What happens when law enforcement shows up at your door and starts tampering with your home security cameras? Are they allowed to do that? What does the Constitution say?
In this episode, South Carolina attorney John Henderson explains what the law says about police interacting with your home security cameras and how the Fourth Amendment protects your privacy and property.
We cover:
● What your rights are if police approach your home
● What the law says about police touching or moving your cameras
● The legal meaning of curtilage and how it applies to your front porch
● Whether you have to answer the door or let officers inside
● How to protect yourself legally without confrontation
As doorbell cameras and home surveillance become more common, so do questions about how law enforcement can interact with them. This is an area where constitutional rights, technology, and social norms collide.
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀. 𝗔𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
Watch now to learn how to protect your home, your footage, and your rights.
In this episode:
00:00 - Introduction
00:15 – Can Police Tamper with Your Cameras?
01:30 – Police Rights vs. Your Rights on the Curtilage of Your Home
02:25 – How to Respond When Police Show Up
02:36 – No Warrant, No Probable Cause, No Consent = No Entry
03:19 – Be Respectful, But Know Your Rights
03:56 – How to Handle Tampering with Security Cameras
04:14 – Reach Out to Us
YouTube channels content used:
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@BodyCamPro ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@BodyCamPro
TikTok channel content used:
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