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Massachusetts
A neighbor of mine, while standing on his own porch, has been making lewd, defaming and sexually explicit verbal statements and threats directed at myself and others when we are outside, but on our own property. Our two houses are only about 30' apart. When this is reported to the local police the neighbor denies this. This neighbor has had many run-ins with the law and is presently trying to sue the local police for harrassment so all responding officers are extremly carful in thier dealings with him, taking extreme care as to not give him any ammunition against them. They say they cannot do anything about him without evidence, beyond our statements.
I have been told by the police that audio recording an individual without their express permission is illegal, but video recording is OK.
When I searched the web for laws pertaining to this they all talk of secreted devices. Does this apply to an audio video camera,i.e. camcorder, being placed in plain site, with no attempts to hide the fact that it is recording? What are my options to prove that this person is doing this if I can't record him?
Massachusetts
A neighbor of mine, while standing on his own porch, has been making lewd, defaming and sexually explicit verbal statements and threats directed at myself and others when we are outside, but on our own property. Our two houses are only about 30' apart. When this is reported to the local police the neighbor denies this. This neighbor has had many run-ins with the law and is presently trying to sue the local police for harrassment so all responding officers are extremly carful in thier dealings with him, taking extreme care as to not give him any ammunition against them. They say they cannot do anything about him without evidence, beyond our statements.
I have been told by the police that audio recording an individual without their express permission is illegal, but video recording is OK.
When I searched the web for laws pertaining to this they all talk of secreted devices. Does this apply to an audio video camera,i.e. camcorder, being placed in plain site, with no attempts to hide the fact that it is recording? What are my options to prove that this person is doing this if I can't record him?