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Alex Jones Detained By TSA
By Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com
January 7, 2013
Radio talk show host and ardent Homeland Security critic Alex Jones was detained by the TSA at Austin-Bergstrom airport earlier today and threatened with arrest for refusing to take his shoes off at a security checkpoint.
Traveling to New York to appear on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight, Jones had already showed his ID as he approached the metal detector. Jones and colleague Rob Dew noticed that a large number of people across all age ranges were not removing their shoes as they walked through the metal detector. The x-ray body scanners were not in use.
As soon as he approached security, Jones was addressed by a TSA screener who said, “Hello Mr. Jones,” indicating that she knew who he was, and immediately ordered him to remove his shoes.
When Jones refused, citing the fact that innumerable other people had not removed their shoes, the TSA screener claimed that only under 12′s and over 75′s were not mandated to remove footwear under TSA policy.
When Jones contested the point, arguing that numerous travelers in their 40′s had not removed their shoes, other TSA agents ordered him to take off his shoes, before Jones was approached by a police officer who immediately got in his face and started threatening him with arrest.
Despite Jones’ protests that he was clearly being discriminated against because he was a known critic of the TSA (the rest of the TSA screeners also knew him by name), the officer growled, “Take your damn shoes off or I’m gonna arrest you.”
Not even giving Jones the option to leave the airport, the cop continued with threats to arrest Jones and prevent him from flying as the radio host threatened to file a lawsuit for civil rights violations.
One of Jones’ primary concerns regarding the removal of shoes was the fact that he had caught athletes foot from that very process in another airport years previously, meaning that he now carries a spare pair of socks to change into when he boards the aircraft.
Eventually agreeing to remove his shoes, Jones then walked towards the metal detector as the cop leaned over to talk to the TSA agents. After Jones had already passed through the metal detector, a ‘beep’ was sounded and TSA agents began laughing. Jones later said it was obvious that TSA screeners had set the metal detector off themselves, possibly by order of the officer, so that they could harass Jones further. Other travelers have reported that TSA agents routinely set off the metal detector themselves in order to manufacture a justification for further harassment.
The officer continued to detain Jones as he talked to other cops. Despite the officer seemingly wanting to take further action, TSA management, presumably aware of the potential scandal that could ensue, said they were happy to let Jones go on his way.
Jones is now considering a civil rights lawsuit against the TSA for discrimination. As we have previously documented, journalists who are critical of the TSA are routinely targeted for harassment.
CNN reporter Drew Griffin was put on a TSA watch list immediately after he filed reports critical of the organization back in 2008. Conservative radio host and Breitbart Editor Dana Loesch is also habitually groped by TSA screeners whenever she travels.
Following the national opt out day protest in 2010, the TSA was forced to admit that it had kept records on Alex Jones and Matt Drudge, another prominent TSA critic, but refused to release details even after a FOIA request by former Congressman Bob Barr.
Political figures who have been critical of the TSA such as Rand Paul and Ron Paul have also been singled out for harassment and interrogation by the federal agency.
Video of the entire confrontation was recorded and will be added to this story later.
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Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Infowars.com and Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a host for Infowars Nightly News.
19 Responses to Alex Jones Detained By TSA
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Do not threaten to file a lawsuit against these neo-Nazi thugs. DO IT! Do not reach an out-of-court settlement. That way, it keeps a negative story about TSA in the news and gives the jack-booted scum yet another black eye. Be sure to sue the police officer as he is also a low-rent scumbag.
Your the best Alex file suits I feel like doing the same thing even though they will arrest me for sure it would be worth it. We all know the TSA should be abolished their just a bunch or ignorant thugs and our borders are wide open but they harass american citizens, women children and elderly. I only fly internationally and drive every where else so I won’t have to deal with them. Those floors are so unsanitary it’s sickening filthy. The shoe bomber was a plant anyway wasn’t he?
Thanks Alex for standing up to the scum called TSA IF WE ALL DID THIS THEY WOULD BE FINISHED.
Go Alex GOOOOO!
Shoe bomber–another CIA scam–put the Jesus fear in all of us. just Imagine not a shoe bomber but a Bra bomber, these TSA freaks will love it–please and thank you lady–nicetits-next!
I enjoy your articles but don’t play into their hands let it go pick your battles we will need your voice when things get worse
If you think most people can file lawsuits and win, you are sadly mistaken.Besides the high entry costs, many limitations on lawsuits against GOV officials and Police have been enacted over that last 30 years, ( Qualified immunity). So, if you think you can win by suing, only well heeled Radio Talk show hosts have a chance, we citizens do not! I have tried, more than once! Not that he should not sue hem, but for 99.99% of the rest of us, is does not work anymore! Rule of law? Are you kidding me? Phil
These @#$%ing TSA @$$holes. What scumbags they truly are. Who do they think they are really protecting? No one. What job is it that they actually do anyway? Certainly not public safety. They are the loser puppets of the ruling class. Lap dogs, vermin, ne’er-do-wells.
so why did Alex not take a few extra days and DRIVE to New York? The TSA are not on the roads – at least not yet…
Perhaps he was not able to do so??????
Duhhhhhhh
I’d love to see the “approved script” that was written days before this happened. Written as a press release by an unfowars lackey, no less, on top of it all…
Did the screener know his name because he showed his ID, or because of the rehearsal beforehand.
OOHhhh… nothin’ like a tall glass of Jonestown koolaid to get his one down.
So, who pays you shill?
You are pathetic and simplistic.
file an affidavit stating the FACTS concerning the real TERRORISTS…!
Refuse to participate in the “Fantasy” that allows these zionazi PSYCHOPHANTS to get paid to sexually harass people in PUBLIC…
Then sue them for all you can get in the “Talmudic Courts”…
Quit flying. I did. I get on the harley and take off. If the weather is bad i get in the car and drive. As long as there is a tsa i will not fly again.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO FLY SO QUIT CRYING ABOUT THE tsa WHEN YOU DO. STAY OFF THE PLANES AND DRIVE. THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THEY WILL GO AWAY.
Every time a tsa pogue gets out of hand, opm should be notified, opr should be notified, and investigations should be demanded, and their clearances should be yanked based on fbi clearance protocols.
Police state.
He took off his shoes. Come on.
You know, I think that it would be a very good idea for all the journalists who have been harassed and abused and threatened and intimidated to file a HUGE class action lawsuit against the TSA…….and I mean HUGE!!!!!!!
TSA can die for all i care. If someone is employed by the TSA, then in my mind they are an enemy of the state. If i saw a tsa employee on fire I would not hesitate to throw more gasoline on to them.