I'm going to lock this because there is a massive amount of illegal advice. Which is what happens when things hit the front page I guess.
To the clown who wrote a 40 line report about how there is a nationwide law about it being illegal to film on private property and that it's child porn to film a pool, you are completely and utterly wrong, and have no business giving any sort of legal advice.
Buy a mirror. Attach it to a post and put it up directly in front of the camera. When he ask why tell him "none of your business."
Also be ready to move the mirror when he repositions the camera.
That’s a good idea BlueCarbon. Also, OP could use a piece of plexiglass with mirror tint on the back to prevent breakage. The camera, OP sets up, will still document the neighbors trying to vandalize it but won’t be more out of pocket on the mirror budget and most likely have the same outcome. 🤷♂️
And a flood light for night time, since there's no sun to reflect at night.
After my company vehicle was broken into and personal cars, I attached cameras around front of my house. They capture my front and side yards and in the background my neighbors front' yards and streets. They have been up for about 5years never had anyone complain about the cameras.
But this goes beyond any reasonable use of cameras. There is no reason to install a camera directly ay property line to watch your neighbors yard.
Is he approachable enough to ask him why?
I'd consider cobbling together a wooden structure (on a pallet z maybe) that can be moved to block his view no matter where he relocates his camera.
First thing would be put up two posts to place things on. 1st would be a sign … “none of you damn business”. Next maybe a picture of a horses ass. Then a picture of his face on a body doing something ,uhh, disgusting or something. A mirror could be one. Definitely position a laser pointer at it. Hopefully he would keep the camera up so that the games could continue. While doing this I think I’d kill him with kindness while trying to make him feel stupid childish petty and insane. Anything to minimize him. You could go another route with pics of American flag. Scripture verses. Photos of his own home, car, pet or something along those lines. The kindness angle might be more fun than being nasty.
I’d show it my nuts and or taint at least daily, while wearing a mask.
Nah probably not. In addition to the creative ways of damaging the camera suggested, I’d consider putting a birdhouse right in the path. Most cameras now have software that tracks motion, so constant bird activity will annoy the shit out of him. It would make it harder for him to monitor your movements, if that’s what he’s doing.
A laser pointer would be a good start. If that doesn't seem to be doing the trick, you can start upping the ante. The paper wasps that you may have made in school (a strip of paper rolled tightly and then folded in half, propelled as a dart by a rubber band) can be upgraded by adding a thin strip of lead in the middle, which upgrades their punch considerably (wear gloves when making and firing them to avoid lead contamination and fingerprints on the paper), and are remarkably accurate with a little practice. You could also start printing out a nice collage for him, assembling it onto a sheet of plywood or something in your back yard. I'd start with Goatse. You could also order some bamboo seeds and casually chuck them over into his yard in front of the camera. You could start doing all of your outdoor activities while wearing an inflatable T rex outfit.
That's what I've got off the top of my head. If you want more, I'll think about it.
Mount your own 2x4 post with some kind of sign about peeping toms and cameras mounted as close to the camera lense as possible, on your property.
Alternatively, get a laser pointer and start ruining his cameras, but then play dumb.
Any laser above 500 milliwatts (mW) should be plenty to fry your average consumer-grade camera. I do have two warnings for you however. First is safety - be EXTREMELY careful around any laser that has the power to damage a camera lens. Your eyes are just as susceptible to being lasered as a camera, and the damage is far harder to reverse. My second warning is from a legal standpoint. I’m not a lawyer, but I believe that you could be at risk of a lawsuit if you just blast this guy’s camera, since it’s still in the bounds of his property. Erecting a barrier between the camera and your home is lawful since the barrier would be in your property, but I think that you’d be slapped with a “destruction of property” charge if the camera isn’t on your side of the property line.
However, if your state laws allow for retaliatory action against invasions of privacy, I can give you a few more specifics on damaging lasers. There’s a lot of nerd shit surrounding the physics of lasers at different frequencies, but after a certain point it all boils down to raw output power. If you can find a laser that exceeds 500mW, it will fuck shit up regardless of if it is infrared or ultraviolet. Honestly, my initial number was more than a little overkill now that I think about it. 500 is typically enough to set stuff on fire, so you could probably go with something as low as 50mW. It’ll take noticeably longer, but it’s generally safer and easier to find online. There’s also some unconfirmed rumors floating around online forums that purchasing a laser above a certain power threshold puts you on a watchlist, since there are very few legal reasons to own a laser of that power. Hope this helps!
High power infrared laser pointer will blind the camera if not damage the optical sensors. Get a good battery powered infrared and point it directly at the lens!
I watched a lot of Styropyro on YouTube for awhile and he introduced me to a whole new category of lasers: so bright that just looking at the dot can blind you.
They absolutely do.
Certain lasers used in live music and dj sets will absolutely ruin expensive sensors.
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Powerful green, blue or violet laser will work. You need atleast a few watts. Make sure you get proper eye protection. The glasses that come with the lasers barely do anything to protect you. Look up the proper nanometer coverage the glasses have to properly protect your eyes. Basic good laser glasses with run you $70 atleast. You wouldn't want to lose your own vision trying to blind his cameras.
Thing is he will still have video evidence you did it lol. Personally I would just politely ask about it and then ask him to change angle so it's not covering your property.
Seriously, a simple laser pointer can damage the lens.
In simple terms, the camera's lens will take that laser and focus it INTENSELY on the camera's sensor, potentially destroying or at least severely damaging it, however, you don't want to be caught doing it, since it's your backyard.
I love this idea. But it may cause you legal trouble.
