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A film crew linked to cable business news channel CNBC was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Thursday after attempting to sneak a fake bomb through airport security.
Seven members of a cable TV crew working for the Endemol Shine Group, which contracts with CNBC, were arrested for the attempt, which the Transportation Security Administration determined was not a threat. According to CBS's New York City local affiliate, the seven suspects told investigators they were part of the "Staten Island Hustle" show.
The prop "had all the markings of an improvised explosive device," according to a TSA spokeswoman.
"At the same time, others in the group covertly filmed the encounter," she added.
Port Authority police said it has charged the seven crew members with conspiracy to create a public alarm, among other charges.
Source: TheHill
(Score: 5, Insightful) by AthanasiusKircher on Saturday January 20 2018, @08:07PM (1 child)
Within this "community"? Your position is likely pretty mainstream. Within the U.S. public at large? You are an extreme outlier.
Most of the public is driven by fear. And their objection to the TSA (if it exists at all) mostly has to do with complaining about taking their shoes off or delays in lines. Concerns about warrants and abstract arguments about privacy are basically meaningless blabber to them. Sure, they'll be a story every few months about some outrageous thing -- some kid or old person with a hip replacement asked to do something ridiculous and embarrassing for the TSA, or somebody's phone will be searched in a ridiculous way. And there will be outrage for a few hours on social media... until everyone goes back to their regularly scheduled cat videos. And even if they were vaguely motivated to take 2 minutes while sitting on the couch and sign an online petition they don't understand, all of that motivation will be instantly dissipated when some random mentally ill dude attacks a few people somewhere and is branded a "terrorist." At which point, "We gotta protected ourselves from the evil dudes" takes over again, no matter how irrational the fears may be or the disparity between the extreme unlikelihood of being a victim of a legit terrorist attack vs. the much, much greater likelihood of having their rights violated regularly by government officials.
(Score: 4, Funny) by requerdanos on Saturday January 20 2018, @08:13PM
That's so plausible that it's scary.
There's a fine line between +1 Insightful and +1 Inducing Crippling Depression. You, sir, are obliterating it.