Man detained and harassed at airport for carrying CASH!

[Article 15]

They sounded very unprofessional and smart assed! All the guy wanted to know was if he was legally obligated to answer the question. And I could be wrong but I thought the government questions money transactions of ten grand or more. $4700 dollars is not that much money.

Yep.

Just another bunch of unprofessional idiots with a badge going on a power trip thinking they're king shit.

 

[Toome]

They sounded very unprofessional and smart assed! All the guy wanted to know was if he was legally obligated to answer the question. And I could be wrong but I thought the government questions money transactions of ten grand or more. $4700 dollars is not that much money.

Two things:

1. We only heard a small piece of the conversation. Correction: we heard a small edited piece of the conversation. So it's hard to really make any judgment based on this small piece. I do agree that it was unprofessional to use profanity.

2. I think what the police officers were trying to establish was whether or not this met the $10,000 threshold. They asked Bierfeldt how much money he was carrying, and he never gave a direct answer. Instead, he challenged their authority to ask that question, which is well within his rights. But he shouldn't be surprised at their reaction.

 

[Article 15]

In the recording he telsl them it was about $4700.

He questioned whether or not he had to legally answer what it was for and frankly, I don't blame him.

I think they didn't have a clue what they were doing and were acting like a bunch of jackasses.

 

[Peejay]

Even if he has $10,000 there is no penalty for that unless he fails to fill out a form stating that he has $10,000. And even if he doesn't fill out the form, the SCOTUS has ruled that failure to fill out the form does not present a criminal act resulting in significant harm and he would only be subjected to a small fine. And even then, it's only if you're going out of the country.

Folks, this is America and we are actually talking about fucking with people for having money ? Like I said before, I keep that kind of cash regularly. Cash is freedom. What is the difference in this guy moivng $4,700 in private funds from point A to point B, in the US and a Wells Fargo truck moving $5 million in private funds from point A to point B, everyday, all over the country ?

 

[Article 15]

Folks, this is America and we are actually talking about fucking with people for having money?

It's completely insane.