Man arrested after secret filming shared on TikTok

[SticklinchJoe]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2450d5993vo

 

I found this story interesting. Basically, someone has been filming ladies who are out on the town and posting the videos online.

 

This guy is obviously a creep, and a weirdo (it's not Thom Yorke, by the way), but is that an arrestable offence now? I was wondering what your thoughts on this are, because as far as I can tell he wasn't upskirting or anything. Isn't it his right to film in public?

[steviewevie]

6 minutes ago, SticklinchJoe said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2450d5993vo

 

I found this story interesting. Basically, someone has been filming ladies who are out on the town and posting the videos online.

 

This guy is obviously a creep, and a weirdo (it's not Thom Yorke, by the way), but is that an arrestable offence now? I was wondering what your thoughts on this are, because as far as I can tell he wasn't upskirting or anything. Isn't it his right to film in public?

err...not sure it is his right to film people then put it online.

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There are loads on them on youtube and I guess they make big money. Mainly because girls particularly from northern towns and cities in the UK tend to dress on a night out in ways men from other countries are not used to seeing.

 

Like alot on things on the net (streaming sites) they are probably fighting a losing battle and playing wack a mole trying to shut them all down.

 

 

[SticklinchJoe]

1 hour ago, steviewevie said:

err...not sure it is his right to film people then put it online.

 

What law does that break? If there is a law against that, the BBC break it every day. 

[thetime]

1 hour ago, SticklinchJoe said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2450d5993vo

 

I found this story interesting. Basically, someone has been filming ladies who are out on the town and posting the videos online.

 

This guy is obviously a creep, and a weirdo (it's not Thom Yorke, by the way), but is that an arrestable offence now? I was wondering what your thoughts on this are, because as far as I can tell he wasn't upskirting or anything. Isn't it his right to film in public?

 

Filming in public isn't illegal, but behind the paywall is where the alleged upskirting was put. 

 

I highly doubt he will be charged. He will have his devices sent away for analysis, which could take a year or so to be searched.

 

Proving he actually took the videos, is perhaps harder task. 

[SticklinchJoe]

9 minutes ago, thetime said:

 

Filming in public isn't illegal, but behind the paywall is where the alleged upskirting was put. 

 

I highly doubt he will be charged. He will have his devices sent away for analysis, which could take a year or so to be searched.

 

Proving he actually took the videos, is perhaps harder task. 

 

It wasn't clear to me if that was the same person though. 

 

Edit: re-reading the article, I think the paywall thing is probably a different case. It's certainly not mentioned in the quotes regarding this individual.

Edited 28 minutes ago by SticklinchJoe

[thetime]

9 minutes ago, SticklinchJoe said:

 

It wasn't clear to me if that was the same person though. 

 

Edit: re-reading the article, I think the paywall thing is probably a different case. It's certainly not mentioned in the quotes regarding this individual.

 

Aaah yes stalking and harrasment, I was reading the case on manchester evening news website. 

 

 

[SticklinchJoe]

Just now, thetime said:

 

Aaah yes stalking and harrasment, I was reading the case on manchester evening news website. 

 

 

 

Yes, I feel those charges would be pretty much impossible to prove, which makes me wonder why there's even an article about it on the BBC. To what end?

 

Unless there's more to it that isn't public yet.