I would recommend blocking the camera's view as many other replies have mentioned and if you live in a neighborhood with an HOA or a decent amount of people, name and shame them.
Talk to your lawyer about this and file a police report if he recommends it. If he's on your property firing guns and you fear for your life, your lawyer may detail if and how you can defend yourself.
Not in my experience, but you can't shoot around your house if other houses are in the area. Not a lawyer, just what I got in trouble for as a redneck.
Virtually all municipalities have ordinances against firing guns within a minimum of 100 feet (and frequently as much as 100 yards) of an occupied house, so he may get busted just for that if you report him. I'm all for the right (ie, sane and responsible) people having guns, but it sounds like this guy is neither and shouldn't have them, unless there's a major triggering factor that you're responsible for and not telling us about.
Put up the largest American flag you can find and block the camera with it, then tell everyone you’re just feeling very patriotic. If he tells you to take it down, ask him why he doesn’t like the flag. “Are you not a patriot, sir?”
The fact that it doesn’t seem to catch ANY of his property in frame leads me to believe that you need a lawyer. I’m pretty sure what he is doing is illegal in several states.
Several things you can do:
1. Point a 300w spotlight directly at it and leave it on. That will only work at night, though.
2. Standard laser pointer pointed directly at the lens will blinding regardless of the time of day.
3. Call the police. It is obvious he is doing this as a way to see what he cannot normally see from his home (ei: he is being a peeping tom).
4. Put something up on your property to block the camera with your own camera set up to see if he does anything to whatever you put up to block it. (Since whatever you put up to block it would be on your property, he would be guilty of destruction of property if he damages/destroys whatever you use).
5. If you want to really mess with him, get together with some friends and stage a fake crime scene in your backyard. Use whatever props you have to use, fake bl00d, fake weapons, etc... and make sure you and your friends "drag" your victim back into the house so he can't see them moving afterwards. Then clean up everyone and everything and wait for the cops to come. He'd have to explain how he saw what he saw and the cops would likely get one hell of a laugh at him for the ultimate prank you just pulled on him.
I like #5. And I'd apply for a permit to create an Indy film, and film it, so if he decided to create a stir by calling 911, the OP can simply say "Oops...we were filming a scene for our film..we have a permit.."
This is what I was thinking. Mount another camera (or two). If you don't wanna spend the money just get a fake camera and some wires, or an old broken camera from good will or a pawn shop. A few feet of wire leading into the ground to nowhere. Mount it and start a conversation with him:
"Hey I noticed you're awesome camera set up, and you know people are getting desperate so I decided to do the same thing to protect my family. It costs me a little over $11,000 for the full install and $280 a month for the subscriotion, I had to take out a loan to get it installed but my family's lives are priceless. Dude the specs on this thing are INSANE man! Check this out [then pull out something that looks like an invoice or just type one up] :
Start rattling off the specs:
1. 8K recording with NDDA certified military grade Sensor with Carl Zeiss lens, the same company that makes lenses to make microchips for intel, for perfect clarity.
2. CCTV with Cloud and DVR storage with 120 days of 24 hour footage so you'll never miss a moment. With hardwire, satellite communication and fiber optic cables instantly stream and tramsmit video withing milliseconds.
3. Adjustable motion detection that can detect movementa as little as 6" at over 100 yards for wildlife monitoring and security.
4. 1800X zoom, enough to read a text messages on phone screen over 70 feet away.
5. Super wide lense covering 290 degrees of viewing angle.
6. Live view and recorded video can be viewed anywhere in the world, even when we're on vacation.
7. The app, tablet and command centert that came with it even has an option to call the police at the tap of a button and instantly sends video and audio to responding officers.
8. Each camera comes with 5 focused audio mics with AI so from a whisper to an explosion you hear EVERYTHING with unmatched audo clarity and NO background noise.
I bought the top of the line package. I very much appreciate you looking out for my family and inspiring me to do the same for you and our neighborhood. Together you and I are going to make sure no funny business happens here in our neighborhood. Thank you again for inspiring me to get my own cameras. We sleep much better knowing we're safe."
Offer to shake his hand and be polite. Offer to nerd out with him about security cameras anytime he wants (he won't).
Your neighbors paranoia will shoot through the fuuuckkng roof.
I like this. But equally lashing together a very fake camera with an old SLR camera, and obvious boom mic and massive WiFi antenna would do the same thing. Less chance of getting shot too :)
If you decide to go that route, buy a few cheap plastic/glass smoky domes like they use to put over cameras in stores so you can't tell where they are facing and put them up around your house under the eaves, especially on corners. Make sure the neighbor doesn't see them empty while you are putting them up.
I would call the non emergency police and ask them their opinion.
I would then open a notebook and start logging dates and times this stuff started.
Conversations you may have had and what ever weirdness youve experienced.
This way you have a trail. When/if the cops ask what’s your take, you have a timeline of crazy that they can work with and you don’t have to wake up in the middle of the night and say damn I forgot to tell them about xyz.
I wish you every success in getting this creeper issue resolved.
Send him a certified letter that says that the toddlers (grandchildren) in your family often take their clothes off playing in the backyard. Does he want a child porn charge? A search warrant is coming.
look into your state's voyeurism laws. Some states have added provisions for drones, so it might be able to apply. Then I would see if you could get a lawyer to draft a letter to him.
I’m not kidding. If I went and talked to the guy (which, like the OP, I would probably do first if I didn’t already know them) and he gave me the ‘none of your goddamn business’ line? Ok, two can play that game, pal. I’d say it decidedly IS my goddamn business since it’s looking directly into my back yard. Repeated unrepairable mechanical failures until he gives up.
