Homeland Security on CTA?

On Tuesday night I decided to take the 147 back from the Michigan/Randolphh stop as I was kind of tired and didn't want to ride home.   I put my bike on the rack and when paying the driver asked me to remove my balacalava. I asked why and he said "homeland security"

He was a bit ornery about it so I was less than thrilled. But whatever I removed it.  I couldn't tell if he was just being nasty or just really was under rules to do so.

Anyone else aware of this "law?" Any of your lawyers know if we truly no longer have the right to wear a balaclava (or similar facial covering) on public transportation in Chicago?

Josh

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Permalink Reply by Thomas Bruzan on January 17, 2015 at 4:47am

 I wonder if ladies are asked to remove their bhurkas before boarding on the CTA?

Permalink Reply by Rose Bachi on January 17, 2015 at 6:31am

Women should be asked to remove their bhurkas;  wrong thinking Muslim women could go on suicide missions, as well as men.

And we should remove our hats & balaclavas,  if asked to do so.  The cameras are probably set with pix of known terrorists.

It would be dreadful to die, when we could have been saved.

We in America in the last century have lived without invasion,  with no fear of bad folks easily coming over our borders,  as have Europeans.  Regretfully, now that the Muslim Crazy Folks are trying to hurt us,  we must lose some of our liberties to which we have grown accustomed.

Ciao',

Rose Bachi

Permalink Reply by Fran Kondorf on January 17, 2015 at 7:43am

The servers that run cameras are equipped with facial recognition software and the 'nothing to hide' argument is a fallacy to get us to comply and give up more of our expected rights to privacy.

If you're afraid of bogeymen move out of the city and stay away from crowded places.

The CTA can kiss my ass.

Permalink Reply by OLB 0.1 on January 17, 2015 at 11:35am
I completely disagree.
In my opiinion, there's already been too much of an erosion of personal liberties and privacy.


Rose Bachi said:

Women should be asked to remove their bhurkas;  wrong thinking Muslim women could go on suicide missions, as well as men.

And we should remove our hats & balaclavas,  if asked to do so.  The cameras are probably set with pix of known terrorists.

It would be dreadful to die, when we could have been saved.

We in America in the last century have lived without invasion,  with no fear of bad folks easily coming over our borders,  as have Europeans.  Regretfully, now that the Muslim Crazy Folks are trying to hurt us,  we must lose some of our liberties to which we have grown accustomed.

Ciao',

Rose Bachi

Permalink Reply by Thomas Bruzan on January 18, 2015 at 4:58pm

I was just asking, I certainly don't think they should be asked to. I'm with you OLB, no North Korea for me.

Thomas Bruzan said:

 I wonder if ladies are asked to remove their bhurkas before boarding on the CTA?

Permalink Reply by JohnO on January 18, 2015 at 5:17pm



Rose Bachi said:

We in America in the last century have lived without invasion,  with no fear of bad folks easily coming over our borders,  as have Europeans.  

A lot of European history in the last century was all about invasion and bad folks easily coming across their borders.

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