BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland Transit Administration says more training may be called for after three MTA officers detained a man for taking pictures at a light rail station.

Pat Warren has more on the incident.

According to the ACLU, this isn’t the first time MTA Police have overstepped their bounds.

In a YouTube posting, Christopher Fussell left the camera rolling when he was confronted by three MTA officers for taking pictures at the Baltimore Cultural Light Rail Station.

“It is my understanding that I am free to take pictures as long as it’s not for commercial purposes but for personal use,” Fussell said in the video.

“Not on state property, not without proper authorization,” an officer said.

Fussell:  “From who?”

Officer:  “Nobody’s allowed to take pictures.”

The MTA admits the officers were in error.

“They can most certainly take photos of our system,” Ralign Wells, the MTA Administrator, said.

In addition to being wrong about MTA and state policy, the officer incorrectly cites the Patriot Act.

“Listen, listen to what I’m saying.  The Patriot Act says that critical infrastructure, trains, train stations, all those things require certain oversight to take pictures, whether you say they are for personal use or whatever, that’s your story,” the officer said. MORE>>>

[TLS]- Likely what the moron transit cop had in his mind was a DHS security video or pamphlet that told him anyone who was video recording was a terrorist and to take steps accordingly. The cops sounds like your average goof ball who couldn't pass police academy so he joined this transit pig outfit instead. They intentionally don't correctly train these cops whom already walking in the door don't know jack shit about their own rights let alone about the rights of those who the "serve". They intend for them to be idiot thugs to boss around the public, when they get caught like in this rare situation it's a footnote in the news and after a few weeks they cancel the new "training procedures" and promote the guy who caused the incident.