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> If they had seen him shooting cans when walking by on the street, and then gotten a warrant to search his house, this would've been totally legit. The articl
by morganvachon 12y ago
> If they had seen him shooting cans when walking by on the street, and then gotten a warrant to search his house, this would've been totally legit.
The article states this was a rural area, so it's quite possible that his front yard isn't even visible from the road, which is why they had to install cameras (possibly even on his property) instead of parking across the street for a stakeout. Especially given that he was shooting bottles or cans in his front yard, I'm willing to bet it was off the beaten path. I don't know the laws in Washington, but here in Georgia there are laws about shooting near public roads and other people's property. Even though my own home is in a semi-rural area, I'm not quite far enough from the road to do that.
- fluidcruft 12y agoAccording to the EFF, the camera was installed on a "utility pole overlooking his home" but doesn't mention how high off the ground the camera was or how far the pole was from the front of the house.
- morganvachon 12y agoExactly. We need more information. There is a utility pole that is clearly on my property, but I'm not allowed to cut it down or use it for anything, because technically it belongs to the utility company, not me. So when the cops put a camera on the pole in question, did they have to get the permission of the utility company? I can't imagine that going over well without a warrant, if for no other reason than they don't want some third party disrupting their power or communication lines.