[Got a right to Life? . . Huh?]

We can be assured there is and will be a lot more of this kind of "Big Brother" activity undertaken by various government agencies. This is just one more example of a government with a growing averice for voyerism aimed at micro-managing every aspect of our lives. If you think that these cameras where actually placed to safeguard some wilderness signs and that such actions are acceptable, we are farther down the road towards a totalitarian nation than most of us fear.

[Born to Conserve]

Just let the right(wrong?) people know there is a $2000 camera out there, and it'll be in a pawn shop in L.A. in no time.

[blackdog]

Life size cardboard stand-up of Janet Reno placed in the cameras view, should bring the filming to a halt. Remember the guy they could not catch logging on federal land? The BLM had to move the cameras onto the guy's property in order to catch him cutting trees. Then they claimed it was on federal land. They got caught lying. And it took them six years at that!

[Drammach]

Surveillance is "implied" Search.

Therefore, Search warrants must be issued by a judge, with the appropriate signed affidavits, showing cause for the warrant(s).
While the Dept. of Interior and the Court may not wish to comment on the information contained in said warrants, or disclose information on the nature of the "criminal investigation", they are required to show that a warrant or warrants have been issued in compliance with the law and the Constitution of the United States.

Since the cameras are pointed at private property, the law is the answer.
Demand to see the Warrants.

[brat]

I'd be just a tad suspicious if I was a property owner there. Are they trying to catch a rancher doing something UNPC so they can grab his land??? (The land grabs out West are out of control.) Could this be part of it? Why does the gov. want it? Why does the UN want it? Anyone got a clue???

[Hank Rearden]

Ski masks are cheap. So are cans of black spray-paint and sledgehammers.

[Timesink]

Wait, what am I missing here? They put a hidden camera on a sign on their own land, to be able to get photos of anyone that does steal the sign? Is that it? If so, why shouldn't they be able to do so? I could do that in front of my own house if someone was regularly attacking my mailbox.

[boris]

I had an idea for a unique web site. "Surveill the surveillors."

It would be simply a data base giving the location of every single camera (no matter what kind or purpose). I envision a site that anybody can log onto and enter data. I further envision a bunch of "Baker Street Irregulars" armed with cheap GPS locators and digital cameras (portable). I don't care if it's a highway camera, a 7-11 camera, red-light camera, or one buried in leaves.

Just a big data base, verbal location and presumed purpose.

Wanna bet how long such a site would be permitted to operate?

--Boris