Grid controlled Bart Stations shutdown on cue amidst flash protest to tyranny

[RabidSheep]

BREAKING: Protesters force shutdown of San Francisco BART stations
http://www.californiabeat.org/2011/07/11/breaking-protesters-force-shutdown-of-civic-center-station

UPDATE 1914 PDT: BART is beginning to shut down the Powell Street Station after protesters arrive at transit stop. The Civic Center Station has reopened to allow passengers to off-board trains.

UPDATE 1835 PDT: BART has just shut down the 16th Street/ Mission Station after demonstrators moved their protest there.

BART officers shoot man at Civic Center station
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/san_francisco&id=8229848

"The suspect, was in fact, had a bottle which was used as a weapon and he was also armed with a knife," said BART Police Chief Kenton Rainey.

Witness Account of BART Police Shooting Prompts More Questions
http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/07/witness_account_of_bart_police_shooting_prompts_more_questions.html


BART protest causes major delays in service
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/11/BA9G1K9905.DTL

Editorial: End the BART coverup
http://www.sfbg.com/bruce/2011/07/11/editorial-end-bart-coverup

Group Demanding BART Police Be Disbanded Might Be Disbanded by BART Police
http://sfist.com/2011/07/11/group_demanding_bart_police_be_disb.php

The No Justice, No BART group calling for the complete shutdown of the BART Police Department might run in to some resistance from (wait for it...) the BART Police Department during their protest planned for this afternoon. Although peaceful protests and demonstrations are still very much legal in this great country of ours, a BART spokesman told the press they are not so legal on confined BART platforms because they could endanger other riders, BART workers, journalists and the protestors themselves. And the last thing anybody wants is more blood on the BART tracks.

BART Says Civic Center Protest Planned For Today Is "Against the law"
http://sfappeal.com/news/2011/07/bart-says-civic-center-protest-planned-for-today-is-against-the-law.php

[RabidSheep]

They will not release the video. Imagine that, must have nothing to see.  

Thank you for the move.

[Femacamper]

If they've got something to hide, it can't be good...

[RabidSheep]

2 videos of SFPD patrolling outside BART stations.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lQVzL8M23I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSOfg76ndh8

Protester interrupts Bart Service
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLzIuuzFqjo

Civic Center BART Protest 07/11/2011  (Peaceful Protest at its best.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RN8uHZiV-0&feature=related

[RabidSheep]

Police Auditor Press Conference

BART Board Member Lynette Sweet

William White BART District 3

Mark Smith independent police auditor, formally of Chicago Police department , and LA Police department.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdD3ByHHi8g

[RabidSheep]

BART Police forming human line to stop protests

Or Riot gear rolled out to remind the public who runs things.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1RTKF3fBgo


Local News Coverage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIH1ShbLRtg&feature=related

[RabidSheep]

The mans name has been released. Charles B. Hill , 45, shot dead. No known address can be found for hill.

This interview is of Peter Keane, on KQED by host Stephanie Martin. Keane is the former San Fransisco Police Commissioner. In this interview Keane talks about police procedure. Of course hes careful not to place blame on the Bart Police.


http://www.kqed.org/a/kqednews/RN201107071730

[Waltraut]

Here is my favorite video of the larger protest which occurred after the trial for the officer who shot Oscar Grant on BART two years ago.

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=7545188

The ABC cameraman used a zoom lens which has the effect of compressing the people standing over two blocks, and it makes for a sci fi movie effect.

[RabidSheep]

Ladies and Gentlemen the BART Police NOBLE Audit Matrix.

This is a general collection by Kenton W. Rainey (Chief of Bart Police), of points to consider in biannual Noble Audits.  Noble Audits were put in place, and the procedure written after the Oscar Grant killing.   

http://www.bart.gov/docs/NOBLEAuditMatrix2.pdf

Number 180 is amusing. 

[One Revelator]

Interesting document. It really highlights the concepts used by corporations, then adopted at the federal level and passed down through government channels until it reaches the local police force

The Operations section is identical to what you would see in a military unit. Mission/vision statements, core values, goals/strategic plan. These terms started showing up in military units in the early 90’s IIRC. They even do uniform and equipment inspections. All tightening up the mind control for all police officers from the top down.

It also clearly shows that they don’t consider themselves “civilians” by having an easily controlled, toothless, civilian oversight board.

The only mention of increased “accountability” is that officers must fill out a daily activity log. That and a new “watch commander” position with an unclear role.

