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Originally Posted by baddog
What do you consider "detained?"
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The White House, as well as baddog may disagree, but I would say that being told not to leave by a TSA agent counts as being "detained."
http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/23/ra...e-the-cubicle/
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The White House, through spokesman Jay Carney, defended the TSA?s actions during Monday?s press briefing by arguing that Paul wasn?t technically ?detained.?
?Let?s be clear,? Carney said. ?The passenger was not detained. He was escorted out of the area by local law-enforcement.?
But Sen. Paul told TheDC that he certainly felt like he was detained. ?If you?re told you can?t leave, does that count as detention?? Paul asked.
?I tried to leave the cubicle to speak to one of the TSA people and I was barked at: ?Do not leave the cubicle!? So, that, to me sounds like I?m being asked not to leave the cubicle. It sounds a little bit like I?m being detained.?
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detained
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Definition of DETAIN
1: to hold or keep in or as if in custody <detained by the police for questioning>
2 obsolete : to keep back (as something due) : withhold
3: to restrain especially from proceeding <was detained by a flat tire>
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