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Man faces trial for defying TSA agents
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Man faces trial for defying TSA agents
a man faces trial in albuquerque on charges of making trouble at an airport security checkpoint --- is getting attention from civil liberties groups all over the country. stuart dyson is live at the sunport with what it’s all about. the case of phil mocek hasn't even made a ripple here but it's making waves with civil libertarians who say it's one of a kind. it all started i november of last year when phil mocek refused to show i-d to t-s-a officers at the sunport checkpoint - police say mocek became disruptive. they arrested the seattle man for disorderly conduct - refusing to obey an officer - criminal trespassing - and concealing his identity - his trial was set for today but is now postponed until january 20th. edward hasbrouck is with the identity project - a civil liberties group out of san francisco - he came in for the trial. " this is the first time anybody anywhere in the country has actually been arrested and placed on trial on criminal charges for anything that happens at a tsa checkpoint." police say when somebody becomes disruptive or offensive in an airport they have a responsibility to stop it - and that's what they did when they arrested mocek - civil liberties groups say that i-d requirement is what started it all. " what's really at root in this case is whether travel is a right that we have under the constitution - an ability to move about the country without having to show papers - which has been one of the defining characteristics of american freedom." when he was arrested mocek did have a valid ticket for a flight to seattle - again - his trial is now set for january 20th - at the sunport stuart dyson k-o-b eyewitness news four
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Date Found: December 10, 2010
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