No mention of any accountability to the public whatsoever. It’s all about more PR training for the managers and tighter mind control for the worker bees. Truly dehumanized.

How far we have shifted from "to protect and serve" the American public to "to protect and serve" government and corporate interests.

[RabidSheep]

The only mention of increased “accountability” is that officers must fill out a daily activity log. That and a new “watch commander” position with an unclear role.

Reform schmorms. 

Shooting aftermath shows slow pace of BART reforms
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/07/shooting-aftermath-shows-slow-pace-bart-reforms#ixzz1Ru6svAER

The board will work with Mark Smith, an independent auditor who is overseeing BART’s investigation. Smith, who started his job just three weeks ago, said he will issue a thorough report and assess whether wrongdoing occurred.

He did not say when he will complete his report, or whether he will release any additional details about the shooting.

[RabidSheep]

Commuters Have Mixed Reaction To BART Protest

http://www.ktvu.com/news/28524130/detail.html

Rebecca Hathaway, a 29-year-old case manager from Berkeley, said she first heard of the shooting because of the protests.

"It kind of took me by surprise, I didn't know there was any kind of incident," she said. "I wish they had picked a different time, though I can see why they would when there's traffic."

Erica Kesel, a 35-year-old fundraiser from San Francisco's Mission District, said she understands the protesters' motivations but thinks that their tactics were inappropriate.

"I don't understand protesting on the platform where people are inconvenienced," she said. "I do understand it's a serious issue but I think there's a more constructive way."

Despite the inconvenience, several commuters expressed support for the demonstrations.

"Civic Center was closed so I had to walk to Powell," said Nate Allbee, a 31-year-old political consultant.

He said, however, that he didn't mind.

"I think it's important that people's voices are heard," he said. "I'm definitely on the side of the protest."

Essie Nelson, a 32-year-old Oakland resident who works at Alcatraz, also said she supports the protests.

"There should be a big protest," Nelson said. "It's ridiculous how they tried to justify that, them being sober and him being drunk. It's going back to a police state in a way."

[RabidSheep]

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=8246836

[RabidSheep]

Sit down and shut up is the message here.

BART: Next time, 'zero tolerance' for disruptions
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/13/BAP51K9JQR.DTL

Monday night's protests at BART's Civic Center Station in San Francisco did not result in any arrests by the transit agency's police, but a spokesman declared that next time, there will be "zero tolerance."

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/12/BAP51K9JQR.DTL#ixzz1S0REWUXT

[Dok]

They will not release the video. Imagine that, must have nothing to see.  

Thank you for the move.

its a matter of National Security. 

[RabidSheep]

its a matter of National Security. 

Oh, I get it now. Just like the bin laden body dump. Thanks for clearing that up Dok.

[Dok]

Oh, I get it now. Just like the bin laden body dump. Thanks for clearing that up Dok.

The body dump, the Pentagon 9/11 videos, the OKC videos... and on and on and on. Its all magic, as in magic bullets....

[TahoeBlue]

Now when the BART cop blew away Grant, he claimed he mistakenly pulled his gun instead of the TAZER. hmmm...

No time for the TAZER this time either? hmmm....  Another mistake???

Oh but he was just a drunk bum, so who cares? He was a useless eater in liberal S.F.  He could not justify his existence.

It just makes me sick.


http://www.baycitizen.org/transportation/story/coroner-ids-man-shot-bart-police/comments/
Coroner IDs Man Shot By BART Police
By Zusha Elinson on July 7, 2011 - 12:12 p.m. PDT Source: The Bay Citizen (http://s.tt/12OnV)

Charles Hill, 45, had no fixed address

Updated 4:40 p.m., July 7, 2011.

The San Francisco Medical Examiner has identified the knife-wielding man who was shot and killed Sunday night by BART police officers.

His name is Charles Hill, he is 45 years old, and he has no fixed address, said Felipe Fernandez, an investigator in the office. Fernandez declined to release any further information. The cause of death, believed to be three shots from the gun of a BART police officer, is still under investigation.

...spokesman for the medical examiner, Richard Vetterli, said that Hill was identified because his fingerprints were in a database, though he wouldn’t say which one. He said the office found Hill’s family Thursday, but he wouldn’t say where they lived.

