NPPA Objects to PATCO Website Page Equating Photography with Terrorism

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NPPA Objects to PATCO Website Page Equating Photography with Terrorism – NPPA Advocacy Committee

UPDATE: Although the offending language was removed (see below) in response to questions from a reporter for phillymag.com, DRPA spokesperson, Tim Ireland issued a follow-up statement, saying “amateur photographers and members of the general public may

via NPPA Advocacy Committee: http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2012/01/10/nppa-objects-to-patco-website-page-equating-photography-with-terrorism/

Specifically, the wording at the top of that page entitled “What Should I Consider Suspicious?” on which the very first bullet point states, “Individuals observed filming or photographing passing trains, locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, rail yard operations, tracks, bridges, tunnels, commuter rail trains, subway trains, transit trains, stations and platforms.”