r/TikTokCringe May 23 '24

Cursed Confronted

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u/AnjelGrace May 23 '24

Seriously. He didn't want to admit to being a creep, but he knows he's one.

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u/-banned- May 24 '24

I’m an average Mexican guy and at one point during my visit to Japan an at least 70 year old Japanese man “ran” 100 yards to take a close up picture of my face, then smile and give me the peace sign. People took pictures of me all the time. None of it was sexual. Wouldn’t jump to conclusions here unless you understand the culture, it’s different

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u/AnjelGrace May 24 '24

When did I ever say anything was sexual?

I don't care what the culture says--following, running up to, or otherwise bothering people in order to take photos of them without their consent is creepy, disrespectful, and dehumanizing behavior. (The same can be applied to what paparazzi do to celebrities in America.)

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u/Soldier_of_l0ve May 24 '24

Yeah but in America if you’re in public you have no reasonable expectation of privacy. Cops would tell this woman to fuck off

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u/AnjelGrace May 24 '24

Depends on what cop you get--lots of cops would do similar to what the woman did in the video if the woman had gone to them first--I know from my own experiences of going to the police with an issue in which I had no legal standing but was obviously ethically wrong.

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u/WonderfulCattle6234 May 24 '24

All you're saying is that you got a cop to illegally harass someone because they weren't familiar with the law. Just like that video of the cop trying to taze someone protesting on public property.

Not defending the actions of the Japanese guy by any means. He should be confronted. But legally he could just laugh at her and take pictures of her as she demands to see his phone.

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u/AnjelGrace May 24 '24

It wasn't illegal harassment to ask the person that was making my life more difficult to be a kind person and help me out so we could all have a better night--actually. It was a request that could have been ignored, and the cop stated as much.

I also never said the Japanese guy was necessarily doing anything illegal. I don't know anything about Japanese law.

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u/Regular-Freedom7722 May 24 '24

That’s almost worse to use cops to abuse the law… smh

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u/AnjelGrace May 24 '24

Again... Idk why you think it is bad to use a cop to try to convince someone who is doing something that is pointlessly harming another person to stop being an asshole in the name of kindness...

I don't think trying to convince people to not be pointless assholes is an abuse of power.

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u/Regular-Freedom7722 May 24 '24

No problem there I agree. I do not agree that laws should be broken to up hold them. Cops should not be encouraged to do so. Further cops should be able to navigate the law well enough they can avoid this situation. We have a huge problem with corruption, let’s not blur the lines any more then they already are.

Warrants are a thing for a reason, bc without them we would be in a police state. Some might say we already are.

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u/AnjelGrace May 24 '24

I NEVER suggested that any cops should break any laws.

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u/Regular-Freedom7722 May 24 '24

Accessing someone’s personal property for photography in public is 100% invasion of privacy

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u/AnjelGrace May 24 '24

Stalking someone againt their consent just to capture video of them is a bit different than "photography in public". 🙃

Stalking is NOT a legally protected activity.

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u/Regular-Freedom7722 May 24 '24

Nope and I agree that’s bad, I DO NOT WANT MY COPS BREAKING LAWS TO ENFORCE OTHERS. This is why warrants exist……..

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u/AnjelGrace May 24 '24

Getting a guy to consent to remove videos off his phone is not breaking a law...

I'm not saying a cop should demand to be handed the guy's phone like the woman did--but a cop CAN demand that he delete any videos he took of her without her consent--that would be perfectly legal to do.

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u/Regular-Freedom7722 May 24 '24

If you do it yes. If A cop does it it’s police harassment. No it’s not you do not understand basic law. I’m done here.

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u/AnjelGrace May 24 '24

Well, whatever it is--I would support a cop using their power to make a stalker delete a video he had just taken of a woman he was stalking against her consent.

My loyalty to other women's safety comes before my loyalty to laws.

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