Eikin, FYI, I was polite to answer em. But it's so irritating when the station manager went in to the bus i boarded. And asked me (when I was ALREADY INSIDE THE BUS) to come with him to the station.
What would you do if you're on my situation ?
ST Forum: Can't one take photos in MRT stations?
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Eikin, FYI, I was polite to answer em. But it's so irritating when the station manager went in to the bus i boarded. And asked me (when I was ALREADY INSIDE THE BUS) to come with him to the station.
What would you do if you're on my situation ?
I really think the only way to stop this kind of ridiculous paranoid behaviour is to write your story in the newspapers, there is no use writing it here as there will be no reaction from the involved parties in Clubsnap......
I can understand the no photography rule INSIDE the MRT grounds as those can be conceived as 'private property'. But when you are outside the MRT grounds, there is no law that can stop you from taking pics. This is why it is important not to go with them to the control station as you can not prove anymore that you were outside their grounds....
I am not sure about Singapore (it looks like they have), but many countries have rules against photographing airports, railwaystations, harbours for security reasons (which I think is obvious and we must respect)......
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Hongsien, thanks for the suggestion, but I promised not to pursue the matter anymore, just to let off my steam and kinda inform people here that officials here seems like to abuse their power (in fact some of em try to show as if they have power when they have none - out of their jurisdiction).
And their act also disturb other (for example : the station manager asked the bus driver - it was a free shuttle bus from Great World City - to not leave until the matter settled (that is : until I come outta bus).
Hongsien, thanks for the suggestion, but I promised not to pursue the matter anymore, just to let off my steam and kinda inform people here that officials here seems like to abuse their power (in fact some of em try to show as if they have power when they have none - out of their jurisdiction).
And their act also disturb other (for example : the station manager asked the bus driver - it was a free shuttle bus from Great World City - to not leave until the matter settled (that is : until I came outta bus).
Naughty you!
I think I can understand their point of view for this one: if you go to City Hal on a Friday evening or Saturday evening, you will see the good points to have a rule like this.....
There will be hundreds of people just standing there waiting for friends, but by doing this they block the exits from the MRT!......Just try to get out of that stations during those periods and you will see yourself
I am not sure if the Harbourfront was very crowded when you were there, but it could have been due to this happening at a few stations that has a big crowd......
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Why did he give his namecard to you? He was interested in you? he he he
:bsmilie: coz I asked him, for precaution if anything happen after that which require me to name 'em. I also noted down Station manager's, SMRT staff's, and police's names (two of six men).
According to the name card, he works @ Bomb & Explosives Investigation Division - Criminal Investigation Department. POWER ???
Naughty you!
I think I can understand their point of view for this one: if you go to City Hal on a Friday evening or Saturday evening, you will see the good points to have a rule like this.....
There will be hundreds of people just standing there waiting for friends, but by doing this they block the exits from the MRT!......Just try to get out of that stations during those periods and you will see yourself
I am not sure if the Harbourfront was very crowded when you were there, but it could have been due to this happening at a few stations that has a big crowd......
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hmm..talking about obstructions... and nowadays you see tables and chairs setup for dunno credit card promotion, insurance or whatever it is next to the control station .. and those guys are standing in the middle of the crowd stopping people.. aren't they causing more problems? :think:
At which station are they having their table NEXT to the control station? Haven't seen that, I did notice some at the outer areas further away from the control stations, like in Little India or Sengkang (their booth is in the bus waiting area)
Naughty you!
I think I can understand their point of view for this one: if you go to City Hal on a Friday evening or Saturday evening, you will see the good points to have a rule like this.....
There will be hundreds of people just standing there waiting for friends, but by doing this they block the exits from the MRT!......Just try to get out of that stations during those periods and you will see yourself
I am not sure if the Harbourfront was very crowded when you were there, but it could have been due to this happening at a few stations that has a big crowd......
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Why you all keep talking about obstruction and so on? Would you stand in a middle of a passage way when all the passengers making their way out of the station? I am not that silly to stand in the way that will obstruct the flow of the morning crowd.
City Hall and Raffles Place are 2 prime examples when you see crowds but then again the station is big enough to accomodate a large crowd. There is always a higher percentage passengers will meet at nearby the control station. I do not see anything wrong doing that.
Again I would like to repeat myself, if I was obstructing traffic it's my fault. I would just move on.
Second, I was minding my own business playing PSP when they ask me to leave because I was loitering more than 10 mins.
Third, I did offer them to search my bag and show them my identification but they refuse.
Fourth, there is no sign stating you can't stand in an MRT station loitering. I would not want to wait to long either as it's just an MRT station. It is a rather boring place to wait but when an appointment is made, why should I change? Isn't it easier to wait for someone in a MRT station when some MRT stations have more than 6 exits......
It's not that I am trying to be funny with them but it's them trying to be funny with me. I have wrote to newspaper ST forum and to SMRT itself but it seems they are ignoring my emails. Avoiding me? Maybe?
Orchard Road MRT station lar.......seems you have not been to Orchard for sometime.
Toa Payoh Central is another prime example.
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I think we have to do self help also. Writing to papers may or may not help. I tried to write in and my letter was rejected .
I think there's a lot of point to writing here. Because next time a fellow CS-er encounters this, they can rememebr what we said here about their rights and give SMRT a good substantive rebuttal instead of feeling lost or confused or disoriented, which is likely for first time encounters.
.I think there's a lot of point to writing here. Because next time a fellow CS-er encounters this, they can rememebr what we said here about their rights and give SMRT a good substantive rebuttal instead of feeling lost or confused or disoriented, which is likely for first time encounters.
