r/mildlyinfuriating • u/violet_evergarden8 • 12h ago

Don't hug me I'm scared Neighbor across installed a camera on their railing pointed directly at my bedroom window

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u/Churchill--Madarchod 11h ago

It's up to OP to decide. Why get in an unnecessary confrontation with an asshole when you can laser blast.

Else, easier to gather a bunch of folks from the society and go to the police. It's not like OP is the only one in the view of the camera.

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u/IgnatiusRileyFreeman 9h ago

Why bother going to the police if you're already gathering a mob? Show up at that guy's front door with your concerned members of the communitu

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u/CookWho 7h ago

So you bring the pitchforks and I bring the fire okay

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u/MerMadeMeDoIt 7h ago

Don't forget the tar and feathers!

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u/Frammingatthejimjam 4h ago

And the hawks and the pellet guns!

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u/Big-Active3139 6h ago

I want to live in your apartment complex, I mean community

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u/AccusingGojo 1h ago

I give you permission to live in their apartment

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u/AccusingGojo 1h ago

I give you permission to live in their apartment

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u/Squidking1000 6h ago

Pillowcase full of door knobs also works to change minds.

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u/DenverBowie 6h ago

But you gotta supply your own knobs!

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u/Suspicious-Garbage92 6h ago

Now this is something I can get behind!

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u/bennyyyboyyyyyyyy 3h ago

Holy Reddit larp

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u/IgnatiusRileyFreeman 3h ago

Child who learned the word larp last month, and doesn't know what a joke is:

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u/bennyyyboyyyyyyyy 3h ago

Larp

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u/IgnatiusRileyFreeman 2h ago

It isn't even live action, it's through text

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u/NathenStrive 7h ago

I'd call this confrontation necessary

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u/jekket 9h ago

it's not easier to gather grown ass people with lives and jobs to go and report the perv with a camera with near zero chances that police do something about it. Screw his camera and make him do the job of explaining the police why would he need a camera on his balcony

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u/Churchill--Madarchod 8h ago

That's why the laser suggestion.

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u/Broken-Digital-Clock 3h ago

Laser from the roof makes the most sense.

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u/popcorn_mix 7h ago

How do we know if the laser worked? Dance naked in front of the camera and measure neighbors reaction?

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u/Derpy-pilot 7h ago

If the laser worked he'll probably replace it

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u/Churchill--Madarchod 7h ago

You wouldn't say that if your knew what lasers do to camera lens.

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u/popcorn_mix 5h ago

You can't stop me from dancing naked.

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u/NorthernVale 1h ago

Damn. You right. Well, if you can't beat 'em...

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u/communistkangu 1h ago

It does nothing to the lense, it kills the sensor.

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u/mcrss 3h ago

Lasers do nothing to camera lens

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u/jekket 3h ago

it kills ccd matrix

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u/Omnom_Omnath 7h ago

so becasue some random redditor calls them a perv then that must be the true facts? lol, lmao even. remember the boston bomber?

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u/Elegant_Situation285 10h ago

"it's okay guys, he's peeping on EVERYONE. it's not personal or weird or anything."

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u/devisi0n 5h ago

I don't think that's what they meant. More like other people will also have a reason to complain about this camera if they knew about it.

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u/Warm_Imagination3768 4h ago

The Flock defense

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u/Erick_Brimstone 11h ago

Even if OP isn't in the line of sight of it they can still figure out who did it. I mean is there other people would do it other than the target? Unless OP is being recorded and someone break it then it doesn't matter as they can figure it out. 

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u/Competitive-Bee-3250 11h ago

Yeah but they wont be able to prove it

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u/cheapdrinks 8h ago

and what are they going to say, "it must be her because the camera is only pointed at her bedroom window and no one else's" 😂

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u/cykoTom3 4h ago

Yes. It is perfectly legal to point a camera out of your own house in a great many places. There are places that will literally arrest you for indecency for being naked in your own bedroom with the windows open.

The legality of the creep is questionable. However the legality of destroying someone elses property is not questionable. It's illegal. He could sue you for damages, and maybe (probably not) file legal charges.

So why let him? If he can't prove it, he can't do that stuff.

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u/pieter1234569 4h ago

It’s not legal at all to film a private residence except your own.

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u/cykoTom3 3h ago

In many places anything visible from your property is something you are allowed to record.

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u/Erick_Brimstone 10h ago

I don't think someone like that need "prove" to do anything.

If anything it's OP that need alibi that they're not the one who did it.

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u/Competitive-Bee-3250 10h ago

Alibis are helpful, but a court case wont go anywhere without evidence.

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u/Elegant_Situation285 10h ago

i think we're going to need to call in the FBI and get the tech team. /s

lol...cops wouldn't care about this.

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u/Competitive-Bee-3250 10h ago

Cops wouldnt, but the court would. Especially since this would probably at best reach civil court. The judge would just tell the plaintiff to prove it was them and not some kid.

