A homeowner's unusual camera request left me uneasy

I was setting up a security system in a suburban house last week. The owner quietly asked if I could angle a camera to cover his neighbor's patio, saying he was worried about theft. What would you do in this spot?

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brown.jenny6mo ago

Last year a client in Oakwood asked me to point a camera down the shared alley toward his neighbor's trash bins... said he was tracking "suspicious activity." It felt really off, and I just told him the system couldn't cover that area. The neighbor actually reported it to the police later.

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grant_price726mo ago

Man, @brown.jenny, half of these "security" calls are just people being nosy neighbors.

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jamiegreen6mo ago

That sounds really wrong, and you handled it perfectly! Like @grant_price72 said, too many folks use security as a cover for just being nosy. Glad the neighbor took action, it shows how these things can cross a line.

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