{"id":871,"date":"2008-06-02T14:46:54","date_gmt":"2008-06-02T18:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/?p=871"},"modified":"2008-06-02T14:46:54","modified_gmt":"2008-06-02T18:46:54","slug":"union-station-photography-security-guard-hilariousness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2008\/06\/02\/union-station-photography-security-guard-hilariousness\/","title":{"rendered":"Union Station + Photography + Security Guard = Hilariousness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A little while back, <a href=\"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2008\/05\/14\/more-picture-taking-idiocy\/\">I pointed out<\/a> the ridiculous behavior of the &#8220;security&#8221; guards at Union Station with regard to photography.  It&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/flickr.com\/groups\/dcphotorights\/\">not just me<\/a> that has a problem with it, and it turns out that a local news station has been looking into it.  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