Hill was shot and killed Sunday evening on the platform of Civic Center BART station. BART Deputy Police Chief Daniel Hartwig said at a news conference Tuesday that the officers confronted “an aggressive suspect who was holding a bottle and a knife.” BART Police received calls about a "wobbly drunk" and when they arrived, the confrontation lasted just one minute, BART has said.
...
A witness to the shooting told The Bay Citizen Wednesday that Hill was moving slowly toward the two officers who had their guns drawn. Myleen Hollero said that Hill was “definitely” not “running or lunging” at the officers when three shots were fired, killing Hill.

Hollero said Hill was wearing a green tie-dye tee-shirt and was balding with long white hair. "He just looked like a drunk hippie," she said.

Source: The Bay Citizen (http://s.tt/12OnV)

[Femacamper]

First they came for the drunks...the druggies...the hippies...then they came for me.

[TahoeBlue]

Now when the BART cop blew away Grant, he claimed he mistakenly pulled his gun instead of the TAZER. hmmm...

No time for the TAZER this time either? hmmm....  Another mistake???
Oh but he was just a drunk bum, so who cares? He was a useless eater in liberal S.F.  He could not justify his existence.  It just makes me sick.


http://www.baycitizen.org/transportation/story/coroner-ids-man-shot-bart-police/comments/
Coroner IDs Man Shot By BART Police
By Zusha Elinson on July 7, 2011 - 12:12 p.m. PDT Source: The Bay Citizen (http://s.tt/12OnV)

Charles Hill, 45, had no fixed address
...

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2011/07/charles_hill_bart_shooting_vid.php

Breaking News
Charles Hill BART Shooting Video By Joe Eskenazi Thu., Jul. 21 2011 at 4:52 PM Comments (5)

Acquiescing to public demand, BART today released surveillance videos of the shooting death of Charles Hill, a transient who was killed by transit police over the July 4 weekend, sparking raucous protests.

Hill, 45, was shot on the Civic Center platform after purportedly menacing an officer with knives and a bottle.

Those hoping to understand why the homeless man died a violent death will not be satisfied by this footage. 

In this video, we do not see Hill. We do, however, see a police officer step off a train. At around the 53-second mark he unholsters his weapon and, not five seconds later, fires it. An object -- one of Hill's two knives, according to BART spokesman Jim Allison -- whisks through the periphery of the frame.

Witnesses to the shooting said Hill was not running or lunging toward the officers. No footage to verify that exists, according to Allison. Screen captures from the enhanced version of the video can be seen after the jump.



The blue circle highlights one of the knives Hill carried, according to BART officials

http://www.policeone.com/investigations/articles/4105773-Video-BART-releases-second-shooting-video/

July 25, 2011 
Video: BART releases second shooting video
Video made public in interest of transparency, BART officials said

A video released earlier showed two BART officers arriving at the downtown San Francisco station, after officials say they were called by a passenger complaining that Hill was drunk on the platform.

In that video, the officers arrive and one walks off screen. The remaining officer puts on black gloves, and a few moments later, appears to draw and possibly fire his gun.

An enhanced version of the video is also online, highlighting what BART says is a knife Hill threw at the officers as it bounces off a waiting train a moment before Hill was shot.

Rainey said in the days after the shooting he believes both his officers acted correctly under their training. San Francisco police and district attorney's officers are investigating the death.

Both videos, along with more information are online at BART's YouTube channel.
http://www.youtube.com/user/BARTable

[TahoeBlue]

http://www.nowpublic.com/tech-biz/opbart-logo-anonymous-vs-bart-over-cell-phone-jamming
Op BART logo, proposed by @exiledsurfer. Anonymous put BART in its crosshairs after a mobile phone network shutdown at Civic Center station. The cell phone blockage was to prevent a protest against the BART PD's shooting of a drunk homeless man named Charles Blair Hill.

If Anonymous plans an operation against you, it's not a good sign. At all.

[ Notice this next article calls this a "flap" and also adds the word "to" (cut off cell phone service) when the HAD cut off service....
No the First Ammendment means nothing ,and the "kings men" can do whatever .... ]

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11226/1167284-84.stm
National briefs: 8/14/11 Sunday, August 14, 2011
Cell phone jamming flap
SAN FRANCISCO -- A decision by San Francisco Bay Area transit officials [sic]to[sic] cut off cell phone service at some of its stations to thwart a planned protest drew an angry response Saturday from one transit board member who said she was shocked that officials acted as "this type of censor."

Bay Area Rapid Transit officials have said they shut down power Thursday evening to cellular towers for stations stretching from downtown to San Francisco's airport after learning protesters planned to use mobile devices to coordinate its demonstration.