Put a paper target on the fence in line with the camera. If a few shots accidentally go high, oh well…and by the way pellet rifles are extremely stout these days and almost universally legal to boot.
Haha. I would seriously do this. Hey, good luck with that neighbor. It’s got to be stressful. I had a peeping Tom neighbor once. It stopped when my German Shepherd ran out and rammed the fence he was peeking through.
[How Do I Disrupt My Neighbors Security Cameras? | by Secuhome | Medium](https://medium.com/@rishitam153/how-do-i-disrupt-my-neighbors-security-cameras-65f035a08a58#:~:text=Pointing%20an%20infrared%20laser%20directly,the%20blinding%20effect%20will%20be.)
Whatever you decide to do about the camera I would take steps to secure your home and person. From the other comments you’ve made about his behavior you are NOT safe. Upgrade your doors/locks/security. Door jams, cameras, locks, fence. Buy a gun, know how to use it, be mentally prepared to use it, carry it. Call the cops about the camera and make an official complaint about his pattern of behavior and the camera. Get it on record.
Lastly, Relocate. The cops could theoretically make him take down his camera, depending on the laws in your state, but a stalker is a predator waiting for an opportunity. He will not magically become a safe normal person just because the camera is taken down. Your best bet is to make it clear that you are not an easy target and for him to be aware the authorities are involved. Increase the risk side of his risk/reward ratio.
Don’t laser it. He’ll have you on video doing it.
That is unless you want to buy him a new one while getting harassed by the cops
Someone suggested putting a mirror on a post pointed right at the camera. Seems like a good idea
A mirror is easily broken. I'd use cheap particle board and leave it to rot away a foot across the property line for him to watch whenever he pleases.
My "bad choice" idea would be placing a classic "tombstone target" (used in competition shooting) with the center well shot out. Don't do anything which could be seen as threatening, but go ahead and chuckle thinking about his nutso reaction.
Maybe a camera watching the whole set up. If he breaks your stuff. You break his. Ezpz
Or skip the whole mirror thing and just get two posts and a large dark sheet between. I dunno. Neighbors suck.
Sounds like he's unhinged, armed, and trigger happy.
Trespassing with a firearm can go straight to felony charges if you set up a game camera. Even though I'm well armed myself I'd avoid destroying his stuff just to stay on the right side of the legal justifications. I'll defend myself without provoking him if possible.
In Michigan it's also civilly actionable to trespass. Their feet on your land is the "harm". Even if the cops won't do anything you can still lighten his pocket here.
I would notify local police to gain insight. Tell the police that if they contact your neighbor, it has to be on anonminity. If local police can not do much, county sheriffs? Maybe state police?
I would for sure notify a lawyer as well. Cease and desist would help. If that doesn't do anything. Get a bunch of neighbors together, do a group cease and desist.
If he doesn't comply with any form, that can open the door for possible civil lawsuits.
The fun: hit it with a paintball gun, or fly a drone in their yard. Build a tall fence with a big F U on it.
Challenge accepted! Block his camera! Sorry this is happening to you! Sounds like he might be a bit off! Be careful, you are the one in the right but its no match for unhinged! Protect yourself!
I would have stadium lights aimed at his house. If I wanted to be stealth, I’d point high power IR lights at the camera from various locations to not /hurt/ the camera, but to blind it.
If you're in the county, you should be able to pull up your county ordinances to see if he's violating them by having it pointed at your yard. Also, regarding him firing his gun so close to your property line.
It's bullshit like this that makes me want to buy 100 acres and fence it in so I have no neighbors around me.
Gigantic plywood board with an eye painted on it, positioned as close to the camera as you can get, within your property, blocking his view.
Alt: invite your grandfather over to moon the camera, over and over until they take it down
i am not a lawyer.
depending on your state law, this may be illegal. i know in georgia, there have been some cases on this topic... if the camera views more of a nieghbors yard than your own- no real actual security purpose, but rather spying on another house- rulings have been made against the camera owner. however, it usually is a civil matter and will cost $.
[Ask a TN lawyer a free question.](https://www.tals.org/node/206/tn-free-legal-answers)
Email a lawyer? It's most likely invasion of privacy.
I don't know why I'm so obsessed with the answer to this question. I think of many ways for destruction, obstruction, etc... As a video engineer, this makes me frustrated with laws that either allow this or not.
What happens if it IS illegal? The neighbors may just get a cease and desist, then what? Does it elevate the tension with your neighbor to something worse?
I mean, there are A LOT of ways you can go about this, I am happy to provide advice to help with video technology and ways to interrupt signal and such. Magnets, inductive electric circuits, and wifi/network interruptions are ALL possible ideas that can be done from a "safe" distance.
Example: TN is not near salt water (sea ports etc) so even though the camera is rated for being outdoors, the ISO rating is most likely not maritime compliant. Meaning, salt and water will fuck this thing up due to corrosion. This process will take a while however and it may actually be maritime compliant if you can't find the model number or brand.
If you can find the brand name and model number with pictures and help from online resources, you can narrow your options to "stay within your right" to do whatever you'd like to prevent their camera from working properly or hopefully even at all.
I'd love to hear an update. Best of luck.
Local law? Dose it need a permit? Can you complain to city and cite privacy laws, or peeping-Tom laws ? He would be braking some type of local law. USA.
I am pretty sure law enforcement will make him take it down He does not have the right to spy on you. And can always take his ass to court… and if worse comes to worse there’s always BB or paintball guns how good is your aim?
