. . . But not in my Backyard

Voyeurism in our backyard?

What a shock to come home and see these men watching you, especially for three women.

Photos are from a phone camera. Wish I had a regular camera to see who they were.

   Tuesday, 19 July 2005  What a shocking surprise to walk into your back yard and see two men peering high above the fence at you from the new Carmike Theatre. They didn't move out of courtesy but rather continued to stand on the platform veering over our yard smoking their cigarettes. This is quite unsettling and we feel an infringement of our right to privacy.

   My wife and children had just become victims on our own property. It appeared to be time for a smoke break and our privacy became non-existent. When do the rights of others to be entertained overrule your rights to simple privacy? These stairs are meant to be an emergency exit and not a place for two men to get high on nicotine and watch my two little girls play in their yard after watching who knows what at the theatre. I would hate to think this is the beginning of voyeuristic tendencies.

   We were told earlier by the developer Mr. Roy Drinkard that we had nothing to worry about, that the Carmike Theatre would be good neighbors. This cannot be considered to be very neighborly. Use the stairs for that which they are intended and not a momentary escape for a drug and visual fix.

   Thank goodness for PicPhones in securing accountability for this action.

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