Re:Ask HN: What happened to surveillance camera guy?
by ehnto on Thursday March 24, 2022 @07:23AM
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It puts me in a tough spot, because on one hand I believe public space should be able to be recorded, but on the other hand this is pretty obnoxious behavior and pretty threatening in context. There are laws that cover this kind of stuff that are unrelated to filming, so police definitely could do something here. We see it as a video on the internet and know the intent but in the moment, it's some guy filming you and your family and not explaining why, I would totally get why people are furious.
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Re:Ask HN: What happened to surveillance camera guy?
by bendauphinee on Thursday March 24, 2022 @07:48AM
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As a photographer myself, how do you think street photography happens? Sometimes the mundane stuff is unstaged, and when I was shooting it, you end up throwing a lot of stuff away anyway. In North America, you have no right to privacy in a public space. I understand why people are antsy about being photographed / recorded in public, but they direct that anger at the person doing it instead of the laws that allow it.
Besides, the person you see and who is generally being intentionally visible isn't usually the one you have to worry about.
Re:Ask HN: What happened to surveillance camera guy?
by ehnto on Thursday March 24, 2022 @09:11AM
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Did you watch the videos linked elsewhere in this thread? He's acting pretty insidious, it's not just street photography. Even just someone following you around like they are, with no camera, would be uncomfortable/threating to some. He follows one family back to their car.
Re:Ask HN: What happened to surveillance camera guy?
by yoz-y on Thursday March 24, 2022 @09:30AM
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> but they direct that anger at the person doing it instead of the laws that allow it.
The law that allows filming in public spaces clearly was not meant to allow this kind of creepy behaviour. People are rightfully directing their anger at the person abusing the law, rather than the law itself.