Forget about the police, go to your local district attorney's office. Show them pictures of the camera and let them know what the police said. Tell them you need an explanation of the law regarding cameras like this.

On some CCTV cameras, if you aim a bright light (laser?) at the lens long enough, it will burn out the lens, so all he sees is black. I wonder how many cameras he's willing to buy? Also, you could plant the bamboo in huge pots, maybe put them in a wheel barrow if you expect to have to move them! That way they won't take over your yard. Maybe plant tall cypress trees to eventually provide you with a lovely view?

He says Texas. My European mind automatically thinks that he can use the cam as target practice.

Take a picture of your yard and put it in front of the camera.

Place a yard sign in your front yard with an arrow pointing to their house and beneath it say these perverts have intentionally pointed a camera directly into my backyard.

Here's the thing - if you put energy into planting, he'll love it. He's trying to tick his neighbor off. He'll just laugh at the effort, and then move the camera. I like the laser idea. It's easy, and can be moved if/when the camera is moved.

Just put up a large infrared illuminator pointed at his camera -- you won't see the light, but the camera will and its auto exposure will drown out everything.

I had similar problems with a neighbor where I live (I live in North Carolina). He had bought a property in foreclosure that once belonged to my sister. There were (and still are) clauses in the property deeds about access rights and such. The first thing he did was shut off the water to a home we had on the adjacent property (one of the clauses in the deed). Then he started telling us we couldn't use our own driveway as it was on his property (it wasn't) and planted fast growing trees where he thought our driveway straddled the line (we simply moved the driveway a few feet away from his side). We commissioned a survey to map out the boundaries (which cost a lot). This m**o rips down the flags and digs up the iron rod in the driveway (no small feat) because he insists the driveway belongs to him and doesn't want us using it. And everytime we'd call the sheriff's deputies out there, they'd tell us "nothing we can do about it."

I'd glue a large dead spider to the lens.

Nudist Barbeque party every weekend.

Nah f that. Walk over knock on his door. Ask him what his problem is. Whoop his a*s if need be. I’d slap that thing off the fence with a baseball bat. You’re going to record me and my kids in my backyard. Yea think again bud.

How is that even legal? Spying into your backyard? I know I'd be within my rights to give ONE warning, more one order, to remove the camera and not replace it - and if that isn't done within reasonable time, I'd happily help him take down that violation of my rights and prevent it from being up or running ever again.

Just stop mowing 3 feet from the fence line. You will have native plants growing there quickly. Good for pollinators. Giant sunflowers easily grow to 10 feet in a few months. Found this out when we neglected mowing our backyard when hubby was in the hospital for 4 months. I'm in North Texas.

Pee off your back porch every morning looking straight at the camera with a s#$ eating grin on your face. His only proof is illegally recorded video footage. Also, the “visit the DA’s offices” is a great idea (or call/email). Someone else said it as well, but your average cop only knows the handful of laws they enforce. They are not even experts on those, they know what they have been told, most have never read the actual law(s) themselves. All you get from them is their, sometimes questionable, advice. No one likes to admit that they don’t know, so they are giving you their opinion based on whatever experience they might have on the subject.

This is actually illegal. If it was on his house covering his yard and inadvertently showing the neighbors yard, then that is fine. But you cannot legally put up a camera to to purposely watch your neighbor. As a side note, video surveillance laws are very vague if they exist at all.

Just buy a sheet of plywood and lean it against your fence, right where the camera is. If they move the camera, move the plywood. Cheap, and nothing illegal about it.

Go viral. Call your local news station; the infamy should prove to be quite embarrassing for the nosy neighbor, AND the apathetic police.

Just print out a picture of your face, stick it on a popsicle stick, and glue it.to.your fence right in front of the camera.

I would just rip the camera off.

I would order some hideous yard statue that is small enough to sit on that fence railing. Then super glue it on the post right in front of the camera. Won't hurt if you accidentally got super glue on other "parts" of your fence!

Spray paint.

Pretty stupid posting. The question is - Why would your neighbor want to spy on you?

Does neighbor pay off police, have police friends, in business where police are taking their side???!! Baffling. Im also in Texas. Thank God we have always had wonderful neighbors. This person or family sound like a nightmare. How can ppl be so inconsiderate go out of their way to ruin others lives just bc they are miserable.

Oh man, hope your camera is slime proof, cause that’s the first of MANY things getting slapped on it

I would plant vines or mint! They take over EVERYTHING! Before you know it, that thing will be blocked... 🤣 You could just put anything on top of that fence, or get an air-gun/pellet gun... 🤷🏽‍♀️ Shoot that right out. Ooops! 😂🤣 I had a target up but I missed. It was my first time! 🤪

If you can't damage it without trouble, get a sturdy post with a big board on the top, so all the jerk will see is the board. Also, on the camera side, paint something like "eff off, you nosy, creepy, psycho! If there a microphone to catch sound, stand there (maybe warn any nice neighbors first) blowing the loudest whistle you can get. Do it for like 5 minutes straight if possible. It seems like there should be a law against this kind of invasion of privacy

Put up a flag in front of the camera.

Sunbathe naked in your yard.

Spray paint on the lens.

Take a still in tighty whiteys in your yard. If they complain tell them to call the cops. This way the cops will see it's pointing into your property. And also just hit it with a green laser an burn the sensor out. Do that from your most hidden spot. Screw them. You can use a laser on your own property. Still think dressing like Randy from Christmas vacation would be epic.

A black board, about 1 metre long, right up to the camera, on your side of the boundary, as close as you can to the camera. Intentionally blocking it.