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Re: Story Hits the Gothamist (Re: I was taken in handcuffs for photography at the Freeman St Sta) |
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Posted by Jeff Rosen on Wed Feb 18 10:52:35 2009, in response to Re: Story Hits the Gothamist (Re: I was taken in handcuffs for photography at the Freeman St Sta), posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Tue Feb 17 13:40:28 2009. ["Any officer who enforces a fake law, should be dismissed from the force. Period!!!!!"]Although I retired almost 7 years ago and never was a transit cop I doubt very much that any cop would enforce a "fake" law. A cop must put a code number in the summons. What is probably the case is he misinterpreted an existing law. There probably is a violation for "unauthorized photography" which is related to the restrictions to photography such as using a tripod, commercial use, etc. The problem is that the summons cards that the cops use doesn't explain the law. It would probably have the words "unauthorized photography" with the code number. For example parking summons cards have the words "expired meter". It doesn't say anything about when the meter is in effect. So if a cop gives a summons for expired meter at a time when the meter's aren't in effect such as Sundays or any times listed on the sign it would be a bad summons but not a fake law. |
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