"I'm just shocked that they didn't think about the implications of this," said Lynette Sweet, who serves on BART board.

BART Deputy Police Chief Benson Fairow on Friday told KTVU-TV that the agency decided to turn off underground cell service because it received reports that a rowdy group that had protested in July had similar plans.

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http://zennie62blog.com/2011/08/12/bart-cell-phone-blocking-action-was-illegal/
BART Cell Phone Blocking Action Was Illegal – Update
...
BART’s action of blocking cell phone use at San Francisco’s Civic Center BART Station was illegal. According to a number of online sources, it’s a violation of Federal law, specifically Section 333 of The Communications Act of 1934.

According to a citation issued January 26, 2011, by the Federal Communications Commission against Comtrex Communications for illegal cell phone jamming, Section 333 of the Communications Act of 1934 states, “[n]o person shall willfully or maliciously interfere with or cause interference to any radio communications of any station licensed or authorized by or under this Act or operated by the United States Government.” and Section 302(b) of the Communications Act provides that “[n]o person shall manufacture, import, sell, offer for sale, or ship devices or home electronic equipment and systems, or use devices, which fail to comply with regulations promulgated pursuant to this section.”

There’s no evidence provided by any BART representative that such legal issues were considered before initiating the cell phone blocking action – BART seems to have just plain went ahead and done it.

What if there had been an emergency during this outage?

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Transit officials said Friday that they blocked cellphone reception in San Francisco train stations for three hours to disrupt planned demonstrations over a police shooting.

Officials with the Bay Area Rapid Transit system, better known as BART, said they turned off electricity to cellular towers in four stations from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. The move was made after BART learned that protesters planned to use mobile devices to coordinate a demonstration on train platforms.

"A civil disturbance during commute times at busy downtown San Francisco stations could lead to platform overcrowding and unsafe conditions for BART customers, employees and demonstrators," BART officials said in a prepared statement.

The statement noted that it's illegal to demonstrate on the platform or aboard the trains. BART said it has set aside special areas for demonstrations.

The American Civil Liberties Union questioned the tactic. "Shutting down access to mobile phones is the wrong response to political protests," the ACLU's Rebecca Farmer said in a blog post.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation said on its website that "BART officials are showing themselves to be of a mind with the former president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak." Mubarak's regime cut Internet and cellphone services in the country for days early this year while trying to squelch protests demanding an end to his authoritarian rule.

BART officials were confident the cellphone disruptions were legal. The demonstration planned Thursday failed to develop.

"We had a commute that was safe and without disruption," said BART spokesman Jim Allison.

The demonstrators were protesting the July 3 shooting of Charles Blair Hill by BART police who claimed Hill came at them with a knife.

A July 11 demonstration disrupted service during the rush-hour commute, prompting the closing of BART's Civic Center station. Several arrests were made.

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http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/david/bart-cuts-cell-phone-service-thwart-protest
August 12, 2011 10:30 AM
BART Cuts Cell Phone Service to Stop Protest
...
"A lot of people are wondering, what happened to freedom of speech, assembly without government interference that's protected by the First Amendment?" Malveaux asked.

"They didn't try to shut down the protest. They simply turned off the cell service so it couldn't become viral," Jordan explained. "It really is just a cost/benefit analysis of where your freedom of speech begins to threaten the public safety."

The group No Justice, No BART had called for the protest following a string of killings by BART police.

"We are fighting for justice for Charles Hill, Oscar Grant, Fred Collins, Bruce Seward, Jerrold Hall, Robert Greer, and all victims of BART police violence and murder," the group said. "We demand that BART disband its murderous, inept, corrupt police department."

[TahoeBlue]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/08/bart-anticipates-more-cyber-attacks-from-anonymous-hackers.html
BART anticipates more cyber attacks from 'Anonymous' hackers
 August 15, 2011

Officials at the Bay Area Rapid Transit system, whose website was hit by a group of hackers known as Anonymous, say more cyber attacks are possible.
 
BART spokesman Jim Allison said the agency anticipated further attempts to disrupt its online presence and that it had brought in experts from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for assistance. The FBI was also investigating.
 
BART was attempting to contact more than 2,400 customers Sunday afternoon to inform them that their personal information had been obtained and published by a group of hackers.
 
