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Four people were arrested at Denver International Airport Saturday, including a man who was videotaping a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint line.
The man was videotaping the three other suspects, two men and a woman, who were trying to walk through the checkpoint.
The two men in the checkpoint did not have identifications or boarding passes.
According to the Denver Post:
Jackson said the four were arrested on suspicion of interfering with a transportation facility, though he said detectives are still trying to determine what exactly they were up to. He said investigators haven't been able to determine the identities of the men without boarding passes.
As mentioned previous times on this site, TSA has stated that it is not illegal to videotape checkpoints. I've proven that a couple of times myself at Miami International Airport.
And it has also been determined that it is not legally required to carry an identification while walking through a checkpoint.
Obviously, you would need a boarding pass to get through the checkpoint, but is it a crime to attempt to walk through a checkpoint without one?
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The TSA website does, indeed, note that photography at its checkpoints is not illegal. However, the site goes on to state that photography may be illegal under local law, and this article gives no indication if such a law is in effect in Denver or not. Nevertheless, I can't see how simply videotaping would lead to an interference charge.
This is going to be interesting. The charge is meaningless.
you would have to look at the language of the law. It could be written to include conspiracy to interfere to be a crime. If the photographer knew about the three people attempting to interfere with the screeners by walking through without tickets, then he might be in trouble. But then again, this really sounds like contempt of cop.....
I found two documents outlining DIA's photography policies, one for the airport, the other for the 'Business Center'-
http://business.flydenver.com/info/research/rules/masters/20_security.pdf
1.
20.12 Photography in the Sterile and Restricted Areas
Still or moving photography undertaken by anyone that may reveal the operation or location of access control readers, security measures or secured doors within or leading into or out of the sterile and/or restricted area is prohibited.
http://business.flydenver.com/info/news/filming.asp
2.
Rules and Regulations for Commercial Film, Still Photography and Videotaping
Individuals or firms wanting to produce films, still photography or to videotape for commercial purposes at Denver International Airport must first contact the Airport Public Relations and Marketing Office for permission.
A complete script, storyboard or layout must be submitted to the Public Relations and Marketing Office at the time permission is requested.
- The first one is vague enough that it could be misapplied, though the article doesn't mention that being the infraction.
- Didn't TSA/Albuquerque just lose big time for the same thing, arresting a traveler for not showing ID? And the judge ruled he could travel without ID?
It seems that this is shaky ground that could fall under criminal prosecution through the Espionage Act. Makes me nervous to think about the possibility of being picked up and carted away to who knows where for who knows how long, just for a photo. Journalism is being killed legally. What's next?
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