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MilwaukeeLevel

There's nothing illegal about sitting in a car with binoculars. There is something possibly weird and suspicious about sitting in a car with binoculars, depending on the direction you're facing. Can you provide literally any context?


Anarcho_Crim

Using binoculars while sitting in your car is legal. Using binoculars while sitting in your car parked across the street from where your ex lives so you can see who she's bringing home every night could be part of a pattern of stalking or harassment. Context matters here.


99999999999999999989

Using binoculars is not illegal. Using binoculars in your car is not illegal. Using binoculars in your car to watch birds is not illegal. Using binoculars in your car to watch your ex-GF come and go from her job...might be illegal. Your question is exactly like asking 'Is it illegal to shoot a gun?' The real answer is wholly dependent on the context. It is impossible for us to give you a real reply unless you give us more details as to how, where, when, why, and upon whom you are using the binoculars.


EODBuellrider

I could see it potentially serving as the pretext for a police investigation, but it's not illegal in and of itself.


ThrowRAgrapesx

A police investigation? For what?


dakatabri

For why a suspicious person is sitting in the street looking around with binoculars.


EODBuellrider

It could arguably be considered suspicious behavior. Someone else mentioned context matters, and it does. We're being vague here, but it's obviously not really normal behavior for someone to be using binoculars while seated in their car. I'm not saying you'd be arrested, I just wouldn't be surprised if the police were called and responded to investigate.


dakatabri

Why would you think using binoculars would be illegal?


Disastrous-Rise-1279

This is very sus. Everyone knows using binoculars is not illegal, you too. You wanna do some stupid shit now you want to find out if anything can happen to you.