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Reading the article I found this tidbit:

A Park Police detective would later say that "a tourist" had reported me to police. As soon as I heard that, I knew which one it was. I recalled that as I began photographing the metal box, a woman pulled out her cell phone and began keeping a not-so-discreet eye on me.

He was so curious about this device that he photographed it? Did he have a lot of film to waste? He never bothered to run the picture of this curious device with his article. Was it a digital photo? Did he show the officers the pictures of this device? I still contend that the time spent with the air testing contraption was a McGuffin to get to his "profiling" argument. He knows that he could have provided his ID when asked. He knows that he could have identified himself as a journalist. Instead he gave them a hard time (watch "Cops" sometime and see how far refusing to state your name or show your ID gets you).

If he won't take the time to write about "papers please" laws and travel policies, then he doesn't get to bitch about it when it happens to him in the park during wartime.

Does he refuse to show his driver's license when he gets on a plane? Does he ask questions like "are you sure there are no bombs on this plane?".

This is series folks.

[xdem]

> Does he refuse to show his driver's license when he gets on a plane?

WTH must the government know our names when we travel? Isn't knowing we aren't carrying weapons enough for a domestic flight?

Also, the airlines should be prohibited from using security information for marketing purposes. What's so hard to figure? I do not want more spam or junk mail!