Peeping Toms versus Shopping. It's kind of an interesting contrast that our laws governing the two groups, homes versus businesses, are so different. Look in the windows of a home, peeking through slats in the blinds at a couple folks having sex is supposed to get the Peeping Tom arrested. That is contrasted with looking in the windows of a business, because the business owner wants you to see their stuff on display as you walk on the sidewalk, maybe you'll buy something for sale.
I wonder to what degree this difference in residential versus business laws is responsible for getting folks used to the idea of a surveillance society. Peeping Tom laws are obviously not of much concern to police agencies who have apparently developed equipment that can see through opaque walls to see what's inside, nor to any surveillance entities whose "job" it is to "keep us safe."
Anyway, seems like this is mostly a case of trespassing. If it was a new car, property damage could maybe be a concern, but a used car, seems like it might have been used for that same purpose by its previous owners, maybe not, but can't really say for sure. It's curious the guy is still locked up, but the girl was released. He's black, she's white. He was alleged to spit on the officers. I wonder if he really did, or if that's just part of the story told to keep him in jail because they don't like him.
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