Posted on 01/11/2024 8:56:26 AM PST by Signalman
Police in the Canadian province of Quebec warned citizens against posting surveillance footage of their packages being stolen because it could violate the "private life" of the alleged thieves.
"Montreal West is known for its large porches, but around the holidays, those porches are a big target for thieves or ‘porch pirates,’" CTV News Montreal videojournalist Olivia O’Malley reported on Saturday. "’It's something we deal with on a daily basis,’ said Montreal West councilor responsible for public security Lauren Small-Pennefather.
"You have people that are following the vehicles, and when they see a parcel that's dropped off, they then go and take the parcel if nobody comes to the door to retrieve the parcel," Small-Pennefather told CTV.
However, the province’s local police force, the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) warned local citizens against sharing footage of alleged porch thieves.
"You cannot post the images yourself because you have to remember, in Canada, we have a presumption of innocence and posting that picture could be a violation of private life," SQ communications officer Lt. Benoit Richard warned.
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Sacrebleu !
“You cannot post the images yourself because you have to remember, in Canada, we have a police state.”
So
Fox News is going head to head with The Bee, right?
Hard to believe, but true.
More anarcho-tyranny.
No wonder it’s named canaDUH.
No more wanted posters?
How about J6 faces on videos?
Canadian police should blow me.
So someone who is not the property owner walks onto private property and takes a parcel from the porch but you cannot post a video of your private property where the person was not authorized to be because you would be violating the presumed innocent trespasser’s privacy..
WTF?!
Total perversion of rights and justice.
What an absolute joke Canada is. I’d rather live in California - the government is every bit as insane but at least the weather is better.
Day after day, I see another story come out indicating that Canada is inching closer and closer to becoming a Marxist police state. Both the Canucks and the US need a change in leadership ASAP.
The thieves or the packages?
So its down to “Police only pursue and arrest the victims of crime”.............
Who said they aren't innocent? If you don't call the thief a thief, how can it be any sort of violation to post a picture of them stealing? Damned police again violating the rights of the innocent and victims for the cops' convenience.
Looks like the CA Police have turned the asylum over to the inmates.
My scope gun doesn't have a video function, so I guess there wouldn't be a problem.
Believe me, I'll be very discreet about the whole thing.
The insane left just gets worse.
...because you have an expectation of privacy when you’re out in public stealing? You have to be kidding me.
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