John Brennan Strips For TSA

[TheMorningStar]

A high-tech worker who stripped naked at Portland International Airport as a protest against airport security screeners said Wednesday he was being "nude but not lewd," and characterized his act of defiance as protected political speech.John E. Brennan, 49, of Portland was charged with disorderly conduct and indecent exposure after taking off far more than this belt and shoes during the screening process before a Tuesday evening flight to San Jose, Calif. The incident report from the Port of Portland, which operates the airport, said some passengers covered their eyes and the eyes of their children. Others laughed and took photos. The disorderly conduct charge was dropped at Brennan's arraignment Wednesday.

Brennan said in an interview that he did not arrive at the airport with the intention of getting naked. He said the Transportation Security Administration crosses the line between privacy and security. He decided to protest after he was pulled aside after going through the metal detector and a pat-down, he said.

Port police officers arrested Brennan after he ignored requests to get dressed.

"The most effective way to tell them I'm not carrying a bomb is take off my clothes," Brennan said.

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http://www.boston.com/news/nation/ar..._but_not_lewd/

It's one way to keep them from squeezing your balls

[Icy]

Portland Man 'Not Guilty' After Stripping Naked At PDX

PORTLAND -- A man arrested after he stripped naked at PDX was found not guilty of public indecency at a trial Wednesday.John Brennan, a frequent-flying businessman from Portland, set off an explosives wand in April and stripped naked to show TransportationSecurity Administration screeners he was not carrying a bomb.

At Wednesday's trial, TSA officer Steven Vangordon testified that "he started taking clothes off quickly, I mean he whipped them off pretty fast."
Brennan took the stand early in the afternoon, saying he believed he had the right to be naked.

"I know the irony of taking off my clothes to protect my privacy," Brennan said. "They're getting close to seeing us naked, so I thought I'd up the ante," he testified.
Brennan said removing all his clothes was not premeditated. The frequent traveler who had heard of many TSA issues while on prior business travels was just fed up as he set off the detector at PDX.

"The machine went off, and I asked what it was and he said 'nitrates' which I know from Oklahoma City is one of the explosive ingredients," Brennan told KGW in an earlier interview, "and I was not interested in being hassled so I took off my clothes to show them I was not carrying any explosives."

TSA spokeswoman Sari Koshetz told KGW "TSA partners with the traveling public to screen all passengers safely and efficiently. When a passenger chooses to be purposefully disruptive, we notify law enforcement. "
A Port of Portland Police report said Brennan was asked several times to put his clothes back on. Two screening lanes were closed for a short time until Brennan was wrapped in a towel and arrested.

A judge found Brennan not guilty of public indecency on the grounds that he stripped naked as a form of protest, which is protected speech.
But things aren’t over for brennan yet. The TSA is also investigating him to see if he possibly interfered with the screening process. If they find him guilty, he could be forced to pay an $11,000 fine and be put on the no-fly list.

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[TheMorningStar]

Cool judge!

Big sis doesn't likey.

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It's one way to keep them from squeezing your balls

I havent been on a flight for years, I have heard the stories, do they really sqeeze your balls and womens boobs?

[biteme]

I havent been on a flight for years, I have heard the stories, do they really sqeeze your balls and womens boobs?

Last couple flights I was on they didn't even look at me, but there are a lot of problems with TSA from missing the obvious to expecting the worse, hiring binge, lack of training, no regard for the constitution of the United States of America, TSA was put in place to control the population not find terrorist or safety issues welcome to George Orwell's 1984, only deference is "Big Brother" today is "Big Sis" Napolitano