The security breach was perpetrated by the hacker-activist group Anonymous, which launched cyber attacks Sunday against BART and the Fullerton Police Department in retaliation for deadly confrontations between police and homeless men.
...

http://www.pcworld.com/article/238045/anonymous_hacks_bart_plans_live_protest.html

Anonymous Hacks BART, Plans Live Protest
By Ian Paul, PCWorld    Aug 15, 2011 6:30 AM
...
The hacker group plans to carry out a live protest against BART on Monday at 5 p.m. local time at San Francisco's Civic Center/UN Plaza Station.

[TahoeBlue]

http://www.sfbg.com/politics/2011/08/15/waves-protest-pound-bart-shutting-down-stations
Waves of protest pound at BART, shutting down stations - 8.15.11 - 7:35 pm By Shawn Gaynor
 
The latest battle between BART and its growing group of grassroots foes played out during today’s (Mon/15) afternoon rush hour, shutting down some San Francisco stations.
 
What started as a fizzled anti-police brutality protest at BART's Civic Center station has spiraled into a San Francisco moment with echoes of the Arab Spring and V For Vendetta. Following an unprecedented decision by BART officials to preemptively cut off cell phone service on August 11, in a bid to disrupt a protest that never developed, public outrage led to further protest today and a hacking attack on MyBart.org by the notorious international hacker group Anonymous over the weekend.
...
At issue in that protest and the one that never materialized on August 11 was the fatal shooting of Charles Hill by BART police on July 3, on the Civic Center BART station train platform.
 
Today’s protests to disrupt rush hour BART service threatened by Anonymous materialized out of the rush hour crowd. Protestors, some in Guy Faulks masks, some with bloody shirts, spoke into cell phones repeating, “Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now?” over and over and over.
 
Upset by what they characterized as BART's record of police brutality, and the recent disruption of cell phone service, they poured into the station as the platform swelled to capacity.
 
One protestor stood silently with a shirt that read, “Dear BART, you can't take away our ability to call 911 while also making it a habit to shoot your riders.”

“It's incredibly ironic to squelch free speech in San Francisco, which has long been a bastion of civil liberties,” said Rainey Reitman of the Electronic Frontier Foundation who was on hand for the protest.
 
Others sat on the platform floor, making messages on little red hearts decrying the shooting of Hill. A yellow handbill from #ObBART, the Anonymous name for the protest, even decried BART's record and free speech.
 
Some began to block trains from exiting the platforms, promoting riot police to move in and clear people away. After a half-hour, BART Police Sgt. Coosndz ordered the protestors to clear the platform.

Protesters peaceably complied, spreading out through the Market Street corridor and causing closures at other nearby stations.
 
“No arrests were made on the platform and the protesters have peaceably dispersed,” Sgt. Macaulay of the BART police told the Guardian later.
 
BART officials said they did not shut down in-station cell service during the protest, which hardly seemed relevant as the stations were closed. On the street, amidst the stranded rush hour commuters it was difficult to tell who was protesting, with small groups of protesters gathering vocally but briefly and then melding back into the crowd.
 
Though inconvenient, the protest took the form of perhaps the most civil of civil disturbances the city has seen surrounding the police brutality issue – a stark contrast to some of the recent tense stand-offs between police and protesters.
 
One BART official struggled to keep up with a stream of people on the corner of Market and Montgomery trying to find another way home. “People have been very understanding,” he said while catching his breath for a minute.
 
As of press time, well beyond the normal evening commute hours, BART stations throughout the city’s downtown remained closed.

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2011/08/protesters_storm_civic_center.php
Protesters Storm Civic Center BART, Trains Halt, Stations Closed

SF Weekly's Caroline Chen headed down to Civic Center BART station where it was all quiet except for the sound of a lonely violin. But by 5:10 p.m. about 75 protesters are gathered downstairs, as promised.

Update 5:20 p.m.: One train was held up briefly at the Civic Center station while protesters chanted  "No justice, no peace, disband the BART police."

Update 5:30 p.m.: BART closed down Civic Center station and no trains are stopping. Police are there in riot gear, declaring it to be an illegal assembly.They will begin arresting protesters in five minutes.

Update 5:40: About 100 protesters left Civic Center BART and are marching on Market Street. Chen tells us that police say Powell Street station is now closed.

Update 5:50 p.m.: Protesters splintered off into separate groups. Chen is following a group down Van Ness Avenue, where they are walking in the middle of the street and disrupting traffic. Angry drivers are honking at the chanting protesters.

