Fringe leftists who got one of these without thinking, I guess.

Does the thesis that people get these out of paranoia have any basis? I use mine for basic convenience, like seeing that a package was delivered, or seeing that the person at the door is a solicitor so I don't have to walk downstairs and shoo him away. Crime is not even on my mind with this thing and I point it so it can only see my stoop, not the street. Maybe I'm the weird one?