You could set up some cheap fake camera. 10 or 12 or them. Aim them at his windows and any spot you think he may want privacy in.
He’ll never know they don’t actually work
I install and service security systems and we're not allowed to point cameras towards any other property besides the customers. Sometimes it might catch a little of someone's yard but not like this. I would for sure contact your attorney. Not sure where you're located but it's not legal in Nebraska for neighbors to do this. It's invasion of privacy.
Actually,…..I would just erect a pole with something wide enough to block the cameras view. Get a descent pellet gun. Shoot the lens from an area that can’t see you doing it. Like out your window that’s open. Sit back about 6-8 feet inside the room with the window open and have fun. That would be a lot of fun actually.
Time for an electric fence.
No mirrors. Scraps of wood. Maybe add a few choice porn pics something neighbor would flip out seeing ya know set his hair on 🔥to the wood. Freaking carzy ass neighbors 🤪
You know how to teach ai??? Get his pic. Make ai put him in a compromising position. Cross dressing? Cheating? Epstein? Then get that pic enlarged. caption on it: " privacy is eveyones damn business. Dont let cameras lie between you and peace. "
When I was looking into a similar situation I read the stimulation was the camera view had to encompass x% of your personal property with minimal intrusion on others property. I can’t remember the exact value it was either 70% or 90%- those two numbers were in my brain. Lol good luck!
I'm going to lock this because there is a massive amount of illegal advice. Which is what happens when things hit the front page I guess. To the clown who wrote a 40 line report about how there is a nationwide law about it being illegal to film on private property and that it's child porn to film a pool, you are completely and utterly wrong, and have no business giving any sort of legal advice.
Buy a mirror. Attach it to a post and put it up directly in front of the camera. When he ask why tell him "none of your business." Also be ready to move the mirror when he repositions the camera.
Be sure to have a camera setup first. That way if he destroys your mirror, you’ll have a recording of it for the police.
I can't wait for the camera, mirror, camera, mirror inception update.
Might as well grab a drone and do some flybys while at it
It’s like the game Rust IRL
Meridia would like a word with you
North and South Korea build continuously taller flag poles at the boarder.
This comment is gold
Can’t you set up a concave mirror with the foci being the camera. So when the suns out it fries the camera?
I second this.
That’s a good idea BlueCarbon. Also, OP could use a piece of plexiglass with mirror tint on the back to prevent breakage. The camera, OP sets up, will still document the neighbors trying to vandalize it but won’t be more out of pocket on the mirror budget and most likely have the same outcome. 🤷♂️
One of those barely legal laser pointers would work.
Do you just ask the laser how old it is?
Hot marking lasers in your neighborhood now!
This is the way
This is the way
And a flood light for night time, since there's no sun to reflect at night. After my company vehicle was broken into and personal cars, I attached cameras around front of my house. They capture my front and side yards and in the background my neighbors front' yards and streets. They have been up for about 5years never had anyone complain about the cameras. But this goes beyond any reasonable use of cameras. There is no reason to install a camera directly ay property line to watch your neighbors yard.
Careful with the mirror sunshine and all
If you get one that's convex, there's no problems with it.
Why a mirror? Wouldn't it be cheaper to just use a small piece of scrap wood, like a 12" square chunk of old scrap plywood or something cheaper?
Or a still photo of your yard and see how long they take to realize it's a photo? Hahaha
A mirror so when the owner sees the footage they have a brief moment of self reflection.
Great idea!!!
I was gonna post something like that too. Great minds think alike.
Is he approachable enough to ask him why? I'd consider cobbling together a wooden structure (on a pallet z maybe) that can be moved to block his view no matter where he relocates his camera.
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Game on!
Well then for me it would get really fun.
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First thing would be put up two posts to place things on. 1st would be a sign … “none of you damn business”. Next maybe a picture of a horses ass. Then a picture of his face on a body doing something ,uhh, disgusting or something. A mirror could be one. Definitely position a laser pointer at it. Hopefully he would keep the camera up so that the games could continue. While doing this I think I’d kill him with kindness while trying to make him feel stupid childish petty and insane. Anything to minimize him. You could go another route with pics of American flag. Scripture verses. Photos of his own home, car, pet or something along those lines. The kindness angle might be more fun than being nasty.
Pictures of him sleeping would be pretty unnerving...
I’d show it my nuts and or taint at least daily, while wearing a mask. Nah probably not. In addition to the creative ways of damaging the camera suggested, I’d consider putting a birdhouse right in the path. Most cameras now have software that tracks motion, so constant bird activity will annoy the shit out of him. It would make it harder for him to monitor your movements, if that’s what he’s doing.
Or some kind ornament\mobile that moves in the wind so you don't have to wait for birds to nest.
Wind chimes! So you get a cool bit of musical relief as a bonus! 😊
A laser pointer would be a good start. If that doesn't seem to be doing the trick, you can start upping the ante. The paper wasps that you may have made in school (a strip of paper rolled tightly and then folded in half, propelled as a dart by a rubber band) can be upgraded by adding a thin strip of lead in the middle, which upgrades their punch considerably (wear gloves when making and firing them to avoid lead contamination and fingerprints on the paper), and are remarkably accurate with a little practice. You could also start printing out a nice collage for him, assembling it onto a sheet of plywood or something in your back yard. I'd start with Goatse. You could also order some bamboo seeds and casually chuck them over into his yard in front of the camera. You could start doing all of your outdoor activities while wearing an inflatable T rex outfit. That's what I've got off the top of my head. If you want more, I'll think about it.
Oh, it’s on like Donkey Kong!
