3/17/11

THE RIGHT TO BARE CHEST


Man With 4th Amendment on Chest Sues Over Airport Arrest
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A college student who was arrested for stripping down at airport security to reveal the Fourth Amendment written across his chest is now suing the U.S. government for violating his rights as ordained in -- you guessed it -- the Fourth Amendment.

AARON TOBEY'S dramatic strip-protest is one of the latest in a series of stunts by American travelers fed up with airport security procedures some consider too invasive. A YouTube video of a California man's airport security pat-down, in which he warns the agent not to "touch my junk," went viral last year. John Tyner's infamous quote has been made into T-shirts and bumper stickers and even became the colloquial title of proposed legislation, the Transportation Security Administration "Don't Touch My Junk" bill.

Aaron Tobey stripped down while being held at Virgina's Richmond International Airport in December to reveal the Fourth Amendment written across his chest.
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