Update 6:10 p.m.: BART spokesman Jim Allison tells SF Weekly that Montgomery station is closed to all passengers while Civic Center and Powell Street stations are only allowing passengers to exit, not enter the station. BART could not confirm whether there have been any arrests yet, but Allison said that cell phone service was working as normal throughout BART. No word on whether Embarcadero station will be closed. "It's a fluid situation," Allison said. "We're just trying to keep the passengers safe."

Update 6:30 p.m.: Protesters have lost steam. The chants are dying down and the crowd has thinned out to about 20 people. Allison reports that Embarcadero was closed for five minutes but has since reopened. Montgomery Street station has also opened to passengers coming and going. However, if you are hoping to hop on Muni, word on the street is that the line to get on the F Market is a nightmare!

[RabidSheep]

The fact that BART has called in the FBI, and the DHS is the most troubling to me. Will this be an excuse to bring in the TSA to BART stations? Only time will tell.

Thanks to Tahoe for keeping this thread alive. Work has been crazy lately.

[Femacamper]

Love the avatar, Rabid!

[RabidSheep]

Love the avatar, Rabid!

Yeah the movie it came from was ridiculous.

BART May Get to Ban Protesters : IT'S ONE, TWO, THREE STRIKES YOUR OUT OF THE OLE FREE SPEECH

BART would get authority to ban those who repeatedly break the law -- fare cheats, vandals or possibly protesters disrupting train service -- from entering its stations under a bill passed by state lawmakers and sent to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk.

http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_18929792?

"I don't like...... Strike ONE.........BART cops KILL!!!!!!!......Strike TWO.........The BART Police force is a globalist  grid controlled freak of Bilderberg Smegma...... Strike Three , you're out of free speech. Sit at home and STFU."

[RabidSheep]

Bill: AB 716, Dickinson
http://www.aroundthecapitol.com/billtrack/text.html?bvid=20110AB71692ENR

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Section 369i of the Penal Code is amended to read:
369i. (a) Any person who enters or remains upon the property of
any railroad without the permission of the owner of the land, the
owner's agent, or the person in lawful possession and whose entry,
presence, or conduct upon the property interferes with, interrupts,
or hinders, or which, if allowed to continue, would interfere with,
interrupt, or hinder the safe and efficient operation of any
locomotive, railway car, or train is guilty of a misdemeanor.
As used in this subdivision, "property of any railroad" means any
land owned, leased, or possessed by a railroad upon which is placed a
railroad track and the land immediately adjacent thereto, to the
distance of 20 feet on either side of the track, which is owned,
leased, or possessed by a railroad.
(b) Any person who enters or remains upon any transit-related
property without permission or whose entry, presence, or conduct upon
the property interferes with, interrupts, or hinders the safe and
efficient operation of the transit-related facility is guilty of a
misdemeanor.

[RabidSheep]

BART police release first ever annual report on internal affairs in 2010

http://www.dailycal.org/2011/10/10/bart-police-release-first-ever-annual-report-on-internal-affairs-in-2010/


The report can be found here https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/255642-2010-bart-police-internal-affairs-report.html

[RabidSheep]

http://sfappeal.com/news/2012/01/lawyer-for-bart-goes-on-the-offensive-against-fatal-shooting-lawsuit.php

Lawyer For BART Goes On The Offensive Against Fatal Shooting Lawsuit

Oakland civil rights attorney John Burris alleged today that a homeless man didn't pose any danger to BART police when they fatally shot him at the Civic Center Station in San Francisco last summer.

Burris, who has filed a wrongful death and civil rights lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Oakland on behalf of the family of 45-year-old Charles Hill, admitted that Hill threw a knife at officers James Crowell and Myron Lee at the Civic Center Station in San Francisco at about 9:45 p.m. on July 3 but said it missed them by a large margin and he "was no longer a threat" when Crowell fatally shot him.

The suit says Crowell, who left BART after the shooting and now works for the FBI, "inexplicably" and "unlawfully" shot Hill three times in the chest, "mortally wounding him and ultimately causing his death."

Look who got a promotion. 

[RabidSheep]

Regulators Seek Input on Cell Phone Interruptions

"BART simply turned off equipment it doesn't own - a likely violation of its contractual obligations to the carriers. But BART did nothing that violated FCC rules governing network operators," the group said in a statement.

They broke the law but they didn't. Talking in circles again.

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/308494/20120303/regulators-seek-input-cell-phone-interruptions.htm