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If they are not LEO, then they do not have the power to detain people, do they? That means effectively the false imprisonment is actually kidnapping?
by return_True 8y ago
If they are not LEO, then they do not have the power to detain people, do they? That means effectively the false imprisonment is actually kidnapping?
- compiler-guy 8y agoTSA agents don't detain you. They call police who do. The response time is in seconds.
- r00fus 8y agoSmells like a loophole. Doesn't that violate the spirit of the law?
- setr 8y agoOnly if you assume that the relevant police are operating blindly at the request of the TSA officer. If they're doing their jobs... then they should themselves be checking that this event does in fact call for detainment. It would be the same with mall security calling an actual police officer. Or you calling 911 on someone else. The officer should still be operating with autonomy, and can turn down your request to detain when its unnecessary or unreasonable (though I would imagine these psuedo-authorities are provided benefit of the doubt)