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Re: On-Duty Metro-North Conductor Arrested |
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Posted by Nilet on Fri Aug 11 13:25:53 2017, in response to Re: On-Duty Metro-North Conductor Arrested, posted by JayZeeBMT on Fri Aug 11 12:54:27 2017. It is, according to NJ Transit Public Information Officer William Smith, forbidden to take pictures on trains "because it is a safety issue", and on station platforms "because of privacy, safety, and passenger maneuverability issues". According to him, these rules have the force of lawWhat's his handle here? Just kidding, the idea that some agency's half-assed or even nonexistent policy is written into state law is hardly unique to SubChat. I've dealt with similarly-misinformed people in various places— one even tried a SubChat-esque: "I'm a lawyer so I know what I'm talking about!" routine. I myself was warned about this while attempting to photograph Newark Light Rail cars from the street , and at Newark Penn Station. A PATH cop once told me that PATH rules meant it was illegal for me to take photos of anything anywhere within walking distance of PATH. Not in those exact words, but since I wasn't on PATH and I wasn't taking pictures of PATH, I have no idea what he could have meant. Meanwhile, I took a RFW video from Newark to WTC and back with no one raising even the slightest fuss. Though I think the record was when an American customs official told me it was illegal to take pictures in Vancouver, apparently unaware that being as Canada is, you know, another country, he was a little out of his jurisdiction. And before anyone tries to make excuses, no, this was not actually at a border crossing, and no, he didn't know who I was or my nationality. As far as he was concerned, he was an American invoking US law to a Canadian in Canada. NYCT rules also have the force of law, and are enforced by the Transit Adjudication Bureau, as you well know. Actually, what the Transit Adjudication Bureau enforces has only a somewhat tenuous relationship to the law. |
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