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Nate-ForLiberty
01-23-2011, 01:19 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNspLa6jPFM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNspLa6jPFM&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MjkLjNIUKs&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MjkLjNIUKs&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc5DBUK1K8M&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc5DBUK1K8M&feature=player_embedded


http://capitolhillseattle.com/2011/01/22/capitol-hill-man-beats-the-tsa-acquitted-of-charges-in-new-mexico-id-case


Capitol Hill software developer, civil liberties advocate, member of the Hill's Chamber of Commerce and, yes, frequent CHS commenter Phil Mocek announced this weekend that he was acquitted of all charges stemming from his arrest after refusing to show identification to TSA agents at the Albuquerque airport in November 2009.
Mocek was in New Mexico this week to be tried on misdemeanor charges including concealing his identity from officers who responded when he tried to pass through airport security without an ID in the 2009 incident. Mocek had been in the state to attend the International Drug Policy Reform Conference on behalf of the Cannabis Defense Coalition. He recorded video of his interaction with the TSA agents and police officers in the incident, a portion of which Mocek has posted online (and we've embedded in this post).
Seattle Weekly reports it took the New Mexico jury all of an hour to find Mocek not guilty.
What the confused and agitated officers didn't know at the time is that Mocek has been flying without identification for years. The Seattle Times talked to the "Freedom Flyer" about his dedication to exercising his rights to travel anonymously back in 2008. With this acquittal, you can notch another victory in Mocek's long march to fight for those rights. For more on the incident, see the Seattle Weekly's Phil Mocek: On Trial For Being TSA Checkpoint Worker's Worst Nightmare. You can also follow Mocek on Twitter at http://twitter.com/pmocek


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX8JzSpUumY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX8JzSpUumY
interview with Phil starts around the 43 minute mark

Mach
01-23-2011, 06:09 AM
Good stuff, another hero that did not comply with the police state, and won!

He's probably on their "list" now, oh well, who's not?

HOLLYWOOD
01-23-2011, 09:54 AM
Disorderly Conduct, Criminal Trespassing, Refusing To Obey an Officer, Concealing Identity.

Since witnesses are saying the TSA was the commotion and disorderly... will they be charged for their crimes?

Sucks that American citizens have go through this fight for freedom, by the nonsense of our elected officials. But we know, laws are to protect, enrich government, not the people, in today's tyranny.

nobody's_hero
01-23-2011, 11:54 AM
Thank God for that jury (and that he was even allowed one, considering the times we live in).