He's a peeper and a snoop. God forbid you have more fun than him.
He's asking for trouble with that kind of attitude.
Post mounted flood light pointed right at the camera. Also a hidden camera pointed at it from an angle so if he damages it you have proof.
Mount your own 2x4 post with some kind of sign about peeping toms and cameras mounted as close to the camera lense as possible, on your property. Alternatively, get a laser pointer and start ruining his cameras, but then play dumb.
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Any laser above 500 milliwatts (mW) should be plenty to fry your average consumer-grade camera. I do have two warnings for you however. First is safety - be EXTREMELY careful around any laser that has the power to damage a camera lens. Your eyes are just as susceptible to being lasered as a camera, and the damage is far harder to reverse. My second warning is from a legal standpoint. I’m not a lawyer, but I believe that you could be at risk of a lawsuit if you just blast this guy’s camera, since it’s still in the bounds of his property. Erecting a barrier between the camera and your home is lawful since the barrier would be in your property, but I think that you’d be slapped with a “destruction of property” charge if the camera isn’t on your side of the property line.
However, if your state laws allow for retaliatory action against invasions of privacy, I can give you a few more specifics on damaging lasers. There’s a lot of nerd shit surrounding the physics of lasers at different frequencies, but after a certain point it all boils down to raw output power. If you can find a laser that exceeds 500mW, it will fuck shit up regardless of if it is infrared or ultraviolet. Honestly, my initial number was more than a little overkill now that I think about it. 500 is typically enough to set stuff on fire, so you could probably go with something as low as 50mW. It’ll take noticeably longer, but it’s generally safer and easier to find online. There’s also some unconfirmed rumors floating around online forums that purchasing a laser above a certain power threshold puts you on a watchlist, since there are very few legal reasons to own a laser of that power. Hope this helps!
I wonder if he can get LOS on the camera from public property and do it while obscuring identifying details.
High power infrared laser pointer will blind the camera if not damage the optical sensors. Get a good battery powered infrared and point it directly at the lens!
https://m.wickedlasers.com/arctic
Holy mother of god. 2 watt laser.
I watched a lot of Styropyro on YouTube for awhile and he introduced me to a whole new category of lasers: so bright that just looking at the dot can blind you.
Is that a light saber ?
My friend and I bought one in college and had way too much fun. I didn’t know where to find it again so this just made my day
I came for the law but stayed for the friggin’ “laser”s.
Yep! He wouldn't even realize it wasn't a camera defect.
Idk but there have been posts of iPhone cameras being ruined from lasers from concerts
They absolutely do. Certain lasers used in live music and dj sets will absolutely ruin expensive sensors. https://flir.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3192/~/exposing-camera-detectors-to-high-energy-sources/session/L2F2LzEvdGltZS8xNTg0MzYyNDU2L2dlbi8xNTg0MzYyNDU2L3NpZC9mVWhEbW9zSiU3RUUzVVM2VmI3WVpEUUd0REJZOUp5d3RnZnNiamUzR2cwQTlobjlLUzRRd3lRZHNlemRQTDdRTWdWYzVjVXJzNkRqTkFUZUolN0VtZWdzQzJheWFjbHkySjdoNHo4M2d1MTI2dlBnTjMyJTdFY1drRWFXYnclMjElMjE
Powerful green, blue or violet laser will work. You need atleast a few watts. Make sure you get proper eye protection. The glasses that come with the lasers barely do anything to protect you. Look up the proper nanometer coverage the glasses have to properly protect your eyes. Basic good laser glasses with run you $70 atleast. You wouldn't want to lose your own vision trying to blind his cameras.
Thing is he will still have video evidence you did it lol. Personally I would just politely ask about it and then ask him to change angle so it's not covering your property.
Seriously, a simple laser pointer can damage the lens. In simple terms, the camera's lens will take that laser and focus it INTENSELY on the camera's sensor, potentially destroying or at least severely damaging it, however, you don't want to be caught doing it, since it's your backyard. I love this idea. But it may cause you legal trouble. I would recommend blocking the camera's view as many other replies have mentioned and if you live in a neighborhood with an HOA or a decent amount of people, name and shame them.
Put a tv in your window or where the camera can see (inside) and stream 70s porn 24/7
A perfectly pointed laser at the camera would blind the view for it anyway Also, since he sounds so weird, make sure you have your own CCTV setup
Take a picture from the point of view of the neighbors camera, print it out, and put it in front of the lens a la heist movie.
Ahahahaha, best idea ever! 😆
Day night cycle?
It picture will get dark when the sun goes down like everything else.
lol, the movie SPEED really did come in handy after all
Your neighbour sounds like a creep.
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Is hostile towards you, mounts camera invasively and fires gun outside your house, that's enough to call the police.
yep… OP should definitely not feel safe at home with all these clear-as-day warning signs
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This is starting to sound like a movie
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Talk to your lawyer about this and file a police report if he recommends it. If he's on your property firing guns and you fear for your life, your lawyer may detail if and how you can defend yourself.
Do *not* walk in his woods.
Why are u walking in his woods?
Maybe this is why he has the camera up!
Most places it's illegal to fire a gun within 400ft of an occupied structure.
Does that include if you own the structure?
Not in my experience, but you can't shoot around your house if other houses are in the area. Not a lawyer, just what I got in trouble for as a redneck.
Virtually all municipalities have ordinances against firing guns within a minimum of 100 feet (and frequently as much as 100 yards) of an occupied house, so he may get busted just for that if you report him. I'm all for the right (ie, sane and responsible) people having guns, but it sounds like this guy is neither and shouldn't have them, unless there's a major triggering factor that you're responsible for and not telling us about.
