San Diego Trolley Police Were Wrong

Newscast from September 18th, 2009 on San Diego 7/39 NBC news at 11 o'clock. My video showing San Diego Trolley Police telling me I was not allowed to take pictures was featured on the news for one reason, PHOTOGRAPHY IS NOT ILLEGAL! The president of Heritage Security gave a statement which said what everyone but Trolley Guards seem to know: They have no right to tell a photographer to put their camera away.

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[revolutionery7thsign]

i just tapped them assaulting black male when i got off trolley i got what i could check my video out please

[Doug62Y]

to leave. some other security guy was with him. they were serious and looked like they meant business.

[Doug62Y]

The same thing happened to me except it was the NBC San Diego building, yes the same people doing this newscast. I was filming them doing one of their newscasts that you can see from the streets and all of a a sudden this security guy comes up and says I can not film here. He was serious and wore a suit like those secret service people. he was talking into something and it looked

he was talking to the police or someone they told me to stay put I was scared I had to explain and then he told me

[smthchords]

@Believe6 - Thank you. I'm glad we can all come to terms about the MTS security and enforcement system. I just learned that Heritage Security sent some "guard card security ninja's" over the border to conduct some investigations or gather intelligence. Wow. That is very dangerous and very sad. Who in their right mind want to do that within an entirely foreign jurisdiction. Like I said, what is needed is a official Transit Police System with fully sworn peace officers that can make all arrests.

[Believe6]

@smthchords also, right about calling PD, call PD, I know to many cases where Pd has arrested and booked security for presenting them selves as a LEO. Anyways, from my understanding, Sheriffs wishes they had the budget. Reason being, the rail ways and bus routes run through every jurisdiction in San Diego County. National city doesn't have the budget or manpower, Chula vista is in the same book, and SDPD can't even offered to give their officers new boots every year.

[Believe6]

@smthchords they are led to believe that some how they are better than other security personnel. But some do break away from the stupidity and find them selves respectable jobs in real fields, like Local, State, and federal Enforcement positions. I know a few guys who made it to BP, others DEA, SDPD, and so forth, so to teach you some street smarts its a good place. aside that, just a job, and you only make $9.75 an hour after a .25c uniform allowance, which is a big joke if you ask me.

[Believe6]

@smthchords actually you hit it on the head. but they can take them to county lockup though if they are a detox denial. they just need the detox denial form and county will take them in. yes they can not do felonies, but everything under the sun when it comes within 25-30 feet of any railway transit or rail company property they do have jurisdiction. why do you think they are seen up in the rail yards where trains are stored near the border? also right about the guard card.

[smthchords]

@Believe6 If you can prove me wrong with official sources of citation or any official state documentation, I would love for you to do so, seriously. Lets all be informed. Lets all learn together.

[smthchords]

@Believe6 Nevertheless, I do give them credit for trying to keep the peace within the trolley system. I understand that it can be a very stressful and dangerous job and that Heritage makes a complete fool out of those gaurds by paying them $10 an hour. I hope one day the San Diego Police department can have the budget to implement a Transit Police system, eliminating the need for CCI and Heritage Security. But never ever have any security company or state entity misrepresent themselves as cops.

[smthchords]

@Believe6 Continued...In addition, the term "state officer' that defines CCI within the CA Penal Code is the same definition that is given to SD Parking Enforcement and Community Service Officers. However, even the Parking Enforcement and CSO are given a POLICE title since they represent a law enforcement agency. MTS is not a law enforcement agency. CCI is a quasi infraction enforcement system that is authorized through the state of California that works along a contract security company.