This has to be illegal. They can't compel Nest cam footage if you don't want to provide it to them. No way they're allowed to do this.
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I'm almost certain that the footage from your doorbell is owned by the company and not by you.
Even if it was wholly yours, they could still legally seize it
Yeah, this article title is idiotic. The police need a warrant to take your property if you aren't suspected in the crime. This is no different to having on-premise security camera recordings. The cops can't just come in and take your equipment, they need a warrant. If you give up that right, that's your choice, but it's more than likely this Canadian has no idea what happened and made up the details.
From the article:
In Oakland and beyond, police called to crime scenes are increasingly looking for more than shell casings and fingerprints. They’re scanning for Teslas parked nearby, hoping their unique outward-facing cameras captured key evidence. And, the Chronicle has found, they’re even resorting to obtaining warrants to tow the cars to ensure they don’t lose the video.
And it sound like it’s happened in Oakland at least three times now. I’d love to see the warrants that the judges signed off on to see how the cops described things…
"The car was nearby and might contain footage."
It isn't like getting a warrant is a huge step, but at least it is a slight hurdle.
Getting a warrant to seize an uninvolved person's property, especially a vehicle, actually is a pretty big hurdle.
Apparently not.
So you stopped at the title then.
Makes me wonder where OP got his doctorate.
The part where I talk about the canadian proves otherwise. So you stopped at my first sentence?
"The cops aren't allowed to do that because its IlLeGaL"
Lol
Careful you don't cut yourself on all that edge
Yeah, this article title is idiotic. The police need a warrant to take your property if you aren't suspected in the crime. This is no different to having on-premise security camera recordings. The cops can't just come in and take your equipment, they need a warrant.
IF they care about the charges sticking and aren't just trying to fuck with you or bankrupt you with the court system because they're cops and have had no consequences for a very long time.
The canadian aledging the cops were going to impound their vehicle? Why would the cops involve them in any way whatsoever? The alleged perpetrator had nothing to do with the car, so I'm not sure how that does anything to them.