Security surveillance cameras have become generally accepted and the intended use is pretty obvious.  Honest people don’t have a problem with those cameras.

Some random dude with a camera, using his “power of silence”, or playing passive-aggressive with people, and throwing off a creepy vib with an attitude WILL rightfully bother some people.  Especially when his intentions are unknown.

One day, maybe some dude exercising his right not to be filmed will hold up his hand in front of the camera lens to block his being filmed.  I can envision a scenario where the cameraman then “accidentally” bumps into his hand and his camera accidentally gets shoved into the back of his skull.

When the police arrive after the tussle, witnesses will say that the creepy cameraman deliberately walked into and pushed the other guy which resulted in the camera getting planted in his face.    Not something I would do, but I know people.

ThumperPaul wrote on 02/07/25 at 06:42:12:


The nice thing about cameras is that they don't lie.    

PS I NEVER call the police.

Except in the world of AI, CGI, and when the camera suddenly turns off.

You’re obviously free to do what you want, you asked a seemingly rhetorical question, you really don’t care what others think or how your attitude and behavior affects others, and I’ve simply tried to articulate that it’s really not the camera.  

ThumperPaul wrote on 02/07/25 at 07:51:06:


You are right to say I really don't care what people think, but I am mystified why they care so much about me and my camera. It's as if I am violently stealing something from them which is obviously not the case.


People who could not care less about being recorded do not make entertaining subjects.

Pathetic you get off to agitating people and that’s entertaining to you.  What a sad miserable life you lead.  

And don’t confuse my “disdain” for “caring”.  Enjoy flattering yourself.

ThumperPaul wrote on 02/07/25 at 06:42:12:


Well, technically, in both the United States and Canada, you do not have the right to not be filmed in public, though there are exceptions. But you are right in that someone may respond violently. I have heard of people being killed over much less. I am a decent human, so I don't creepily record people.

I will say though, I would exercise this right if there is something worth recording. For example, I saw someone's truck locked onto a repo flat bed in a public parking lot and the guy jumped into the truck and tore it up trying to drive off the flat bed to avoid repo Hilarious. Wish I had a good enough view to record it.

TheBabyDerp wrote on 02/07/25 at 10:30:53:


Please define "creepily record people"

TheBabyDerp wrote on 02/07/25 at 12:06:25:


I would define "creepy" as recording someone covertly.  I would not consider  openly recording someone as being creepy.  It might qualify as weird but not  creepy