Man Freaks Out And Overreacts After His Wife Got Recorded On A Security Camera And Demands His Neighbor To Remove It From The Doorbell, Neighbor Refuses
People are legally allowed to install security cameras in their residences for video surveillance and protection. As long as the camera doesn't record anything private, even if they end up recording parts of your property through the camera's field of view, you can't demand them to remove it.
If you end up getting recorded within their property, even if you're not comfortable about it, you can't force your neighbor to get rid of their security gadget. The use of a security camera will only be illegal if it records footage within your home without your consent.
This story over at the "Am I The A**hole?" (AITA) subreddit shows the perfect example of legal security footage. Unfortunately, the neighbor of the camera's owner wants him to remove it.
The original poster (OP) tells the community that there are burglars in his neighborhood. So he and his wife decided to install security cameras.
They caught people in the act — and these are people they know. So they got some of their stuff back.
He told his neighbors about the result of installing security cameras and showed them some footage. At some point, his neighbor's wife was seen in the video, making the guy uncomfortable.
The OP apologized for causing a misunderstanding. But the neighbor demanded that the OP remove his doorbell camera for privacy reasons.
Seeing the benefits of the doorbell camera, the OP refused.
The OP's neighbor has a problem with his newly installed doorbell camera.
RedditBurglaries are increasing in the OP's neighborhood, so he decided to catch the thieves using a doorbell camera.
RedditThe OP shared his way of catching burglars with people in his area.
A male neighbor saw his wife in one of the clips and became uncomfortable.
RedditThe OP apologized about the footage.
RedditThe whole thing became an aargument between the neighbor and the OP — with the former demanding to remove the camera and the latter refusing.
RedditThe Redditors are sensing something sus. This overreacting neighbor might have evil plans.
RedditSecurity cameras are everywhere. So what is this guy's problem?
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The only solution here is to stop the wife from coming to the OP's home.
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A user thinks that this guy is just being creepily possessive about it.
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The guy having a mistress is also a possibility. Otherwise, he wouldn't be this disturbed.
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This guy has no right to remove an items that secures the OP's home. He's probably hiding something, that's why he's so bothered by ut.
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OP should say this:
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The neighbor is so sus. Why is he so concerned about his wife getting recorded when the same thing happens in public spaces?
Now, the OP's property may not be a public space, but he has every right to keep his property secure. He's not breaking any law by installing the camera on his doorbell.
Moreover, the camera's field of view probably isn't reaching any of the neighbor's private areas. If the neighbor is so bothered by his wife getting filmed within the OP's property, then he can always tell his wife not to visit the OP's home.
