Visitors who came to enjoy the water and sand certainly did not expect their behavior to be scrutinized in this way. In the United States, on a public beach in Twin Lake, Minnesota, the police did not hesitate to use drones on July 10 to hunt for possible nudists. As reported by the American channel CNN, local authorities have justified this unusual method after receiving dozens of complaints of public indecency and the use of alcohol and drugs on the beach.
Asked by the local channel CBS Minnesota, Elsie Olin, who frequents the beach regularly, denounces an exaggerated police intervention on July 10. “At that time, everyone was fully clothed. We had tops. There was no exhibitionism, ”she says. According to the head of the police department, Randy Mahlen, several beach users were caught by the drones. “This validated the complaints from local residents that we had received,” he said. “This method is no different from a surveillance camera in a public place. “
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“It makes you uncomfortable”
Also controlled by police on the beach, another woman interviewed by CBS Minnesota wonders about the procedures that the authorities are exercising at the site. “It makes you uncomfortable to say that you are being watched in this way,” she says. In a statement reported by CNN, the police chief contends that the images of the drones “are only accessible to very few members of the personnel and are only used for documentation, gathering of evidence and prosecutions if necessary” . “Police personnel are trained in data protection and maintaining confidentiality. By law, people in public spaces should not expect their privacy to be recorded by security devices, ”he added. What reassure the regulars of this beach?
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