MSG Security surveilled a trans woman for two years for the crime of attending Knicks games

38 comments

  2. Dolan is fuckin gross and a huge POS, and the Knicks being good finally doesn’t change that

  7. I have a trans cousin and I’m pro lgbt.

    I know some conservative leaning people who aren’t – but this is far more than just anti-trans behavior

    This is Dolan using surveillance on who ever he wants, collecting data on people as well and in this case deciding if they’re *worthy* to be seen on broadcast

    This is a disgusting abuse of technology and should be condemned regardless of your views on trans people

    This story is obviously tied to trans identity but it’s also very much about abuse of power from Dolan and I’m sure other owners (and powerful people) want to incorporate it into their business

  10. James Dolan is a nepo baby loser who’d be mopping floors at Grays Papaya if he hadn’t been born to the right daddy.

  13. This is happening at stores, malls, amusement parks too.. anywhere in view of the eyes.

  14. This is partly why I’ll never pay to see a Knicks game, pay for the app, and buy what little merch I have pre-owned. Fuck Dolan, and fuck the Emirates sponsorship.

  16. >”He made sure she was in the Garden’s face-recognition system”

    *MSG* has a facial recognition database?? Wtf

  18. Honestly hate MSG for using facial recognition as part of their security. That shit should be banned completely from public and private use. 

  20. Yup. This Knicks fan is not going to a Knicks game anytime soon. I refuse to support this fucking behavior.

  24. Where in this story does it say the director was acting that way toward the trans person because that’s what Dolan expects him to do?

    Obviously the garden is essentially a police state and Dolan is absurdly petty but there is no indication in the article that Dolan wants anybody that isn’t a critic or lawyer working against him in court to be kicked out of the garden

  32. There were a few good years when there wasn’t really any news on Dolan and I thought he was fine. Once a dickbag always a dickbag I guess

  35. If the NBA can force Sterling and Sarver to sell, I don’t see why they can’t make this dickhead also sell. This is disgusting.

    Too bad Silver is spineless weasel. I hope she sues the shit out of Dolan.

  37. Damn.

    https://www.wired.com/story/madison-square-garden-jim-dolan-surveillance-machine/

    > “You always had to watch what you say, watch what you do,” says a different former MSG insider. “These guys, they got video of everything.”
    >
    >After they stop working for the Garden, veterans of Dolan’s operation continue to look over their shoulders. One of us—Shachtman—spent years covering national security and never encountered people taking such elaborate steps to avoid being outed as a source. There were warnings about being tailed; an insistence to meet outside during New York’s worst winter in decades; even a brush pass, just like when spies in the movies pretend to bump into one another to plant information.
    >
    >Oakley was one of the few people willing to talk on the record. Years ago, he claims, he was attending a game at MSG with his friend Anthony McNair. His former Knicks teammate, Hall-of-Famer Patrick Ewing, was the associate head coach on the opposing squad, and sought out Oakley before tip-off. The pair embraced, chatted briefly, and made plans to talk at the game’s conclusion. Oakley and McNair said they were soon approached by security, who informed Oakley he wasn’t allowed to stray from his seat or venture into areas where fans are restricted. After the final buzzer, Oakley met Ewing alone near the visitors’ locker room. There, according to Oakley, Ewing warned him about talking because listening devices were everywhere. “Don’t talk too loud,” Oakley said Ewing told him. “This place is supposed to be mic’d up.”

  38. Coming from a trans Knicks fan, what the actual fuck. I just wanna feel safe seeing my team play?? This poor woman. I hope she’s safe.

Comments are closed.