A co-worker here got one of those police scanner things, and it covers pretty much the entire specturm of phones, drive-thru headgear, cb radios, walkie-talkies, etc... She was telling me about all these cordless phone conversations she hears in her neighborhood, and she mentions that she hears people doing drug deals, people fighting about their relationships, phone sex, the whole nine yards. And I asked her something that I want to know what you guys would do.
If you were listening and happend to hear someone talking, weather it be on a cordless phone, radio, whatever about blowing something up, like a school, or killing someone, whatever....
Would you tell someone? The Police? Anyone? why/why not?
Also if you did possibly get information regarding this person, phone numbers, addresses, full names (first and last), etc...would you give that info?
And one more, if you did turn this person in, and possibly saved people from getting killed, could this person sue you for invasion of privacy for listening in on their phone calls/conversations etc. without any type of warrent or judges order?
I dunno what i'd do, I think I'd still tell the authorities, even if I didn't know all the info like names and whatnot, I mean it's not illegal to own a police scanner I assume since you can buy them at any electronics store (Radio Shack, Best Buy, etc..) and I suppose it's no different then if I walked by someone using a public phone and overheard them plotting something. Just wondering...she's been dwelling over this all day and so have alot of people at the office, we've had several heated discussions about why/why we wouldn't, I'm interested in what you'ld all do..
If you were listening and happend to hear someone talking, weather it be on a cordless phone, radio, whatever about blowing something up, like a school, or killing someone, whatever....
Would you tell someone? The Police? Anyone? why/why not?
Also if you did possibly get information regarding this person, phone numbers, addresses, full names (first and last), etc...would you give that info?
And one more, if you did turn this person in, and possibly saved people from getting killed, could this person sue you for invasion of privacy for listening in on their phone calls/conversations etc. without any type of warrent or judges order?
I dunno what i'd do, I think I'd still tell the authorities, even if I didn't know all the info like names and whatnot, I mean it's not illegal to own a police scanner I assume since you can buy them at any electronics store (Radio Shack, Best Buy, etc..) and I suppose it's no different then if I walked by someone using a public phone and overheard them plotting something. Just wondering...she's been dwelling over this all day and so have alot of people at the office, we've had several heated discussions about why/why we wouldn't, I'm interested in what you'ld all do..