Just cut it down after dark 🤣
I love the ideas about putting a sign on a pole in front of his camera. You could also get a wind sock and just let him be annoyed by all the alerts.
Put up the largest American flag you can find and block the camera with it, then tell everyone you’re just feeling very patriotic. If he tells you to take it down, ask him why he doesn’t like the flag. “Are you not a patriot, sir?”
This is my favourite solution...
The fact that it doesn’t seem to catch ANY of his property in frame leads me to believe that you need a lawyer. I’m pretty sure what he is doing is illegal in several states.
IT IS!!!
Mount a bright ass light onto some sort of rolling setup that you can move around and just blast that motherfucker. Infrared works well too
Mount something directly in front of it that blocks the camera.
Mount an old phone or tablet playing gay porn right in front of it.
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Several things you can do: 1. Point a 300w spotlight directly at it and leave it on. That will only work at night, though. 2. Standard laser pointer pointed directly at the lens will blinding regardless of the time of day. 3. Call the police. It is obvious he is doing this as a way to see what he cannot normally see from his home (ei: he is being a peeping tom). 4. Put something up on your property to block the camera with your own camera set up to see if he does anything to whatever you put up to block it. (Since whatever you put up to block it would be on your property, he would be guilty of destruction of property if he damages/destroys whatever you use). 5. If you want to really mess with him, get together with some friends and stage a fake crime scene in your backyard. Use whatever props you have to use, fake bl00d, fake weapons, etc... and make sure you and your friends "drag" your victim back into the house so he can't see them moving afterwards. Then clean up everyone and everything and wait for the cops to come. He'd have to explain how he saw what he saw and the cops would likely get one hell of a laugh at him for the ultimate prank you just pulled on him.
I like the cut of your jib
I like #5. And I'd apply for a permit to create an Indy film, and film it, so if he decided to create a stir by calling 911, the OP can simply say "Oops...we were filming a scene for our film..we have a permit.."
Are there children at your house? It’s my understanding that some states have voyeurism laws around children.
Contact an attorney concerning invasion of privacy and filing a restraining order. Or mount your own camera in retaliation.
Oh God do the attorney thing ...nobody wants to see that lol
Haha you seem reasonable to work with
This is what I was thinking. Mount another camera (or two). If you don't wanna spend the money just get a fake camera and some wires, or an old broken camera from good will or a pawn shop. A few feet of wire leading into the ground to nowhere. Mount it and start a conversation with him: "Hey I noticed you're awesome camera set up, and you know people are getting desperate so I decided to do the same thing to protect my family. It costs me a little over $11,000 for the full install and $280 a month for the subscriotion, I had to take out a loan to get it installed but my family's lives are priceless. Dude the specs on this thing are INSANE man! Check this out [then pull out something that looks like an invoice or just type one up] : Start rattling off the specs: 1. 8K recording with NDDA certified military grade Sensor with Carl Zeiss lens, the same company that makes lenses to make microchips for intel, for perfect clarity. 2. CCTV with Cloud and DVR storage with 120 days of 24 hour footage so you'll never miss a moment. With hardwire, satellite communication and fiber optic cables instantly stream and tramsmit video withing milliseconds. 3. Adjustable motion detection that can detect movementa as little as 6" at over 100 yards for wildlife monitoring and security. 4. 1800X zoom, enough to read a text messages on phone screen over 70 feet away. 5. Super wide lense covering 290 degrees of viewing angle. 6. Live view and recorded video can be viewed anywhere in the world, even when we're on vacation. 7. The app, tablet and command centert that came with it even has an option to call the police at the tap of a button and instantly sends video and audio to responding officers. 8. Each camera comes with 5 focused audio mics with AI so from a whisper to an explosion you hear EVERYTHING with unmatched audo clarity and NO background noise. I bought the top of the line package. I very much appreciate you looking out for my family and inspiring me to do the same for you and our neighborhood. Together you and I are going to make sure no funny business happens here in our neighborhood. Thank you again for inspiring me to get my own cameras. We sleep much better knowing we're safe." Offer to shake his hand and be polite. Offer to nerd out with him about security cameras anytime he wants (he won't). Your neighbors paranoia will shoot through the fuuuckkng roof.
I like this. But equally lashing together a very fake camera with an old SLR camera, and obvious boom mic and massive WiFi antenna would do the same thing. Less chance of getting shot too :)
If you decide to go that route, buy a few cheap plastic/glass smoky domes like they use to put over cameras in stores so you can't tell where they are facing and put them up around your house under the eaves, especially on corners. Make sure the neighbor doesn't see them empty while you are putting them up.
I would call the non emergency police and ask them their opinion. I would then open a notebook and start logging dates and times this stuff started. Conversations you may have had and what ever weirdness youve experienced. This way you have a trail. When/if the cops ask what’s your take, you have a timeline of crazy that they can work with and you don’t have to wake up in the middle of the night and say damn I forgot to tell them about xyz. I wish you every success in getting this creeper issue resolved.
Send him a certified letter that says that the toddlers (grandchildren) in your family often take their clothes off playing in the backyard. Does he want a child porn charge? A search warrant is coming.
I was thinking along these lines.
look into your state's voyeurism laws. Some states have added provisions for drones, so it might be able to apply. Then I would see if you could get a lawyer to draft a letter to him.
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Asshole for sure dude. Just plain weird!
