Here we go again! This time, I was beyond the TSA secured checkpoint at PBI. I was taking the long walk down to the jetblue gates, snapping some pictures on my phone of the empty terminal along the way. About 1/4 of the way down, a woman rushes up to me and says "what are you taking pictures of???"
I simply respond "the terminal.
She asks "why?"
"Because it's cool seeing it empty."
"You need to go right to your gate."
"I'm beyond the TSA checkpoint, is there an issue?"
"You need to go straight to your gate, or I will call over the TSA and a BDO (???) officer about this."
"Am I not allowed to take pictures within the terminal?"
"Go straight to your gate, or I will be calling over an officer."
".....ok"
Never, anywhere, have I had an issue taking pictures of a terminal. Especially surprising considering I wasn't even taking pictures of planes, just the terminal. I will be calling airport management tomorrow to discuss this incident, as there is no excuse to treat a passenger like that.
Was I in the wrong in any way?
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