I live on the bottom floor of an up/down duplex, recently grabbed a Panasonic Home Hawk window camera. It suctions to the inside of my window and looks out onto my front porch and the sidewalk outside the house. I got this camera in response to catching a specific person from my past wandering around the place and drawing attention to himself. I want to make sure I’m not being stalked and to have a record of when he comes around in case the situation escalates. Already got footage of dude since getting the camera. I’m not worried about property damage–just personal shit

My upstairs neighbor is an older guy. Our paths cross every now and again and we have brief chats about the house, our lives, the neighborhood, whatever. You can clearly see the camera in my window; I wasn’t sure whether it’d be better or worse to try and hide it. I’m sure he’s noticed by now, though we haven’t crossed paths since I got it. I’m sure the next time we happen to be out at the same time he will be curious as to why I have a camera all of a sudden after years of living here. This is a fairly safe town. I’d like to be able to tell him about it without having him potentially be alarmed. Or to think I’m attracting trouble onto the property. Both of us are interested in living quiet and unobtrusive lives so I feel somewhat responsible for not causing undue concern. I’m also worried about my landlord having a reaction to it (though the lease says nothing against having personal security cameras). I like living here, I’d like to continue to do so in happy harmony with these people

So, the next time I meet my neighbor, what should I say to him about why I have the camera?

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