Re:Reporter who told Missouri officials of website flaw did ...
by emteycz on Thursday November 04, 2021 @03:09AM
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Jumping through closing doors while the warning signals are active is intentional interference in its operation.
Re:Reporter who told Missouri officials of website flaw did ...
by rootusrootus on Thursday November 04, 2021 @10:41AM
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But is the intent to disrupt the train? No, it's to hold it long enough to get on board. The law is written such that you'd have to want to disrupt the service for nefarious reasons, not to board it.
Re:Reporter who told Missouri officials of website flaw did ...
by emteycz on Friday November 05, 2021 @11:16AM
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Here in Europe disruption to board the train is enough to get police called on you and have them fine you, the fine grows with every minute of disruption. Not a crime, but definitely not legal. Stopping a moving train without necessary cause is criminal.
Very often the conductor will let you board a train late by signalling you with hand or speaking... But disobeying the conductor's signal whistle is where you step into potential illegality, because the train might (and sometimes really will) start moving that same moment.
All of this doesn't apply to city public transport - trams, metro etc. But it does apply to trains passing through the city.
Unless they've already been convicted in the past, that is a misdemeanor.
The railroad example is more interesting, though I can't find anything truly on point. All the legislation I have seen suggests you'd 1) have to intend to disrupt the service, and 2) put something on or near the tracks. I couldn't find anything even hinting that delaying a train through normal passenger controls constituted interference with a railroad.
Even if those were all felonies, I think most people don't even lead that exciting an existence :).