show i-d to t-s-a officers at the sunport checkpoint - police say mocek became disruptive. they arrested the seattle man for disorderly conduct - refusing to obey an officer - criminal trespassing - and concealing his identity - his trial was set for today but is now postponed until january 20th. edward hasbrouck is with the identity project - a civil liberties group out of san francisco - he came in for the trial. " this is the first time anybody anywhere in the country has actually been arrested and placed on trial on criminal charges for anything that happens at a tsa checkpoint." police say when somebody becomes disruptive or offensive in an airport they have a responsibility to stop it - and that's what they did when they arrested mocek - civil liberties groups say that i-d requirement is what started it all. " what's really at root in this case is whether travel is a right that we have under the constitution - an ability to move about the country without having to show papers - which has been one of the defining characteristics of american freedom." when he was arrested mocek did have a valid ticket for a flight to seattle - again - his trial is now set for january 20th - at the sunport stuart dyson k-o-b eyewitness news four

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[RisingOmega]

TSA = Totalitarian Asshole Agents

[kalimaganeshshivan]

@Sherwin851 Spoken like a fucking sheep. Nazis used to ask for your ID and papers just to travel within the Reich. The guy is not a troublemaker and you don't have to show your ID for nonsensical bullshit if you don't want to!

[TruthFromBigTexas]

Vote Ron Paul!! Please help to save our rights and dignity.

[richieblck]

TSA= touch some ass

[mrquicky]

I love that this guy was found not guilty.

[Pafoofnik1]

@OneSecure: Actually, he was illegally arrested. The man was found not guilty of all charges.

[OneSecure]

@Pafoofnik1 You dont have to show ID but you do have to be identified. They check to see if your on the "no fly" list. But that is not why he got arrested. He was disorderly in public and went onto private property without permission (trespassing).

[OneSecure]

I once saw a guy get arrested at 7-11 for being disorderly... he didn't make "waves across america". What is the difference. BTW I don't want to fly with anyone who refuses to identify himself. You come into my house and not identify yourself what do you think I will do to you. (hint you wont be arrested.)

[383blaze]

@Sherwin851 you must be one of them fat ass women getting their kicks groping people, you fat lazy worthless tyrant!

[383blaze]

when the revolution begins target these fat bitches