Can cops use binoculars to view suspects in a public area?

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Hey guys, it's Anthony Bandiero. Here, attorney and senior legal instructor at Blue to Gold law enforcement training, bring you the roadside chat. All right, this question comes from an officer in Alabama. So I'm looking at my email here. And basically, the question is, Can cops use binoculars to view suspects in a public area?

These they want to see, for example, you know, salesman, narcotics,

you know, and so forth. Now, does the officer need probable cause? To do that? Does the cop need probable cause to make contact and so forth? And I have your answer. The answer is very easy. Cops can absolutely use binoculars to see anything that would be open to view, they do not have to, let's say the, the people are in a park. ...