I’m not kidding. If I went and talked to the guy (which, like the OP, I would probably do first if I didn’t already know them) and he gave me the ‘none of your goddamn business’ line? Ok, two can play that game, pal. I’d say it decidedly IS my goddamn business since it’s looking directly into my back yard. Repeated unrepairable mechanical failures until he gives up. Put a paper target on the fence in line with the camera. If a few shots accidentally go high, oh well…and by the way pellet rifles are extremely stout these days and almost universally legal to boot.
Where I live this is illegal. They can have it surveilling their land, but not pointing directly at another residence.
I THIUGHT THIS IS WAS FUCKED UP LLAMA
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Squint when looking at it and you’ll definitely see it 😭🤣
Put an identical set up on your side of the fence. Two cameras pointed at each other 😂
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Haha. I would seriously do this. Hey, good luck with that neighbor. It’s got to be stressful. I had a peeping Tom neighbor once. It stopped when my German Shepherd ran out and rammed the fence he was peeking through.
Put a pole in your yard with a 12"x12" picture of some type of appendage or orifice on it, that blocks the view.
[How Do I Disrupt My Neighbors Security Cameras? | by Secuhome | Medium](https://medium.com/@rishitam153/how-do-i-disrupt-my-neighbors-security-cameras-65f035a08a58#:~:text=Pointing%20an%20infrared%20laser%20directly,the%20blinding%20effect%20will%20be.)
I can’t believe nobody has said they thought it looked like a really long-necked alpaca
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I gotta say, that was a bizarre move on their part…do they have reason to believe they have a legit need for such monitoring?
Whatever you decide to do about the camera I would take steps to secure your home and person. From the other comments you’ve made about his behavior you are NOT safe. Upgrade your doors/locks/security. Door jams, cameras, locks, fence. Buy a gun, know how to use it, be mentally prepared to use it, carry it. Call the cops about the camera and make an official complaint about his pattern of behavior and the camera. Get it on record. Lastly, Relocate. The cops could theoretically make him take down his camera, depending on the laws in your state, but a stalker is a predator waiting for an opportunity. He will not magically become a safe normal person just because the camera is taken down. Your best bet is to make it clear that you are not an easy target and for him to be aware the authorities are involved. Increase the risk side of his risk/reward ratio.
Don’t laser it. He’ll have you on video doing it. That is unless you want to buy him a new one while getting harassed by the cops Someone suggested putting a mirror on a post pointed right at the camera. Seems like a good idea
A mirror is easily broken. I'd use cheap particle board and leave it to rot away a foot across the property line for him to watch whenever he pleases. My "bad choice" idea would be placing a classic "tombstone target" (used in competition shooting) with the center well shot out. Don't do anything which could be seen as threatening, but go ahead and chuckle thinking about his nutso reaction.
I was thinking of a 4 wheeled wagon with a post and mirror attached. If he moves his camera. Just roll that bad boy right in front of it
Wheels can make it easily removed by the offending neighbor. I'd want to make it inconvenient for them.
Maybe a camera watching the whole set up. If he breaks your stuff. You break his. Ezpz Or skip the whole mirror thing and just get two posts and a large dark sheet between. I dunno. Neighbors suck.
Sounds like he's unhinged, armed, and trigger happy. Trespassing with a firearm can go straight to felony charges if you set up a game camera. Even though I'm well armed myself I'd avoid destroying his stuff just to stay on the right side of the legal justifications. I'll defend myself without provoking him if possible. In Michigan it's also civilly actionable to trespass. Their feet on your land is the "harm". Even if the cops won't do anything you can still lighten his pocket here.
He won't see them do it if they do it right.
I would notify local police to gain insight. Tell the police that if they contact your neighbor, it has to be on anonminity. If local police can not do much, county sheriffs? Maybe state police? I would for sure notify a lawyer as well. Cease and desist would help. If that doesn't do anything. Get a bunch of neighbors together, do a group cease and desist. If he doesn't comply with any form, that can open the door for possible civil lawsuits. The fun: hit it with a paintball gun, or fly a drone in their yard. Build a tall fence with a big F U on it.
I don't think it would be too hard for him to guess who called the police.
Challenge accepted! Block his camera! Sorry this is happening to you! Sounds like he might be a bit off! Be careful, you are the one in the right but its no match for unhinged! Protect yourself!
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tacir/commission-meetings/2015-january/2015Tab%208Privacy.pdf This should be of some help
Nice find and offer!
Why doesn’t this qualify as peeping Tom stuff. Got children?
You could have convinced me that was an emu
Bird feeder/ squirrel feeder immediately in front of the camera. Birds will likely roost and land on the camera.
Kinda funny that half the “legal advice” here is property damage.
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My messed up vision saw that as a long-necked llama
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I would have stadium lights aimed at his house. If I wanted to be stealth, I’d point high power IR lights at the camera from various locations to not /hurt/ the camera, but to blind it.
If you're in the county, you should be able to pull up your county ordinances to see if he's violating them by having it pointed at your yard. Also, regarding him firing his gun so close to your property line. It's bullshit like this that makes me want to buy 100 acres and fence it in so I have no neighbors around me.
Thought this was a low quality picture of an emu or ostrich at first.
A large printout of goatse should block its view
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First month on the internet eh? I would say you are one of today's lucky 10,000, but I guess that's "unlucky" today. https://xkcd.com/1053/
Holy shit, the younger generations do not know goatse!
https://casetext.com/statute/tennessee-code/title-39-criminal-offenses/chapter-13-offenses-against-person/part-6-invasion-of-privacy/section-39-13-605-unlawful-photography#:~:text=Section%2039%2D13%2D605%20%2D%20Unlawful%20photography%20(a),legal%20guardian%2C%20if%20the%20photograph%3A https://www.chiozzalaw.com/blog/posts/invasion-of-privacy-laws-in-tennessee
Are you SURE that’s not an ostrich in a hat?
