Harrassed & Detained For Carrying Cash @ Airport

[Elizabeth]

Originally Posted by coadie

The spies will monitor these web sites.

You are probably right-

I know we have foreign spammers that visit this site, very eager to con us out our cash.

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Elizabeth

Don't ever do this if you are going to go to India, they go through your bags.

And they'll detain you for carrying cash?

We always carry cash on our person-hid of course but never in our suit cases.

Well, I guess I was thinking of the $22,000.00 Sherri mentioned when I said "large quantity." I guess if you had large enough bills, it wouldn't take up too much space in the hem of your skirt.

[coadie]

but you don't respect our laws. We have no laws regarding the carrying of American currency.

We are in America.

Originally Posted by Aquila

I am a law abiding citizen and as I said, I wouldn’t have been caught by surprise if they delayed me for carrying that much cash. It’s like when I went to the local police department for background checks. I accidentally left my pocket knife in my pocket and they wouldn’t let me in the building. I had to go back out to my car and secure it there. I’m a law abiding citizen and the knife was legal. I was charged with no crime. No rights were violated. When I saw that I had it, I cooperated. These guys are not monsters, they are fellow Americans too. They have a job to do and they want you, me, and themselves to all get home to our family’s safe after the day is done.



Actually they are. Even banks have to report financial transactions of $10,000 or more to federal authorities. Ferd knows this because I’ve been talking to him about it….but I’m transferring to the local airport police division processing SIDA background checks,



Profiling as policy without any reasonable suspicion is definitely risky in this legal climate.



Actually, the man was carrying an uncommon amount of cash on him. It’s not his clothes; it’s not his skin color, its cash. He might have just gotten through slaughtering a pig, but if he showed up covered in blood they’d detain him until they knew things were kosher. And for the record, he wasn’t charged with a crime. He was simply detained as a measure of public safety. It is the government’s job to protect life, liberty, and property. They were acting for the greater good of a society. How else do you expect them to catch some of these thugs?



Detainment is detainment. No harm was done to the man. He wasn’t detained indefinitely without legal counsel like Gitmo….he was simply detained so that they could clear him and be sure he wasn’t wanted. I’m sure if you’re daughter was on that flight, you’d appreciate all the safety measures these civil servants take on a daily basis.

Again…it all just sounds like whiney pants, ultracon, bluster. The man could have been wanted and on the run. Had they caught him and he had been proven to be an international weapons dealer doing business with domestic terror cells we’d be cheering these airport security measures. You’re allowing spin to cloud your judgment.

I hate to break it to y'all but for the sake of national security and public safety....some people are going to be inconvinienced. Law abiding citizens are going to have to stop whining.

You say you are law abiding and admit you got caught trying to break the law by carrying a knife into a police station. You are an admitted law breaker.

It is also dishonest he was detained for public safety. He was illegally detained and when they were told so they let him go.

Liberals use cash pay to play.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Federal agents searched the Capitol Hill office of a Louisiana congressman under investigation on bribery charges Sunday, while newly released court papers said agents found $90,000 in cash last year in his Washington home.

This guy is a Democrat and it comes from bribes.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by bishoph

My friend, it is IMO this kind of mindset that is allowing our freedoms to be taken away. There is NO LAW that prevents one from carry cash in any amount while traveling regardless of the method of travel. The only time you are "required" to "declare" how much and why is when you are traveling internationally, and then only if it exceeds $10,000.00 US.

He broke no laws, there was nothing to be enforced and this is NOT how it is supposed to be done!

Airport security had no right, reason, or justification to even question him as to the origin or purpose of said monies.

I'd have to know what the airport's policies are. We know the federal standard but there may be procedures for lesser amounts of cash that airport security are to abide by. We also don't know other factors. How was he acting? Did he react cooperatively or was his response enough to warrant a closer look? In this day and age I certainly don’t want airport security playing games or being afraid to delay and ask questions of individuals. This guy should have been “Johnny Cooperative”. He was playing games and deserved the delay.

For the record, he wasn’t charged with breaking any laws. He was simply delayed and checked out to make sure he had no warrants and wasn’t a threat to public safety.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Sherri

Good grief! One time we carried $22,000 in cash to Kenya, because we knew we had to buy a vehicle for our head pastor over there. That was the same year I carried a bunch of bulk Splenda to the missionaries in Nairobi. Good thing I didn't put it in baggies!

Wow. Very risky for a number of reasons.

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by Elizabeth

My thinking would be why take chances? Yes it surely doesn't seem right, or reasonable what so ever to detain anyone for carrying cash, it's just plain ludicrous.

But being cautious avoiding trouble is a plan that I like, and will likely remember the next time I cross and go through inspection in an airport.

in this instance, the fellow was returning from an event where funds were collected. I dont see that he had a choice.

Further (and more importantly for us), This should never have happened. If anyone wants to fly and take cash with them, they should not fear their government.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

Which Constitution did you read.

It is this kind of thinking that is taking us down this dark and dismal path.

This man was carrying legal tender belonging to the United States of America. If you don't believe me....who's name is on the dollar? It's not common to carry that much cash on you while traveling unless you're ignorant, a drug dealer, a money launderer, an arms dealer, or wanted and trying to fly under the radar. These guy should know this. All of you should know this. Airport security agents were probably also wondering how many other men were walking through the airport at that moment carrying only $4,000 dollars. What if the man was part of a network and 10 or 15 guys were all carrying various amounts of cash to get through the airport? Think folks. This is a red flag, big time.

Like I said, if he were detained and it was discovered that he was wanted internationally for arms dealing and that he had just closed a deal with a domestic terror cell we'd be wanting to give these security agents a medal.

Geesh guys.

[Elizabeth]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

And they'll detain you for carrying cash?



Well, I guess I was thinking of the $22,000.00 Sherri mentioned when I said "large quantity." I guess if you had large enough bills, it wouldn't take up too much space in the hem of your skirt.

India will not detain you for carrying cash, but they are not very organized and could have Lord only knows how many 'employees' go through your luggage.

Keith has a special apparatus that he wears that conceals important papers from view it has worked so far, although we haven't carried 22k in it either-

[Elizabeth]

Originally Posted by Ferd

in this instance, the fellow was returning from an event where funds were collected. I dont see that he had a choice.

Further (and more importantly for us), This should never have happened. If anyone wants to fly and take cash with them, they should not fear their government.

In a pre 911 world yes, but post 911 it seems like everything has changed, and I am not wanting to deal with any rogue agents personally, so I am not taking any chances with big amounts of cash in the view of all to see-

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Elizabeth

India will not detain you for carrying cash, but they are not very organized and could have Lord only knows how many "employees go through your luggage.

Keith has a special apparatus that he wears that conceals important papers from view it has worked so far, although we haven't carried 22k in it either-

They have Xray type machines now that view you through your clothing. When you stand in front of it they basically see you naked. So anything underneath your clothing would be seen.

Of course, you did not see where the special apparatus was located.