It's still creepy to have some guy take photos of you and run away! Perhaps it's within the Dude's legal rights to take photos of the nosy photographer.
Oh trust me, I don't disagree, it's highly creepy. Unfortunately it's still legal.
It's still creepy to have some guy take photos of you and run away! Perhaps it's within the Dude's legal rights to take photos of the nosy photographer.
I am amazed at some of these stories. I live in Northern KY which is basically a suburb of Cincinnati. I know all my neighbors for 10 houses in either direction and about 40% of the ~150 houses in the subdivision. Heck, I bet I have at least six sets of house keys and at least four garage door codes of neighbors. Some are good friends and some are just good neighbors.
They put up with me because, 1) I always have beer on hand; 2) I have a pool; 3) I have a bunch of tools and know how to use them; 3) I have a 32' ladder; 4) I am not afraid of heights. I feel bad for you guys that don't have close neighbors.
I've also noticed younger people (12-25+) have an almost habitual addition to electronics, and prefer to "interact" with their friends via facebook, or sms than actually go outside and do something.
funny thing my neighbor thinks that my meth lab looks like a brew rig
I wish my neighbors were like yours. I've tried to make friends with most of the neighbors and most seem to just want to keep to themselves..
I wish my neighbors were like yours. I've tried to make friends with most of the neighbors and most seem to just want to keep to themselves.
Really I think it's just a cultural shift that's happening. People are less outgoing, more introverted and more secluded. I've also noticed younger people (12-25+) have an almost habitual addition to electronics, and prefer to "interact" with their friends via facebook, or sms than actually go outside and do something.
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You guys think that's bad, anyone in the saltwater hobby can relate to this. With all of the bright lights, chemicals, test kits, buckets of salt, and people coming and going with coolers and bags for trading coral, it can definitely look like a person is growing/cooking drugs.
Really I think it's just a cultural shift that's happening. People are less outgoing, more introverted and more secluded.
I had a friend who grew unusual plants in his basement. He had the police come out one day to ask him if they could see what he's got going on downstairs. He let them look and they apologized and were on their way. Apparently one of the neighbors noticed the flourescent lights were on 24/7 and called him in.
He was just glad the police didn't know that many of the plants he had were not legal to move from their origins.
Homercidal said:I had a friend who grew unusual plants in his basement. He had the police come out one day to ask him if they could see what he's got going on downstairs. He let them look and they apologized and were on their way. Apparently one of the neighbors noticed the flourescent lights were on 24/7 and called him in.
He was just glad the police didn't know that many of the plants he had were not legal to move from their origins.
No offense, but your friend is an idiot.
I wouldn't have thought rare orchids would be worth the $700 electrical bill
NordeastBrewer77 said:I love rare orchids, and yes, they're totally worth the electric bill. TOADALLY!
Which would be exactly none. You have no reasonable expectation of privacy in your garage with the door open, nor if you are inside your house with no blinds and people can see you from the street.
Now if they climbed a tree, or put up a ladder to see over your fence, or opened your window stuck in a camera, or hid a camera in your bathroom then you would have grounds.
I wouldn't pay a $700 electrical bill, but I would spend 10 grand making a glass pop out off the side of the house. And probably will have to soon if the wife keeps up with her "problem". 40 orchids and counting.
Jukas said:Which would be exactly none. You have no reasonable expectation of privacy in your garage with the door open, nor if you are inside your house with no blinds and people can see you from the street.
Now if they climbed a tree, or put up a ladder to see over your fence, or opened your window stuck in a camera, or hid a camera in your bathroom then you would have grounds.
there are "peeping tom" laws in almost every state. if you're in your house, regardless of blinds, and they put a camera in the window... PROBLEM!!!!
I've also noticed younger people (12-25+) have an almost habitual addition to electronics, and prefer to "interact" with their friends via facebook, or sms than actually go outside and do something.
He says, on an internet forum...
there are "peeping tom" laws in almost every state. if you're in your house, regardless of blinds, and they put a camera in the window... PROBLEM!!!!
Sadly, that's simply inaccurate. In a legal standpoint is boils down to reasonable expectation of privacy. If you're shagging on the kitchen table in front of a big bay window and your neighbors can see you from the sidewalk because you left the blinds up you no longer have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
peeping tom would apply in a case where you were shagging on the kitchen table with blinds partially drawn, and someone comes onto the property and peers through the window. At that point you had a reasonable expectation of privacy, in addition to tresspass.
Yes but what if I called the cops and reported a suspicious person going around taking pictures of peoples houses? Someone wants to get the law in on my (legal but not creepy) business why not get them on his legal but creepy business.
Still depends on whom the "peeping Tom" is. If peeping Tom is an LEO, then you have no reasonable expectation of anything, namely privacy.
You referred to the fictional LEO as a 'peeping tom', your point wasn't clear at all. If you have a scenario you'd like to discuss, pose it, but I'm not making one for you. The only reason I commented at all is because I was mentioned by name.
Outer space beer? Now theres a reason to continue the space program. I wonder how you would contain the boiling wort?
Thanks again for the snide implications and misunderstanding, I look forward to the next time, ABG.
Fvcking :facepalm: <---- they really need to get an emoticon for this.
I wasn't implying anything, I believe I was fairly clear in stating that I wouldn't comment on such a general statement without knowing the direction you were looking to go with it. I could careless if you think I'm being snide with you.
Jukas said:And what if that person ends up being a realtor taking exterior images of a house that will be going up for sale? Or what if that person is a PI hired by a husband because he thinks his wife is cheating?
If you're in your driveway boiliing wort, and I'm sitting in my sexy rusted panel van across the street with a telephoto lens taking pictures you can call the cops, but they will tell you there's nothing they can do as I'm in public and you have no reasonable expectation of privacy in your driveway.
Creepy as hell, but certainly not illegal.
Right, because telling an LEO who's already decided to step around the law that he's violating your rights is always what a citizen should do.
EDIT: *DISCLAIMER* before you take this as anti LE, I'm not implying that cops are stepping around the law with any regularity. I'm simply saying, anyone willingly breaking the law (cop or citizen) is not going to follow said law simply because you point out the fact that they're breaking it.
No, the friend is an idiot for giving the police permission to search his house without a warrant. Lots of Americans died for our rights and he just gave them up without a whimper.
He's a further idiot for doing it knowing he had illegal plants in the house.
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