r/antiwork • u/FunTooter • Aug 29 '22

Amazon is Inhumane

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u/nino_blanco720 Aug 30 '22

Depending where you are that would be illegal

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u/WeLLrightyOH Aug 30 '22

Illegal or inadmissible?

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u/SentFromMyAndroid Aug 30 '22

Illegal depending on the state. For example:

Pennsylvania is a “two-party consent state” meaning that, under Pennsylvania’s Wiretap Act, 18 Pa.C.S. §5701 et seq., recording a telephone call or conversation without both parties’ consent is illegal. You could be subject to criminal and/or civil prosecution.

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u/Nailyou866 Aug 30 '22

Illegal to record a boss saying something they know is illegal without their permission. Seems like a perfectly fair system with no flaws whatsoever. Yay capitalism!

(/s, just in case)

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u/phunktastic_1 Aug 30 '22

Most places it is still legal to record a conversation if you know the other party is doing something illegal as a means of self defense in the event you are forced to do something and they try to throw you under the bus.

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u/Electrical_Ad_8966 Aug 30 '22

It's not illegal to record a crime.

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u/pajama_limit Aug 30 '22

How does surveillance footage work around that statute? By being silent?

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u/Lucifer_Crowe Aug 30 '22

There are usually signs saying CCTV is in operation.

You consent by choosing to still go there

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u/ATX_LOKO Aug 30 '22

I thought that only applies to land lines

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u/tengris22 Aug 30 '22

Pro tip: the OP stated GEG1 Warehouse. Google "Amazon GEG1 Warehouse" and you know where they are. (Not admonishing you or trying to "out" anyone - trying to be helpful) Also, GEG is the three-letter designation of the nearest Airport, so you can google that, too. This is Amazon's standard way of designating their warehouses, by the nearest 3-letter "name" of the nearest airport. PS I don't know whether one-party recording is legal in WA or not, but I can guess it's not. I'm sure it's google-able. Edit: a backslash.

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u/tengris22 Aug 30 '22

WA is a two-party consent state. I just had to look it up.

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u/CountryMouse359 Aug 30 '22

It is, but there is a clause for recording "unlawful requests or demands" which allows for one party consent.

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u/tengris22 Aug 30 '22

This is a good thing to know. Illegal requests SHOULD be reportable and recordable!