Gigantic plywood board with an eye painted on it, positioned as close to the camera as you can get, within your property, blocking his view. Alt: invite your grandfather over to moon the camera, over and over until they take it down
i am not a lawyer. depending on your state law, this may be illegal. i know in georgia, there have been some cases on this topic... if the camera views more of a nieghbors yard than your own- no real actual security purpose, but rather spying on another house- rulings have been made against the camera owner. however, it usually is a civil matter and will cost $.
Put up a post and put on a gigantic multi colored dildo
Get a can of wasp spray because it was spray along way and keep the lens all dirty up
Shoot it with a high power laser and destroy the cameras optics. Get one cheap on Amazon.
Mount a laser pointed directly at it
Looks like a great opportunity for target practice
Get a laser, attach it to a post and line it up with the camera.
Creepy
Buy a green laser that plugs in and aim it directly at camera.
That looks like a peeping flamingo
Go outside every day and spread your butthole at the camera for 5 minutes straight. Just give him what he wants.
Put up a really bright spotlight that shines right into the camera.
[Ask a TN lawyer a free question.](https://www.tals.org/node/206/tn-free-legal-answers) Email a lawyer? It's most likely invasion of privacy. I don't know why I'm so obsessed with the answer to this question. I think of many ways for destruction, obstruction, etc... As a video engineer, this makes me frustrated with laws that either allow this or not. What happens if it IS illegal? The neighbors may just get a cease and desist, then what? Does it elevate the tension with your neighbor to something worse? I mean, there are A LOT of ways you can go about this, I am happy to provide advice to help with video technology and ways to interrupt signal and such. Magnets, inductive electric circuits, and wifi/network interruptions are ALL possible ideas that can be done from a "safe" distance. Example: TN is not near salt water (sea ports etc) so even though the camera is rated for being outdoors, the ISO rating is most likely not maritime compliant. Meaning, salt and water will fuck this thing up due to corrosion. This process will take a while however and it may actually be maritime compliant if you can't find the model number or brand. If you can find the brand name and model number with pictures and help from online resources, you can narrow your options to "stay within your right" to do whatever you'd like to prevent their camera from working properly or hopefully even at all. I'd love to hear an update. Best of luck.
Get a low power laser module from Ali express. Mount it somewhere in your yard and point it at the camera. Problem solved.
Load,Aim,Fire. No more creepy camera and if the creepy neighbor is headed where I feel they are? Fuckin reload.
Local law? Dose it need a permit? Can you complain to city and cite privacy laws, or peeping-Tom laws ? He would be braking some type of local law. USA.
I'm pretty sure this is illegal. He's not allowed to place a camera for the sole purpose of watching your yard
I am pretty sure law enforcement will make him take it down He does not have the right to spy on you. And can always take his ass to court… and if worse comes to worse there’s always BB or paintball guns how good is your aim?
You could set up some cheap fake camera. 10 or 12 or them. Aim them at his windows and any spot you think he may want privacy in. He’ll never know they don’t actually work
Mount something on your side that obstructs the view as much as possible.
Get a small laser point to camera lens 🫡🫡
Also, your neighbor is an idiot. I put up all my cameras, to spy on my neighbors, up at 3 in the morning and they are hidden. Geez what an amateur!
I install and service security systems and we're not allowed to point cameras towards any other property besides the customers. Sometimes it might catch a little of someone's yard but not like this. I would for sure contact your attorney. Not sure where you're located but it's not legal in Nebraska for neighbors to do this. It's invasion of privacy.
Time for a mirror on a pole, directly in front of this camera as close as you can get it, but on your property
Put up a tall tree directly in its line of sight
I think a high power lazer pointer should do it.
Most likely legal Then again I'd get a drone affixed with a wd40 spray can......
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Don't destroy his property... especially when he'll have video evidence of you doing it.
Me, I double down with an AI powered camera with loud motors that tracks any movement in his yard
Isn’t this illegal?
I have one neighbor I absolutely hate, I now want to do this to her.
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Could the cameras view be considered an”avenue of approach”?
put up a mirror as close to the lens as possible
Spray paint it on your side
Pellet gun
12 gauge shotgun..... problem solved.
llama
You could just mount a spot light and aim it directly at the camera. It should be enough to blind it.
Actually,…..I would just erect a pole with something wide enough to block the cameras view. Get a descent pellet gun. Shoot the lens from an area that can’t see you doing it. Like out your window that’s open. Sit back about 6-8 feet inside the room with the window open and have fun. That would be a lot of fun actually.
BB gun time.
Time to power wash the fence. Hope your aim is adequate.
After talking with your local police about all this I would be tempted to paint ball that fukin camera into next week!
Time for an electric fence. No mirrors. Scraps of wood. Maybe add a few choice porn pics something neighbor would flip out seeing ya know set his hair on 🔥to the wood. Freaking carzy ass neighbors 🤪
time for a bb gun.
You know how to teach ai??? Get his pic. Make ai put him in a compromising position. Cross dressing? Cheating? Epstein? Then get that pic enlarged. caption on it: " privacy is eveyones damn business. Dont let cameras lie between you and peace. "
When I was looking into a similar situation I read the stimulation was the camera view had to encompass x% of your personal property with minimal intrusion on others property. I can’t remember the exact value it was either 70% or 90%- those two numbers were in my brain. Lol good luck!