Sacramento-area pilot punished for YouTube video

[harvey007]

Source: KBET TV - Sacramento CA

SACRAMENTO, CA - An airline pilot is being disciplined by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for posting video on YouTube pointing out what he believes are serious flaws in airport security.

The pilot, who lives outside Sacramento, asked that neither he nor his airline be identified. He is an Army reserve helicopter pilot and has flown with a major U.S. carrier for more than a decade.

Three days after he posted a series of six short video clips recorded with a cell phone at San Francisco International Airport, four federal air marshals and two sheriff's deputies arrived at his house to confiscate his federally-issued firearm. The pilot recorded that event on video as well and provided all the video to News10.

The pilot's concealed weapons permit was also revoked by his county sheriff.

Read more: http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=113529&catid=2

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. 5-4-3-2-1

[BrklynLiberal]

2. In this time and this place...the truth will NOT make you free.

[avaistheone1]

3. I think the pilot provided a valuable service to our country.

He sent a real warning about the true status of our airport security.

And that all this invasion of privacy at US airportS, the porno screeners and the gropings are just security theater.

[gtar100]

4. Those who have something to hide hate being exposed.

And therefore follow up with revenge.

Really, what would have been the mature, adult response to this? How about fixing the problems exposed. When people and organizations are doing the right thing, chances are much lower that anyone would feel compelled to expose secrets. But why don't our "leaders" and "industry captains" of today get this? I would say that it's because most of them are simply crooks.

[reggie the dog]

5. what did he do to justify losing his carry concealed card?

what crime is he accused of?

[Javaman]

6. TSA and HLS don't care for the truth.

they hate it even more when someone like this pilot pulls back TSA & HLS's curtain of bullshit.