I agree with this pretty much 100%. Its not a dragnet that I'm
advocating
in my position, nor do I advocate unjust accusation, conviction, or
sentencing. I do however, agree with the statute that certain types of
photography are "inappropriate", including the "up-skirt" shoe based
cameras, cameras in areas where people expect some degree of privacy,
such
as dressing rooms, while in a vulnerable position, etc. There should be
no expectation of privacy when we are in public for someone to see or
hear
something we thought should be private. Its not a crime if someone
happens to see or hear something, but its the capturing and
disseminating,
etc., that I think the law is trying to prevent. If some individual is
caught doing this, and his camera has pretty much nothing but this,
then I
tend to err on the side of investigation rather than just a warning and
letting him go, for the reasons I mentioned before. If his camera
shows
nothing but simple snaps, I have reasonable expectations that the police
are not going to now search his car, house, etc. If they do, then
that is
certainly abuse of power. I think we are probably both saying the same
thing, from different perspectives.
