Watching Us Pee

by Tim Rumford (posted by R. Norse)

Thu, Jun 5, 2008 8:02AM

Tim Rumford passed on this bit of news--a story the Santa Cruz Sentinel has not yet broken--about the surveillance state, or, more accurately , the good ole free enterprise system in action. Perhaps the UCSC activists who corrected the 8th Amendment violations on campus by removing the offending snoopsystem there, can extend their activities to the greater Santa Cruz area?

Hello,

I recently went to the movies at 41st playhouse in Capitola. There is a sign that says there are surveillance cameras in the Mens Bathroom.

This is illegal in Ca. Relevant authority Katz. vs United States (1967): there is both a subjective and objective expectation of privacy in bathrooms.

The sign may be real and the cameras fake, but I would hope the Sentinel would interested in such a story.

You may also want to scan through this too, for "bathroom" or "locker room"

http://www.notbored.org/camera-abuses.html

Sincerely
Tim Rumford
Concerned Citizen

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by Tim Rumford

Thu, Jun 5, 2008 8:55AM

In all fairness I should state that I did not see cameras in the restroom, nor did I look as I have seizure disorder and the flick made me have flare up. As the computer screen can also sometimes do. So I am limited in my use of it.

I did read the sign, which could be real and the cameras fake, which sometimes happens. I think everyone should check out the link in the main post. I certainly found it enlightening. If anyone goes to the 41st ave theater, please look for the cameras. Take a picture. See if the sign is still there. Due the very illegal nature of this. They may remove them as soon as attention is drawn to this issue. I have three wittinesses that read the signs, my mother, step father and me.

Employees should come forward, even anonymously as much as I have always stated I dislike anonymous comments. They have there place when your ass is on the line. I assume there must have been an incident to spark such action from the theater.
I understand Children must use the restroom. But it is the parents responsibility to ensure their safety. My mom manged this as a single mother, even during a trip across the US in a VW Van.

Tim Rumford

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