Woman Confronts A Creepy Guy Taking Photos Of Her And Her Friend At The Pool, Divides The Internet
Recently, TikToker Mai Pham (or @maiphammy) and her friend confronted a man who was taking pictures of them while they were chilling by a pool.
4 days ago, Pham shared footage of the experience online to remind everyone to stay vigilant about creeps.
“Excuse me,” one of the women says. “I’d really appreciate it if you deleted the photos of us off your phone.”
However, the man was really clinging on to his amateur paparazzi shots. He initially tried to avoid the conflict by showing the women his favorites album instead of his actual cameral roll. But they immediately called him out.
4 days ago, Mai Pham shared a TikTok where she and her friend confronted a man taking pics of them at the pool
The video already has over 6 million views
Even once the man seemed to have given up the charade, he tried to wave the women off, promising he would delete the photos. His hands were visibly shaking as he asked them to stop hovering over his head. It was “intimidating,” he complained.
Of course, approaching someone who is being a creep, even in a public space, can be really unpleasant and even scary, so many people who watched the video applauded Mai and her friend for their bravery.
But some claimed that the man was well within his rights to take pictures since they were in a public place, and that Mai and her friend are guilty of doing the “same thing” since they recorded him without his approval too.
@maiphammystay safe out there ladies. decided to confront a creep taking pics of us when we were just trying to hang by the pool. HE TRIED DENYING IT.♬ original sound – maiphammy
But some people pointed out that since it’s a public place, the man didn’t commit any crimes
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Others, however, stood by the women, saying it’s still not ok
Everybody who says "The law doesn't forbid it, so it's okay." still has a lot to learn in life. About decency. About respect. About freedom.
In Europe with GDPR it would not even be ok even by law. Technically, if you take pictures in which people can be identified you need to ask them for consent...even if that would be 50 people hanging around in a public place.
Load More Replies...All these people saying "Well it's not illegal!" is why we can't have nice things.
So many photos on the internet would be illegal. People of Walmart like a poster in article said comes immediately to mind.
Load More Replies...She is recording a video of him... while saying "it is inappropriate to take a picture/video of me". Not only that, but she violates his privacy even further by posting the video online. I appreciate that what he was doing is creepy, but I have a problem of the hypocrisy and the self righteous attitude of people who think "it is wrong when you do it, but ok when I do the exact same thing... just because my motivation is vengeance rather than yours of being a perv"
Is it hypocrisy or is it giving him a taste of his own medicine? They didn't go out and just start recording him for no reason. As you stated what he is doing isn't illegal but it's rude and there are consequences for being rude.
Load More Replies...This is by no means an issue just with men, it's a creep issue. I have two female neighbours who film my children in my back yard. I have talked to the police, the hedge that separates the yards is not considered enough for me to assume privacy, and their deck extend above the hedge height. The fact my children are young still doesn't protect them. This is the law in many places, no matter how I feel about it. The proper course of action I guess is to address the law.
Man takes pictures of women but doesn't post them on social media, women video man and post it on social media. Both should have thought about what they were doing, but the man has got every right to sue the women while the women have got nothing against the man. He didn't commit a crime and exercised his legal right to take pictures in a public place. The women may not like it, just as I don't like it when my neighbor blocks my view with his truck. I can ask him to park somewhere else but if he refuses I have nothing to force him. The women went over the top with this.
Yes, a creep, but, don't tell me women don't do this as well. It's an equal opportunity world.
Load More Replies...Here's a novel idea: Don't take photos or videos of total strangers without permission, b/c it is disrespectful, even if it is not "illegal". Do you want this to happen to your family/spouse/etc.? No. So don't do it to others. Wow, just turned into my mother.
oh oh you mean like how young idiots of the tik tok world post people with out their permission? and gets millions of views?
Load More Replies...I don't agree with them putting him online. But they have every right to ask him to delete the pictures. As he has the right to take pictures. Lots of things that are legal are wrong. It's legal to lie, but people are allowed to stand up to you when you do it. If the guy was genuinely taking pictures to gawk at later, then power to those women who made him delete that. That's not okay to do to someone. Who cares if it's legal or whatnot, it's nasty and not okay.
You can confront someone doing something you do not like, and even take a video for evidence if need be. When you post it on the internet you become a problem as well. These things end up on multiple platforms constantly. Get your problems sorted out without blasting them all over the internet.
Everybody who says "The law doesn't forbid it, so it's okay." still has a lot to learn in life. About decency. About respect. About freedom.
In Europe with GDPR it would not even be ok even by law. Technically, if you take pictures in which people can be identified you need to ask them for consent...even if that would be 50 people hanging around in a public place.
Load More Replies...All these people saying "Well it's not illegal!" is why we can't have nice things.
So many photos on the internet would be illegal. People of Walmart like a poster in article said comes immediately to mind.
Load More Replies...She is recording a video of him... while saying "it is inappropriate to take a picture/video of me". Not only that, but she violates his privacy even further by posting the video online. I appreciate that what he was doing is creepy, but I have a problem of the hypocrisy and the self righteous attitude of people who think "it is wrong when you do it, but ok when I do the exact same thing... just because my motivation is vengeance rather than yours of being a perv"
Is it hypocrisy or is it giving him a taste of his own medicine? They didn't go out and just start recording him for no reason. As you stated what he is doing isn't illegal but it's rude and there are consequences for being rude.
Load More Replies...This is by no means an issue just with men, it's a creep issue. I have two female neighbours who film my children in my back yard. I have talked to the police, the hedge that separates the yards is not considered enough for me to assume privacy, and their deck extend above the hedge height. The fact my children are young still doesn't protect them. This is the law in many places, no matter how I feel about it. The proper course of action I guess is to address the law.
Man takes pictures of women but doesn't post them on social media, women video man and post it on social media. Both should have thought about what they were doing, but the man has got every right to sue the women while the women have got nothing against the man. He didn't commit a crime and exercised his legal right to take pictures in a public place. The women may not like it, just as I don't like it when my neighbor blocks my view with his truck. I can ask him to park somewhere else but if he refuses I have nothing to force him. The women went over the top with this.
Yes, a creep, but, don't tell me women don't do this as well. It's an equal opportunity world.
Load More Replies...Here's a novel idea: Don't take photos or videos of total strangers without permission, b/c it is disrespectful, even if it is not "illegal". Do you want this to happen to your family/spouse/etc.? No. So don't do it to others. Wow, just turned into my mother.
oh oh you mean like how young idiots of the tik tok world post people with out their permission? and gets millions of views?
Load More Replies...I don't agree with them putting him online. But they have every right to ask him to delete the pictures. As he has the right to take pictures. Lots of things that are legal are wrong. It's legal to lie, but people are allowed to stand up to you when you do it. If the guy was genuinely taking pictures to gawk at later, then power to those women who made him delete that. That's not okay to do to someone. Who cares if it's legal or whatnot, it's nasty and not okay.
You can confront someone doing something you do not like, and even take a video for evidence if need be. When you post it on the internet you become a problem as well. These things end up on multiple platforms constantly. Get your problems sorted out without blasting them all over the internet.



























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