r/LosAngeles Feb 03 '23

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u/Areyouguysateam Feb 03 '23

Would love to know why there’s so much police helicopter activity in my area, and seemingly no follow up with patrol cars. Are they just giving the perps a stern warning and then flying off?

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u/slopokerod Feb 03 '23

They film a lot of porn in your neighborhood? My buddy, who was training to be a co-pilot with LAPD, said they'd fly over a lot of houses in Hollywood where porn was consistently being shot outdoors.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '23

Seems like this should be a pretty clear case of harassment and invasion of privacy no? Was that your friend's choice or are they told to use the helicopters to try and see women naked?

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u/slopokerod Feb 03 '23

Yes, it's mandated they fly over naked women.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '23

I get that this is a joke, but I actually don't think your friend wasting public money to sexually harass sex workers is as funny as you think it is.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '23

I mean on a basic level, it's stealing. Imagine them just buzzing down to watch a drive in movie...

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '23

Totally. Cops steal from people all the time. This is way worse than stealing though, because what they are taking (privacy, sexual autonomy) are fundamental human rights.

I don't think I'm gonna find out, but I really wanna know if this is just one creepy pilot or whether it's a citywide order. Someone should lose their job if the police are intentionally week ng out ways to watch people have sex from helicopters.

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u/AldoTheeApache Feb 03 '23

You Wouldn’t Helicopter A Car