Loading ...Oh CANADA: Police Warn that Posting Images of Thieves May Violate Their Privacy Rights
While Canada eviscerates the right to free speech and association, some are apparently holding firm on the privacy rights of accused felons to warn homeowners not to post videos of thefts.
In Quebec, the police are now warning citizens not to post their doorbell videos of package thieves because they are, in the words of the spokesmen, “presumed innocent.”
Notably, these are scenes captured in public and posted by homeowners who had packages stolen from their doorsteps. The police are arguing that conduct filmed on your property and visible from the street is protected by privacy even if the person is guilty of the crime.