What can I do as an Indiana property owner to stop kids from vandalizing my property ? Toilet papering, setting of fireworks, etc..?
Firing a gun in the air will land you in jail for criminal threatening with a firearm. You are never allowed to fire your weapon to scare someone off. You are only allowed to use a firearm in self-defense if you have legitimate, immediate fear for your life or serious injury. A warning shot means you didn't immediately fear for your life, and it will pretty much automatically land you in prison with a firearms charge. The best way to prevent this is to be present and supervise your property. I agree that it is pretty offensive for someone to come on your property and vandalize it. But, this is something that all landowners have had to deal with at some point. Ownership means taking care of something as well as having legal possession of it. So, if you don't live on the property, visit often or pay a local to drive through it everyday. Put up motion lights, security cameras, and no trespassing signs. Notify the police of the problems and ask them to check on it occasionally. If there is one specific spot these people go, you can setup a game camera like hunters use to get a picture. If you live in a small town, the cops can probably ID from that. In the end, land abuses are a cat and mouse game. You'll probably had to continue to patrol and be vigilant. Call the cops every time something happens. But, please do not involve a gun, especially with kids. It will end badly for you legally.
Is it illegal if your dog poops/pees on other peoples lawn?
*Is it illegal if your dog poops/pees on other peoples lawn as long as you pick it up? today i was walking my dog and she pooped on someones lawn. ive been doing this for years a second later, a lady comes screaming out of house yelling at me to never do that again.. i even had a plastic bag to pick her waste up. i always do i mean doesnt everyone do this?
If I find a live cartridge ("bullet"), should I report it to the police?
No, you shouldn't.The police have a wide range of things to do and coming to your home because you found a bullet somewhere ranks so low that they are unlikely to even bother. If they do come, they may ask you some questions, they’ll look at the bullet (or cartridge depending upon what it is) and then they'll either take it with them and discard it later or simply suggest that you do so.Here are scenarios for when you might want to consider contacting the police about finding cartridges or bullets:When you find an unusually large number of them (>100)When you discover that someone has been illegally using property as a private shooting rangeIf you find that someone has been vandalizing property with a firearmIf you also find items that appear to be the proceeds of criminal activity, especially drug manufacturing.If you find what appears to be the remains of animals being hunted illegally (poaching)If you also find large quantities of unexplained blood or human tissueIf you find a body or human remains.Besides the above, I would advise taking one bullet or cartridge (or less than a large quantity), wrapping it in foil or duct tape and discarding it in the trash. Even if your local waste in incinerated before being taken to a landfill, the odds of the cartridge "cooking off" (igniting due to exposure heat or open flames) are so low as to be nearly meaningless. It's more likely to be crushed or shredded before that ever occurs.
Is it illegal to video tape someone in your home without their knowledge?
You better ask a lawyer, Not me ( I'm not a lawyer).i would say yes. You're not allowed to use video as evidence. And not allowed to tape without asking? ( but ask a lawyer please). My partner once did uber. He had his share of bad or unreasonable customers ( I don't know if it was bad luck ) but uber sent him lots of bad customers who practically ruined our car. I wanted him to quit.i mentioned to him once that maybe he should tape record these bad customers. But he said that it's not allowed because he would have to let the customers know ( and they'd either be offended or not be bad….stop littering in the car). I saw a taxi show once where the taxi driver told the customers they would be on tv. They did a lot of fun or funny things on the show, made people laugh. But he had to tell the customers ahead of time that they were going to be taped. I remember that being the law? You're better off asking a lawyer ( maybe for free consultation?) or volunteer with law degree in this matter.
My neighbor has a camera pointed right at my driveway is this legal?
Yes, if the camera is on their property it’s perfectly legal for them to point it at anything that would be visible if they were standing in the street itself, and that includes your house, front door or driveway.If something is visible from a public space, such as a road or sidewalk, or from the air, it is by definition public. You do not have an expectation of privacy when you or your possessions are in public.That said, there are laws against what they can do with the images they collect, and with the knowledge it yields. They cannot use it in ways that cause you harm, which is covered by various different laws depending on the type of mischief intended.Perhaps the best way to understand why all this is true is to stand on your own property and gaze across the street or yard at the neighbor’s house. Anything you can see with your eyes is something you can also legally point a camera at, except that it’s not legal to peer inside the house (through a window with open curtains, for example). That is covered by voyeur laws (aka, Peeping Tom laws). Other than that, however, imagine how you’d feel if someone told you that even though you are standing on your own property, you are not allowed to look at something anyone else can see or take picture of.Likewise for them. They can point the camera at and record your driveway as much as they like. You can do the same. It’s all publicly visible.
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF TEEPEEING?
My friends and I are planning on teepeeing some houses later this week as part of a yearly school tradition called Junior / Senior wars (where the two classes play pranks on eachother). All of the students, and even most of the faculty, at our school know about this but don't really care. ..The problem is the the Police - cops get suspicious late at night. A truck full of kids is going to look fishy and I have a feeling that the justification "everyone else is doing it" won't really hold up against the law. This being said, what are the actual legal consequences of rolling? All of us are 16-17. And what about the driver? He's 17, and we'll be out around 1-2 am. What are the consequences of driving that late at that age? All in all, how much trouble could be possibly get in? (worst case) Assuming that we do get pulled over, and the cop doesn't seem cool: Should we lie? Tell the truth? Thanks
Is it illegal to put cameras in bathrooms?
In the U.S. there is a legally defined “expectation of privacy" that prohibits photographing/filming people without their consent in locations where they might partially or completely disrob . Bathrooms, bedrooms, changing rooms, locker rooms are all examples of places people are expected to disrobe.The installation of a camera in these locations, even if never used, is still illegal under the assumption that you intended to use it illegally.As for bathrooms, outside the stalls is a gray area. I don't think you are going to get a consensus from people on whether partial disrobing might happen. So you are gambling on what judge and jury you'll get. Because clearly is is close enough, if caught, to deserve a trial.