Posted on 01/21/2024 11:50:31 AM PST by Twotone
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.
For critics, it is a continuation of misplaced priorities and policies on crime including the statement of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that “you can’t use a gun for self-protection in Canada. It’s not a right that you have..”
It is true that you can be sued for defamation. However, that ordinarily requires fault. 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.
If you use an image for commercial benefits, photos in public can pose risks. In 1998 the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the decision awarding $2000 to Pascale Claude Aubry against Éditions Vice-Versa for publishing a photo of her sitting on public steps without her knowledge. However, the court stressed that it was sold for commercial gain and had no newsworthy purpose.
Of course, deterring citizens from posting these images has a direct benefit for the police. These videos go viral and highlight the lack of enforcement and deterrence. The question is whether this is about the privacy interests of the thieves or the political interests of the police. We have seen police charge citizens for years for filming them in public. Those cases have largely been rejected.
Neighbors often shared descriptions and videos of local crime. The police department is now suggesting that such images could now get them into hot water. Oh Canada.
Canada is a clown 🤡 world.
Bad law forces out good law.
Canada has abandoned the concept of what a free nation should be and replaced it with a kakistocracy.
If an armed robber walks into your establishment don’t look at him and put on black glasses and give him what he wants before he kills you. Canadians don’t want to violate a criminals rights.
If the Russians want more land, why don’t they just walk in and take over Canada?
Ok, and to sue they have to come forward, right?
Oh, Canada
It appears Canada is building a new Army too.
Their seems to be a SFB (sh-t for brains) pandemic in Canada’s government.
I don’t know what the laws are in Canada but here in the US if it happens on your property or in public view, you can video tape it and with very few exceptions post it online. Does Canada not allow this? Can you video interactions with the police like you can here?
Posting the video is just a piece of evidence. I assume the presumption of innocence exists in Canada.
“Canada has abandoned the concept of what a free nation should be and replaced it with a kakistocracy.”
I wish that were true. Unfortunately, these people are very competent at what they’re doing.
They are absolutely not SFB. They know exactly what they’re doing and are quite effective at it.
So Canadian authorities are committing crime by keeping pictures of residents on ID documents? That’s an invasion of personal privacy rights!
Oh Canada police shuussh (flip the bird at citizens) photographs of criminal suspects?
Total moronic hosers trying desperately to compete with criminal Left/Soros/DemDoJ criminal facilitators down here. amateurs
-fJRoberts-
A kakistocracy does not necessarily imply incompetence. But a kakistocracy does imply bad or worst, especially in conduct. A kleptocracy is similar, but with its emphasis on criminal behavior. With the Traitorjoe administration one could claim either description applies.
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