Man shuns body scan, prompting flap with TSA and celebrity status on Web

[Hawke]

Source:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-oceanside-scan-20101116,0,4150606.story

John Tyner says he didn't intend to make a fuss as he prepared to board a flight out of San Diego for a hunting trip with his father-in-law.

All he wanted to do was avoid undergoing a full-body scan at San Diego International Airport, wrote Tyner, 31, a software engineer who blogs as Johnny Edge. So when an airport screener pulled Tyner out of line for the X-ray Saturday, he refused to submit.

He turned on his cellphone's recording device, capturing his now-widely heard challenge to a male screener who also attempted to give him an alternative pat-down search: "If you touch my junk I'll have you arrested."

After a standoff, Tyner agreed not to board the flight and his ticket was refunded. As he was preparing to leave the airport, another unidentified airport official threatened to sue him and fine him $10,000 if left before completing a search.

Tyler left anyway.

Kate Hanni, executive director of FlyersRights.org, a passenger advocacy group, said airport security officials "went over the line" in attempting to detain Tyner after he backed out of the flight.

More info can be found on Johnny's Blog:
http://johnnyedge.blogspot.com/2010/11/these-events-took-place-roughly-between.html