Originally Posted By SpokkerJones Photography is allowed on all public transportation systems in the United States. Either no law prohibits photography (most common) or the legality of photography is codified into law. In most cases, there are some policies that regulate commercial photography and no obtrusive equipment is allowed. Very reasonable. Unfortunately, Miami police and 50 State Security, tasked with protecting Miami's rail system, didn't get the memo. After a series of incidents across the nation of photographers being harassed by overzealous security guards and cops, a group of photography advocates decided to see how much they could photograph on the Miami rail system before they get stopped. They didn't even get inside the first station before the following happened. <a href="http://carlosmiller.com/2010/07/01/we-were-permanantly-banned-from-the-miami-dade-metrorail-for-taking-photos/" target="_blank">http://carlosmiller.com/2010/0...-photos/</a> "By the time it was over, three hours after a security guard told us it was against the law to take pictures in the parking lot of the Douglas Road Metro Station in Miami, a 50 State Security Captain had banned us for life from ever setting foot on the Metrorail again." To this day, there is no law prohibiting photography on Miami-Dade Transit. However, I think most people do not care about this issue and would actually side with police in most cases where photographers are harassed. That's the feeling I get when this topic comes up on non-photography web sites.
Originally Posted By markymouse If just one terrorist is prevented from taking photographs of the parking lot of the Douglas Road Metro Station in Miami, isn't it worth it?
Originally Posted By Mr X No. Because when you start to censor photography, where does it end? No more war pictures? Shots of police brutality out of bounds? Etc... Besides, who's to say some OTHER guy might accidentally get a shot of a terrorist casing the joint and lead to an arrest? Just as probable imho.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost The land of the free left just as soon as all the "youngsters" decided that the government needed to do everything for them. Dumb everything down to the lowest common denominator and give instructions concerning everyday activities. Don't think, don't use common sense...just wait for someone to tell you what needs to be done and then let them do it for you. What do you sacrifice? Your freedom to do what you want with no restrictions.
Originally Posted By fkurucz <i>So much for the land of the free. Rediculous.</i> Go to any baseball game and when that part of the anthem is sung people still get all emotional. They still believe it it even if its demonstrably untrue.
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^Just like how hoards of kids sign up for the military believing that they're going to be defending "freedom" when they're really going to be defending the interests of multinational corporations.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I'm not sure why anyone would want to take a picture of the Metrorail, but to each their own. What do you make of Anderson Cooper's assertion that the media is being barred from filming in a number of oil spill areas?
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo >>>Go to any baseball game and when that part of the anthem is sung people still get all emotional. They still believe it it even if its demonstrably untrue.<<< I would rather we make it true.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***What do you make of Anderson Cooper's assertion that the media is being barred from filming in a number of oil spill areas?*** Tragic, but hardly surprising. For decades we've received a largely sanitized version of war (compared to decades past, with such graphic images from Korea and Vietnam for example), obviously the press is being censored, or bribed, or both. Why would this oil spill be any different? It reflects badly on big oil AND the government.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I do know I was shocked with what I saw on the news in the UK compared to the sanitised versions in the US. The difference was striking.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I'm not sure Obama's "transparent government" is the Change many of his voters had in mind. Barring media from the oil spill, closed door sessions on health care....
Originally Posted By DAR <<The land of the free left just as soon as all the "youngsters" decided that the government needed to do everything for them. Dumb everything down to the lowest common denominator and give instructions concerning everyday activities. Don't think, don't use common sense...just wait for someone to tell you what needs to be done and then let them do it for you. What do you sacrifice? Your freedom to do what you want with no restrictions. >> +1
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Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>A private security company banned them from MetroRail property.<< But how can that be? Conservatives are always saying how we need less government and that private enterprise can take care of most things and that people should use "common sense" and all would be well.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <<<The land of the free left just as soon as all the "youngsters" decided that the government needed to do everything for them. Dumb everything down to the lowest common denominator and give instructions concerning everyday activities. Don't think, don't use common sense...just wait for someone to tell you what needs to be done and then let them do it for you. What do you sacrifice? Your freedom to do what you want with no restrictions. >> Huh? Most people here know I decry the dumbing down of our country in general as much as anyone... but how does the above even follow? Especially in this case? The people detained seemed to know the law better than the people doing the detaining.
