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Posted by Nilet on Thu Jul 5 19:54:09 2007, in response to Re: So You Want To Get A Photo Permit?, posted by BMTLines on Thu Jul 5 08:33:45 2007.  The explanation regarding not allowing photography during rush hour may be considered reasonable. Yes, but they denied the permit outright because I'd "requested to do it during rush hour," even after the original date and time I'd applied for had long passed (because they hadn't approved the permit yet), and we were in the process of working out a time. They could have said: "We can't do it during rush hour, how about during the midday?" rather than saying: "We can't do it during rush hour, therefore the permit is denied, good bye." In fact, according to my notes, I didn't even set a specific time; all I have is that we'd set a date, which had (presumably) passed again. (I didn't write down the date of the last call from Julia; just "late October." We are actually in a position to set them up for a successful lawsuit - if anyone applies for a Saturday or Sunday and still receives a rejection then that could be submitted to the ACLU as proof that the PATH permitting process is a sham. Actually, I was specifically told that I couldn't get a permit on the weekend, since I needed to be accompanied by a PATH escort and those escorts didn't work on the weekends. However, the PATH permit process does appear to be a sham; the rules listed on their website (and that I was handed) regarding photography are convoluted and difficult to follow, but they weren't followed; those rules themselves were broken. I do think there may be grounds for a lawsuit, on the same grounds that got the NYCT photo ban overturned. |
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