"And the message was you've angered us by telling the truth and by showing America that there are major security problems despite the fact that we've spent billions of dollars allegedly to improve airline safety," Werno said.
The pilot said he is not in trouble with his airline, but a supervisor asked him to remove public access to the YouTube videos.
He does, however, face potential civil penalties from the TSA. He said he would likely go public when it becomes clear what the government plans to do with him.
The pilot's attorney, Don Werno of Santa Ana, said he believed the federal government sent six people to the house to send a message.
SACRAMENTO, CA - An airline pilot is being disciplined by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for posting video on YouTube pointing out what he believes are serious flaws in airport security.
The 50-year-old pilot, who lives outside Sacramento, asked that neither he nor his airline be identified. He has worked for the airline for more than a decade and was deputized by the TSA to carry a gun in the cockpit.
He is also a helicopter test pilot in the Army Reserve and flew missions for the United Nations in Macedonia.
Three days after he posted a series of six video clips recorded with a cell phone camera at San Francisco International Airport, four federal air marshals and two sheriff's deputies arrived at his house to confiscate his federally-issued firearm. The pilot recorded that event as well and provided all the video to News10.
WHEN THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS GESTAPO LIKE GOVERNMENT AGENCY (TSA) IS TO HARASS THE AMERICAN CITIZEN, THEY ARE NO MORE THAN A PARA-MILITARY ORGANIZATION WORKING OUTSIDE THE U.S. CONSTITUTION SUPPRESSING THE VERY FREEDOM WE THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ENDOWED BY OUR FOUNDERS AND BY OUR CREATOR. THIS IS NOT AN AGENCY WHO IS HERE TO PROTECT US HEADED BY HOMELAND SECURITY JANET NAPOLITANO.
AND ONE MORE THING, WHERE ARE THE PRESS CHECKING INTO THIS ORGANIZATION THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN ALL POWERS? THEY HAVE SIMPLY BURIED THEIR OWN CONSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO LOOK INTO WHAT IS THIS GOVERNMENT DOING UNTO US. IT TOOK ONE LONE RANGER WITH ENOUGH GRIT TO EXPOSE THE FARCE OF AN AGENCY USING ALL SMOKE AND MIRRORS.
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