[sudoroom] Artist with "strange watch" arrested at Oakland Airport

[Tony Barreca]

>>  Oh man, I bet Geoff is really, really mad.

I wouldn't jump to that conclusion so quickly.  Given his field and
background, this might actually be the best thing that ever happened to him
from a PR perspective.  The institutional behavior in this case was so
bone-headed that he is likely to become a cause celebre.




On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 9:52 AM, J.D. Zamfirescu <zamfire at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh man, I bet Geoff is really, really mad.
>
> I hope he sues the TSA into oblivion for (basically) inventing a reason to
> arrest him. Can we find a judge who'll be sympathetic?
>
>
> On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 12:46 PM, rusty lindgren <rustylindgren at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Now that we're creeping a bit.  He is the guy that came up with the "Just
>> Do it" campaign as the writer and creative director.
>>
>> This guy is all corporate.  How stupid were they to do that?  I smell
>> a... lawsuit.
>>
>> Dang.
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 9:24 PM, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Did you see the latest airport security paranoia cluster fuck?
>>>
>>>
>>> http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/11/16/oakland-airport-passenger-arrested-after-device-found-at-checkpoint/
>>>
>>> http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/man-strange-watch-arrested-oakland-airport/nS8dY/
>>>
>>> http://www.salon.com/2012/11/17/man_with_strange_watch_arrested_at_oakland_airport/singleton/
>>>
>>> Some poor guy, wearing an "ornate watch" - probably a steampunk or
>>> (heaven forbid!) nixie watch - just got arrested at the Oakland airport.
>>> They called in the bomb squad and everything, which of course didn't find
>>> anything wrong. So rather than admitting they screwed up, they arrested him
>>> on grounds that his watch could be used to make a timing device for the
>>> explosives that he wasn't carrying. Oh, and he was wearing boots too. And
>>> he may have gotten a little defensive after being accused of being a
>>> terrorist bomb maker.
>>>
>>> Based on his "WTF, is this really happening?" mugshot, it looks to be
>>> this guy:
>>>
>>> http://www.linkedin.com/pub/geoff-mcgann/14/204/765
>>>
>>> So if you see anything on the news tonight about a terrorist being
>>> arrested at the Oakland airport with bomb making equipment, don't be too
>>> surprised...
>>>
>>> And don't wear any watches that can be used as timing devices next time
>>> you need to catch a flight...
>>>
>>> Patrik
>>>
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>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>>
>> *Rusty Lindgren**
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