| We don't condone some of the tactics used by Anonymous -- particularly the release of passengers' personal information siphoned from BART's website -- and No Justice No BART. Nevertheless, the agency was wrong to try to preempt the latter's protest last week; that sort of prior restraint is antithetical to a free society. Rather than assuming the group's members would act improperly, BART should have prepared itself to respond in the event that they actually threatened the safe operation of the trains. (LA Times editorial) That's the strategy the agency appeared to adopt Monday, yet despite ample advance warning, it wasn't up to the task of keeping the stations open during the protests. Instead of inconveniencing many to stop the actions of an obstreperous few, BART needs to master the basics of crowd control, and do so soon. |
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