NPR journalist blocked from photography in DC

On the heels of Keith’s story of being stopped for taking photographs in an LA subway station comes a report from Andy Carvin, an NPR producer with press credentials. Apparently, photography is also frowned upon on mass transit in the nation’s capital.

Two NPR journalists and a friend were threatened by four officers at Washington DC’s metro station. Once again, they’re told to get out, but this time because it is private property and therefore they’ll be arrested if they don’t leave.

Funny thing is, no one gives the same reason twice, every guard does not get a supervisor as requested, and in the end no one is arrested. Seems to me, if security was the issue, they wouldn’t just threaten arrest, they’d arrest them, or verify the photos were deleted. But no, they just want to be bullies and abuse power, it appears.

Bravo.