Fliers Can't Balk at Search
Ryan Singel writes on Wired News:
The old Hunter S. Thompson slogan, "Buy the ticket, take the ride," took on a new meaning Friday when a federal court ruled that airline passengers who enter the airport screening process cannot change their minds once they're singled out for a more extensive search.More here.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled [.pdf] that travelers who walk through the airport metal detector implicitly consent to a search of their persons and bags, and they can't revoke that consent once the process has started.
posted by Fergie @ 3/20/2006 04:51:00 PM
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