Glenn Greenwald: "Detaining My Partner: A Failed Attempt at Intimidation"

[dickthegrouch]

9. These confiscations are problematic

Who pays the bill if the phone is used to make phone calls?
Where does one go to retrieve the confiscated equipment *if* they give it back (Does one have to make another trip to London to recover it)?
Does one receive a receipt for each of the items confiscated?
Who has custody of any of the items?

I would take the name of the officer confiscating and charge him personally with theft if it was not returned in 24 hours, or by the time I was allowed to continue on my business whichever occurs earlier.
I'd also sue the detaining officer for any fees the airline charged me to rebook me after missing my originally intended flight.
There's also the possibility that my bags go permanently missing as a result of not making the original flight so they can expect to be charged with the theft of the contents of those bags too.