BART, the San Francisco-area transit system targeted by hackers after it cut wireless service in its subway prior to a protest, posted a letter to customers today explaining its position and announcing plans for a public meeting on the issue.
"BART's temporary interruption of cell phone service was not intended to and did not affect any First Amendment rights of any person to protest in a lawful manner in areas at BART stations that are open for expressive activity," reads the letter, posted on the BART Web site and signed by Bob Franklin, president of BART's board of directors, and Sherwood Wakeman, the system's interim general manager. "The interruption did prevent the planned coordination of illegal activity on the BART platforms, and the resulting threat to public safety."
"BART's temporary interruption of cell phone service was not intended to and did not affect any First Amendment rights of any person to protest in a lawful manner in areas at BART stations that are open for expressive activity," reads the letter, posted on the BART Web site and signed by Bob Franklin, president of BART's board of directors, and Sherwood Wakeman, the system's interim general manager. "The interruption did prevent the planned coordination of illegal activity on the BART platforms, and the resulting threat to public safety."
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