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Boon Keng, Chinatown, Dhoby Ghaut (exit to PS)... good for them.. can make extra money by leasing out the place
I believe that I'm sure of my own belief and do not need anyone to tell me. If I'm unsure, I would ask myself and not you. You have been asking me to demonstrate with actions - do I need to prove myself to you? I have already tried on other occassions myself with an analogous situation with security guards and successfully resisted their attempts at trying to create new laws or enforce rights they do not have
I do not normally shoot MRT stations, which is why I have yet to encounter such a situation. If you wish to know the results, stage your own test - I'm pretty sure of the position in law.
You assume that I have an interest in painting SMRT in hideous light - unfortunately, your assumption is wrongly placed. I have an interest in anyone who seeks to overstep their boundaries in law, and attempt to prey on people's ignorance to try to enforce rights they do not have on them, SMRT included, as well as others falling in a similar class.
Speaking for one's rights do not have to entail blowing things up or taking a rude/violent or aggressive stance. It is easy to enforce rights even maintaining a firm and polite approach, and those who start getting violent or abusive will be the first people to face criminal sanctions.
One man's meat is another man's poison - what may be important to them may not be to you, and vice versa. I don't know why you have been consistently putting these complainants down - are you trying to paint these MRT shooting photographers in a hideous bogeymen?
well, you just need to look at someone who like to talk about having ridiculous mass gatherings at MRT stations just to demonstrate some rights, i'll say don't go waste others time with nonsensical ideas.
like i said, i've been checked before, and i believe MRT staffs, like any other normal persons, do not behave condescendingly unnecessarily. you said the staff bugged you, can you be sure you were being cooperative as well? if you feel the need, like some people said, just call the police
well, if you're talking about me, yes i don't believe that security personnels overstep their areas of duty unnecessarily. you call yours a security problem? i'll say it's your imagination.
one thing i notice in singapore anyway, people take being approached by security personnels as something that's shameful and embarrassing, and always want to bear some grudges for being checked. ask yourself if this is not true? people will always think of themselves as the ultimate rights owner and any behaviour that questions them as insults, but hardly make any consideration for others nor having any broader perspective.
if there's anything i'm even more against, it'll be the extremely narrow perspectives some people here like to promote in this forum. instead of promoting cooperative behaviours, the talk here just surrounds endlessly over self-centered bitching over rights and legal jurisdiction. it's always ''my rights,'' ''my freedom,'' ''call the police,'' ''i'm lawful and you're not etc.'' such is not the formula for work towards sensible solutions nor behaviour of a civilised society.
like i said, i've been checked before, and i believe MRT staffs, like any other normal persons, do not behave condescendingly unnecessarily. you said the staff bugged you, can you be sure you were being cooperative as well? if you feel the need, like some people said, just call the police
Yes, the staff bugged me by asking unnecessarily, but I answered their questions. I also mentioned on previous posts that I even showed my pictures to Station manager upon request. And he saw them all. After that I boarded the bus (of coz after he finished looking at my pictures). For me, this is already cooperative, not sure how can I be more cooperative (you may tell me your thinking).
From your post above, I understand that if you're on my situation, you'd call the police. Man, just look at what the police (and bomb squad) did on this particular case. :bsmilie:
I welcome healthy discussion.
:bsmilie: call the police? well i don't subscribe to methods suggested by some extreme thinking people around here, i don't see the need to unless you find it effective. like i mentioned, not the first time security personnels have asked to check my equipment, and none of the cases were as bizarre as how you've described it.
none of us here was there with you, none here can be a good judge of your situation. if you feel so needing to claim your rights of the matter, you can always continue writing letters to the media demanding explanation and apology. last i remember someone also provided a link to free of charge legal advice services http://forums.clubsnap.org/showpost.php?p=3370354&postcount=26 it'll be better seeking advices from qualified experts than letting off steam in internet forums, where the latter usually attracts misleading feedback from parties who are not in the know.
for the rest, you can just ask yourself, how do you feel or react
> when requested to be shown the pictures you've taken
> when requested to have your particulars taken down
end of the day MRT staffs need to do their job, just be patient and cooperate, no one stands to lose. as much as i see the MRT staffs need to have their part of responsibilities covered, i don't see any need for them to come after you if they have enough information taken down. other than the salaries they earn, they don't do this job for themselves or to show power. errant behaviours are not tolerated, but there's no need to stereotype every single person related as your public enemy.
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I guess when someone steps on your own rights, you may be singing a different tune. It could be that you take a cavalier attitude towards shooting of MRT stations, but if it affects something you think is important to you, I'm sure you will be taking a different approach.
Just because you do not think its important to shoot MRT stations does not mean others do not either. When it comes to things of your interest, I'm pretty sure you won't be allowing it to lapse easily without ensuring or checking on the legalities of the matter. You are only dismissing legalities discussions or enforcement of rights, or denouncing of overstepping of rights here because you do not have a personal interest in the subject matter, not so much the legal discussion and/or enforcement of rights or denouncing of overstepping of rights.
Just because you do not think its important to shoot MRT stations does not mean others do not either. When it comes to things of your interest, I'm pretty sure you won't be allowing it to lapse easily without ensuring or checking on the legalities of the matter. You are only dismissing legalities discussions or enforcement of rights, or denouncing of overstepping of rights here because you do not have a personal interest in the subject matter, not so much the legal discussion and/or enforcement of rights or denouncing of overstepping of rights.
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