I came across some recent footage of police officers covering, concealing, or otherwise redirecting, a home’s surveillance cameras. When this hit the interwebs, it of course immediately sparked discussion. Police officers defended the footage, claiming officer safety reasons to do this, with some claiming that they always do this as a matter of policy. Is this legal? Is this a Fourth Amendment violation? Is it a First Amendment violation? Is this a crime?
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The other case where the cops cut the camera wire and are pleading the 5th: https://youtu.be/xkb7qXFh4qA
Planning evidence
If I studder during a traffic stop the cop will say I am acting suspicious & this makes me think U R a criminal
I get it. Somebody could be using the camera to point a gun at them through the wall. That said, I've never heard of that EVER actually happening outside of fiction, that camera isn't theirs, and their action is consistent with denying citizens the right to evidence about their own conduct, which imo probably ought to be against public policy
Have you ever known an innocent person to tamper with a security camera?
WOW like he wasn't gonna be recorded in the 1st place 😂
WOW 😮
I think so many of these guys start out well and good and after dealing with 'things' over and over again, they just get jaded and lose their way.
"I'm not going to break the law…" But a public servant performing their paid for service can't be recorded while they trash your stuff.
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someone really ought to develop a pepper spray addon for their cameras to prevent tampering
even put on gloves so no prints
No their crooked!!
That has to be illegal
They'd be caught on other cameras I have in trees and internally, so it's moot point.😅😊
I think it's unconstitutional. They are clearly well within the curtilage of the home. Without a valid warrant, they have no more rights than any other member of the public to access my property. Knock and wait for an answer. If you don't receive one, you don't get to peep in my windows and roam around – you need to leave, and so do law enforcement.
Touch my property without the correct warrant and you will be met with extreme force. I can care less who you are.
You can't trust cops.
That's why we have cameras that watch cameras that watch cameras
Some cops think their 💩💩💩💩 doesn't stink.😢😮
Not it should NOT be legal