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Police: Snarling Red Line rider arrested for knocking woman's phone out of her hands

By adamg on Sat, 09/10/2016 - 10:34am

Transit Police report arresting a guy they say reacted to a woman videoing him being a jerk on a Red Line train by threatening her and then knocking her phone out of her hands.

Police say the incident happened around 8 a.m. on Aug. 3 on an inbound train that had pulled into Andrew:

Victim was on a red line train, as the train stopped at Andrew Sq. to allow passengers to board a male entered and began to threaten and intimidate other riders and pushed his way through. The victim began to video tape his conduct and the male threatened and then assaulted the victim knocking her phone to the ground. The assailant then exited at Broadway Station.

Police say that, armed with her video, officers caught up with Vincente Lomba, 25, at Andrew station yesterday and arrested him on charges of assault and battery, making threats and witness intimidation.

Innocent, etc.

Neighborhoods: 
South Boston
Topics: 
Crime
The T
Free tagging: 
Andrew Square
Red Line


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Comments

By Crispy on Sat, 09/10/2016 - 10:49am.

Exactly what the legalities are for filming people in public in Massachusetts? Two party consent only applies when you have a reasonable expectation of privacy? Or is that just for voice recording?

By Saul on Sat, 09/10/2016 - 12:50pm.

Simple.

You're in a public space such as the T? No expectation of privacy, no consent needed, to film.

(There are of course restrictions on what you can do with that recording: you can't use the person's image to, say, promote a product in an ad.)

By JeffF not plugged in on Sat, 09/10/2016 - 3:46pm.

n/t

By anon on Sat, 09/10/2016 - 5:13pm.

You can record video with audio all you like, in public, as long as you're not doing it *secretly*. Standing on a train recording someone with your phone, is not secret.

It's called a WIREtapping law, prohibiting SECRET recording, for a reason.

Don't play lawyer on the internet, kid. And read case history, not just statutes.

By anon on Sat, 09/10/2016 - 11:00am.

A woman was taking video of the man, so why not post it?

By Felicity on Sat, 09/10/2016 - 10:36pm.

If you click on the Transit Police link, there are some still shots of the guy.

By anon on Sat, 09/10/2016 - 11:42am.

Good for that brave woman not afraid of that coward

By anon on Sun, 09/11/2016 - 2:43pm.

What made the woman videoing him think he wouldn't react violently? She's lucky he didn't seriously hurt her; also, where there no other passengers able to intervene and

By anon on Sun, 09/11/2016 - 2:55pm.

Isn't attacking objects considered vandalism?

By adamg on Sun, 09/11/2016 - 4:16pm.

About the phone being in her hands ...