[knodi123]

But those cameras are FBI agents, and now you're pointing a weapon at a federal officer. If you think courts would never declare an inanimate object to be an FBI agent, then you'd probably also be shocked to hear there was a court case titled "United States v. Article Consisting of 50,000 Cardboard Boxes More or Less, Each Containing One Pair of Clacker Balls".

[freehunter]

I'm not advocating destruction of federal property or assaulting an agent, don't get me wrong. I'm merely pointing out that this is one situation where the right to bear arms is lopsided in the favor of the people. You couldn't go toe-to-toe with the US Army, but you could cover a camera with a paintball pretty easily. The founding fathers would be proud.

[beamatronic]

I thought you were kidding

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Article_Consi...

[talmand]

That's not even close to the same thing.

But destruction of government property is a crime.

[knodi123]

of course not. it's mildly satirical. but for the record, I didn't say they were the same, I just implied that, clearly, bizarre legal theories about the personhood of objects are not off the table.

[jackhack]

Absolutely. When making a "Barking" sound at a police dog can result in a charge of "Assault on a police officer", anything is possible.

[talmand]

Wait, you mean insisting I was reporting a crime to a police officer is not a defense in that case?