Kate wrote: > but this to my mind is so different from > TIPS...neighbors looking after each > other is not at all like some delivery person reporting > on what THEY > consider to be something suspicious in someone's > home...not at all the same
I've stayed away from this discussion so far. But, Kate, you've said it so well here. I agree completely with you. I've seen the neighbors working together idea work wonders, both to prevent crime and to protect the environment. (A group of us even became a non-profit organization. We educated others who lived in our watershed about how to preserve the local pond from further decay. We even took kids on field trips.) Having someone enter your house for one purpose (repairing something, for example) and judge what you are doing isn't just creepy, I believe it's unconstitutional. After all, wouldn't a police officer need a warrant to do the same thing? (Sorry, I haven't read all the posts so I'm probably repeating what others have said.) lots of love Anne
