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merrily

(45,251 posts)
13. Shooting a drone out of sky with his rifle, coming from Paul, sounds more to me
Thu Jan 29, 2015, 01:10 AM
Jan 2015

like pandering to the Second Amendment audience than a realistic Fourth Amendment justification.

On a related topic:

Justice Brennan once spoke of having to keep his voice down because of sound equipment that could be used outdoors to pick up sound within buildings. I don't know when that was, but he left the SCOTUS in 1990. I imagine the technology is even better now.

There are cameras (with or without audio capabilities) at least every two blocks outside my door. In fact, they were pointed out to me while seven cities and towns were "sheltering in place" as local, state and federal authorities searched for a wounded 19 year old surnamed Tsarnaev and I was heading out to grab some lunch.

So, I think (a) we all need to be aware of the capabilities, including that things we say in our homes may be picked up by audio equipment, government or private; and (b) anything you can pick up from the street (or from the the sky), audio or visual, may not require a warrant, even if sound and image enhancing is involved.

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