Thank you to Photography is Not a Crime for bringing attention to this story. Despite the earlier response by its director that “MDT regrets any inconvenience or embarrassment …. MDT is not aware of any federal, state, or local law which would prohibit personal photography at our facilities.”, their Chief of Security, Eric Muntan, continues to engage in his war against photographers.

In the latest incident a contractor who was taking pictures in order to submit a bid on a job was repeatedly harassed. At one point the exchange went as follows:

This guard had some of the best quotes of the day. Some of them are: “Miami-Dade Transit is not Public,” “The Constitution does not apply on Miami-Dade Transit grounds,” “The County Ordinances supersede the Constitution,” and the best justification for those lovers of the expansion of the police state…”9/11,” yes he said, “Now, after 9/11 your constitutional rights are different.” At this point, I was in shock that a Wackenhut Security Guard was stating this was the policy of the county and Wackenhut. He spoke with so much confidence and belief in the absurdities he was uttering that I said to myself, “This country is doomed.” This was a nice older man repeating unconstitutional, unfounded, non-statutory propaganda and made up law… Welcome to America.

Nice to know what Metro Dade Transit and the Wackenhut Corporation think of your rights!

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