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u/Academic_Flatworm752 5h ago

lol this wouldn’t reach the threshold of a civil suit. The damages would be like $100. Those cameras aren’t expensive

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u/Elegant_Situation285 10h ago

and the evidence would be where?

from the roof you could blind the camera without being on the footage. i know civil cases have a more lax requirement of evidence, but there's still a requirement.

"no your honor, i have no idea what he's talking about"

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u/Competitive-Bee-3250 10h ago

I mean yeah thats exactly my point tho.

If you lasered your neighbours camera and tbey didnt catch you on camera, and they sought legal retribution for it the cops wouldnt even get involved, you'd get a legal summons and the case would probably get thrown out because the neighbour cant provide any evidence that you lasered their camera.

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u/Elegant_Situation285 10h ago

ahh my bad, didn't catch the tone. i had a neighbor who spray painted my camera, used to footage to find a witness. used that to trick the neighbor into a confession. i knew it was him immediately.

i actually got excited, i watch a ton of mysteries, was joking about making a murder board.

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u/wtfduud 6h ago

Plausible deniability.

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u/Jor94 8h ago

Because some people do things because they think you won’t complain. If they do it anonymously then they might just get a new camera and put it up again. If they know you’ve caught them then they’re less likely to continue.

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u/AlarmingYak7956 8h ago

Wait, you are gullible enough to believe the police would actually do something?

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u/Peter5930 7h ago

Personally, I would prefer it spark a confrontation in which the neighbour is required to explain why it was pointed at the bedroom window, if it were to happen to me.

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u/truemad 7h ago

It's about sending a message

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u/BaphometsTits 6h ago

Why ____________ when you can laser blast.

This works for almost any situation really.

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u/RegulateTheCake 4h ago

Yeah, they installed similar cameras at my work the other day. They move. They can definitely see more than OP.

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u/JPWRana 7h ago

How does laser blast work?

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u/Churchill--Madarchod 7h ago

Damages the lens. DON'T EVER TRY WITH YOUR PHONE. NEVER point your phone camera at lasers at a music festival or anywhere else.

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u/AlkaiserSoze 6h ago

Sorry. I couldn't help myself.

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u/DeltaRipper 3h ago

Unnecessary confrontation…

From across the street? From a dude who doesn’t live in your building, let alone know which unit you’re in?

yeaaaahhhhhhh

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u/Pain4420 3h ago

The problem is that this camera is likely breaking no laws so getting the police involved won't do anything

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u/Industrial_Rivethead 3h ago

I don't want to sound like an armchair tough guy BUT confrontation is sometimes necessary because that's the only way some people learn to not fuck with you. This warrants confrontation.

There are people who love violating boundaries and those people need to be confronted, not dealt with passive aggressively.

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u/EnglishKen421 10h ago

It's up to OP to decide

No shit.

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u/Omnom_Omnath 7h ago

The neighbor isnt doing anything illegal.

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u/Churchill--Madarchod 7h ago

Me playing with my laser is also nothing illegal, fyi.

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u/nsfwuseraccnt 5h ago

If this is in the USA there's nothing the police can do. They will tell you to get lost.

You are allowed to take video of anything that can be seen in public. If your neighbor can see it from their balcony, they can legally take a video of it.

Also, the camera appears to be pointed below and to the left of where OP is standing in the video. Security cameras usually have wide fields of view, though some do have zoom. But I doubt the neighbor is specifically spying on OP. OP should simply close their blinds if they are worried.

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u/Chil_Holiday_Man 8h ago

You're assuming this person is an asshole, but they could just be an ignorant idiot. They might have had to install the camera there because there are existing electrical wires. OP's neighbor could very well be an old lady, ffs.

A lot of the time, these things are resolved by confronting your neighbour politely.

Unfortunately, Redditoers are friendless social outcasts and don't know how to interact with people around them. You don't have to resort to insane measures right away ffs.

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u/TheRoomButGay 8h ago

He says, while also being a "Redditoer."

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u/Churchill--Madarchod 8h ago

Pray tell me sir, what kind of ignorant idiot spies on someone's bedroom without having negative intentions?

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u/Chil_Holiday_Man 7h ago

Did you read my comment, "sir"?

It's obviously placed in that exact location because of existing wiring. And if it were placed anywhere else, it would probably spy on one of the other neighbours.

You’d be surprised how oblivious some people can be. It might not even occur to them that they’re looking into a neighbor’s home, especially if reflections or tint on the window make it impossible to see inside.

I’m just giving examples, but all we can do is assume. Either way, politely confronting the neighbor should resolve the issue, and if they truly are being difficult, a trip to the police station could take care of it.

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u/sirhackenslash 7h ago

But, like, why do they need a camera on high balcony pointed at a building across the street at all? I could see if it was pointed at their own railing to look at birds or whatever, but pointed out across the way is only to either spy on another apartment or to get candid pics of Spiderman