Va. airport protester has charges dropped
A man who stripped to his underwear at a Richmond International Airport checkpoint to protest security procedures won’t face a criminal charge.
Media outlets report that a disorderly conduct charge against 21-year-old Aaron Tobey of Charlottesville was dropped Monday following a hearing in Hernrico General District Court.
Airport police had said Tobey took off his shirt and pants at the airport on Dec. 30. He had scrawled across his chest a reference to the Constitution’s 4th Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Wade Kizer says Tobey’s actions didn’t rise to a level that would violate the disorderly conduct law.
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Associated Press
| January 10, 2011; 10:33 AM ET
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Crime and Public Safety, Virginia
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awesome! it's ridiculous he was charged to begin with. We should be encouraging young attractive people to strip down to their underwear at our airports, shopping malls and where ever people gather.