Package thefts are common in crime due to the practice of dropping off parcels at the doorstep by delivery companies. Often when it is seen that nobody immediately comes out to take the parcels, they get stolen. Recently, the Canadian police in a province has issued a warning stating that CCTV footage and other videos of theft cannot be posted online as it could lead to the supposed violation of the accused’s “private life”.
The police who made the statement allegedly is the SQ communications officer who belongs to the Quebec province in Canada. Upon hearing the warning, social media was quick to comment on the matter with many remaining divided in their personal opinions on the moral conundrum. On one hand, it is suggested that a lot of package thefts do happen in the area making it an urgent matter and a restriction on posting videos which could help in identifying the perpetrators should not be entertained. On the other hand, officials argue that in such thefts it is advisable to approach the police in person and submit any evidence which could help the victims instead of taking to social media. While both sides are at odds, it seems that the backlash on the matter has been severe with people stating how the warning could help the perpetrators in their escape and how law enforcement should not be entertaining that.
From the police’s statement, it seems that the crew are suggesting that a person’s privacy cannot be interrupted without their consent, yet the fact remains that the guilty must face the consequences of their actions. Nonetheless, perhaps the police are under discussion on how they could solve the issue relating to package thefts in a congenial manner. That being said, it is too soon to intercept the intended purpose of the statement made.
