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Thursday, June 29, 2006


We all know that video cameras are everywhere. Police use them in their cars, hilariously in their processing facilities and even on stop lights. So it's OK for you to use a surveillance camera on your own property, right? Wrong. [via]
Michael Gannon, 49, of 26 Morgan St., was arrested Tuesday night, after he brought a video to the police station to try to file a complaint against Detective Andrew Karlis, according to Gannon’s wife, Janet Gannon, and police reports filed in Nashua District Court.

Police instead arrested Gannon, charging him with two felony counts of violating state eavesdropping and wiretap law by using an electronic device to record Karlis without the detective’s consent.
I didn't consent to that camera on the stoplight, either. What possible reason would a public servant have to object to being videoed while pursuant to their duties? Why does "if you're not doing anything wrong, you don't have anything to worry about" only apply to us?



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