A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.

  • Rusty Shackleford@programming.dev
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    15 hours ago

    Fuck internet points.

    When in public, you can be recorded. Your permission isn’t required. Public spaces belong to all. People have the right to film, take photos, and record audio. If you don’t want that, campaign for legislation to change it. “Rudeness” isn’t a legal term. If you can’t tolerate being recorded in a public space, even “rudely”, leave. Go somewhere else. If you assault someone recording you in public, you will potentially get the shit kicked out of you by that person, bystanders, and/or cops.

    The state, in a legalistic framework, has a near-monopoly on justified escalation to physical violence. The person recording you has to be assaulting you first or disturbing the peace to a degree that it endangers you or other people’s safety in order for your violence to be justified as defense.

    You can’t start a fight legally, but you can finish one. “Rudeness” isn’t a good enough reason to start swinging.

    So again, control yourself.

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      1 hour ago

      So, we are now supposed to just let creeps video record women because they paid for fancy glasses? Anyone notice this was a young, attractive woman?

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      13 hours ago

      Not to mention, what you’re suggesting here, is that this lady should have had her ass kicked by cops and bystanders and that would have been an acceptable outcome. I strongly disagree with that.

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        6 hours ago

        Her “ass-kicking” would only be acceptable to the point where she could be detained and arrested.

        The guy with smart glasses could also be arrested and charged with disturbing the peace depending on what his exact actions were and if there’s recordings of him.

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          1 hour ago

          Her “ass-kicking” would only be acceptable to the point where she could be detained and arrested

          …And you think cops in this century of 21 would stop there… why?

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      13 hours ago

      I didn’t suggest assaulting anyone, you’re trying to paint this in a more violent light than it is.