Texas Storm Chaser Gets Visit From Fbi?

[Mesoscale]

http://rt.com/usa/news/texas-man-fbi-galindo-949/

Michael Galindo, 26, learned the hard way that anything and everything is seemingly fair game for an FBI investigation. He was taking photos of a dark and stormy rain cloud above his native Texas town of Houston last month and had to pay the consequences for it when a federal agent appeared at his front door on Friday.

I want to know whats going on in that refinery to get an FBI response?

[Paul]

Most likely the refinery is used for refining oil

Oil refineries, power stations and the like are all considered to be potential targets for attacks, so obviously there's going to be fairly strong security around them.

[weatherobsuk]

FBI = Federal Bureau Investigation which means regardless of authority they have a duty to investigate any report of suspicious behaviour by associated forces. It means the likes of 'joe bloggs' doesn't warrant such a investigation forwarded to the FBI but if reasonable suspicion by state forces is then referred onto the FBI then they have a means to investigate.

A bit OTT in honesty given the state force could have simple done the same questioning under a preliminary investigation, but that's America for you.

[Essan]

Most normal people don't go around taking photographs of clouds - and therefore, those of us who do will inevitably attract suspicion. If you saw a stranger, on his own, using an expensive camera when there was apparently nothing of interest to photograph except perhaps the place you worked as a security guard, or maybe the children in the playround, what would you do? It's something I'm always conscious of, even in this country. Edited October 10, 2012 by Essan