Cameras and public places

beeker · 04-09-2005, 09:44 PM

A few weeks ago on Saturday, I called my friend up to pick up a bag. I told him I would meet him in the parking lot of a company close to town. I knew that this company was closed on the weekends, so there wouldn't be cars/people in the parking lot.

When I walked up, he was already there waiting. I looked around, ofcourse, and spotted a single camera in the front of building about 50 feet away. I shrugged it off, not thinking much of it, got the bag and left.

Nothing happened to me, but I'm a little curious about this subject. Would the police be able to do anything in this situation? Could they view the camera and use that as evidence to prosecute me? Would they even take the time to do something like this? What are all of the legalities? Thanks.

Buzzby · 04-09-2005, 10:18 PM

The police would never see the tape unless the company called it to their attention. If the police had reason to suspect that a crime had been committed there the tape could be subpoenaed as evidence.

If the property was posted "No Trespassing" the tape would be evidence of that crime. Unless the camera included some kind of sci-fi spectrometer there is no way to know what was in the bag so it wouldn't be evidence of any drug crime by itself. All it says is that you and your friend were in that parking lot at a certain time.

beeker · 04-10-2005, 05:42 AM

Thanks for the info Buzzby, makes me feel a little less paranoid

DonkeyPunch · 04-10-2005, 06:38 AM

Never hurts to be a little paranoid... Avoid the cameras whenever possible.

vladimir · 04-10-2005, 07:12 AM

cameras in public areas, id be concerned. cameras on public property, i dont really care so long as theres not a serious crime going down in the same area at the same time.

Niteshift · 04-10-2005, 08:18 AM

If the police had reason to suspect that a crime had been committed there the tape could be subpoenaed as evidence.

Let me clarify that just a little..................no subpoena would be needed if the company volunteered it. Most would.

yuri420 · 04-16-2005, 04:31 PM

Ive traded in a crowded parking lot before. i just got into the back of my mates car and we drove around for a minute while the guy in the passenger seat gave me the stick.

04-09-2005, 09:44 PM	#1
beeker New Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2 Grams: 1,772.70 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	Cameras and public places A few weeks ago on Saturday, I called my friend up to pick up a bag. I told him I would meet him in the parking lot of a company close to town. I knew that this company was closed on the weekends, so there wouldn't be cars/people in the parking lot. When I walked up, he was already there waiting. I looked around, ofcourse, and spotted a single camera in the front of building about 50 feet away. I shrugged it off, not thinking much of it, got the bag and left. Nothing happened to me, but I'm a little curious about this subject. Would the police be able to do anything in this situation? Could they view the camera and use that as evidence to prosecute me? Would they even take the time to do something like this? What are all of the legalities? Thanks.

04-09-2005, 10:18 PM	#2
Buzzby Buddhist Curmudgeon Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 16,810 Grams: 91,226.07 Thanks: 997 Thanked 6,797 Times in 3,140 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	The police would never see the tape unless the company called it to their attention. If the police had reason to suspect that a crime had been committed there the tape could be subpoenaed as evidence. If the property was posted "No Trespassing" the tape would be evidence of that crime. Unless the camera included some kind of sci-fi spectrometer there is no way to know what was in the bag so it wouldn't be evidence of any drug crime by itself. All it says is that you and your friend were in that parking lot at a certain time. __________________ 60% of the people of America now say we are heading toward a depression. Not a recession, a depression. We are in desperate need of profitable industries that we can tax. Um... Now can we legalize pot? ~ Bill Maher Theocracy Watch

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vladimir Sr. Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 464 Grams: 5,411.15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	cameras in public areas, id be concerned. cameras on public property, i dont really care so long as theres not a serious crime going down in the same area at the same time. __________________ If a drug (or technique or process) were ever to be discovered which would consistently produce a plus four experience in all human beings, it is conceivable that it would signal the ultimate evolution, and perhaps the end of, the human experiment.

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Niteshift L.E.O. in Good Standing Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 6,432 Grams: 5,323.22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	If the police had reason to suspect that a crime had been committed there the tape could be subpoenaed as evidence. Let me clarify that just a little..................no subpoena would be needed if the company volunteered it. Most would. __________________ A burning desire for social justice is never a substitute for knowing what you're talking about. -Thomas Sowell Sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel is muzzle flash.

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