Gothamist: The Ethicist on Upskirting Camera!

robin.g

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:56:19 -0500

"None of your business?" Erm, no... it's everyone's business when some douche is taping under girls' skirts, which is a CRIME. Just like if you found a cam with footage of kids wrecking someone's house or throwing rocks at people from car windows. I agree with donating it to Hollabacknyc.com

just saying

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 23:20:18 -0500

WTF? For purposes of *security* the cops stop people from taking pictures in the subway with tiny camera phones, yet some wackadoo in the subway gets away with aiming his big ole video camera up females' skirts?

Jeebus

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:21:37 -0500

I know of one AMAZING way to prevent this type of thing from ever happening again: Stop wearing skirts. And if you must wear a skirt, for fucks sake, please wear something more than a thong when you go out. No one needs a camera to see it since with most skirts girls wear you can see right through that shit But as a man, I can't say that this is such a bad thing...

LaurenLarken

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:47:00 -0500

Donate it to HOLLABACKNYC.COM WHO FIGHTS THE FORCES OF STREET HARASSMENT IN THE CITY!!!

bklynd

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:43:51 -0500

I would be comfortable deciding that the owner was an asshole who deserved to be out a few hundred bucks.

Toby

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:38:07 -0500

The logical thing would have been to take it to your local police precinct and turned it in there, of course telling them of your efforts on trying to return the item to the rightful owner. The police may actually be intrested in the content of the tape as well.

Jeebus

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:58:00 -0500

When it involves up skirt shots of Camel toe, I'll god damn make it my business. Why should I give back the Camera to the perv whose just going to use it again for the same exact thing?

Upshorts

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:47:22 -0500

You don't want to return it to the owner? It's none of your business, you ***hole.

C.H.U.D.

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:30:00 -0500

Sweet, someone found my camera? So glad I transfered over my child porn before I went out that morning shootin' upskirts! But, please give me back my camera!

ed lover's Ex

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:29:45 -0500

i will resort back to elementary school: Finders keepers, losers weepers.

J

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:04:21 -0500

"police couldn't do anything, because they sometimes don't like to get involved" My, what a comforting thought..

pee esss aaa four

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:50:08 -0500

Was this before the implementation of the NYPD's lucky bag program?

fire that guy

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:48:32 -0500

The ethicist is a complete idiot, week after week. Civilians don't get to enforce the law. The guy should make a good faith effort to find the owner or put it back where he found it.

Samantha T

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:45:23 -0500

Yeah, it's really "prudish" to think it's shitty to videotape women's crotches without their consent.

Jeebus

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:38:02 -0500

Jen you’re such a prude! If I was in that situation, I would look first to see what’s on it, and if I saw any illegal activity, I’d toss the tape and keep the camera for myself. (If the material is really hot, I might as well keep the tape as well.) It’s going to be seized as evidence anyway right? Free Camera!