@HailVictory1776's comment on 'Single dude takes pictures of little kids at a park. This is creepy, right Reddit?'

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Today was a community day for Pokémon Go. There's a feature where you can use AR to take a picture of a Pokémon for a bonus spawn, and I've also encountered some areas where my phone only registers me as being close to a Pokestop if I point my phone at certain way.

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Is there a Pokémon Go gym nearby? Parks are popular areas for this digital game, and one way to interact is to scan the area where the gym is with your camera. I'm glad you trusted your gut and are alert, good work mama.

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They were probably playing Pokémon go.

This one ☝🏿 is from /u/danceswithpibbles :marseytrans:

2pm-5pm everywhere, there was the once-a-month "Community Day" that you get bonuses for snapping a quick pic with your Pokemon. Requires you to have your phone up and taking a pic.

It's super awkward to do, I personally hate it, in case anyone is staring at me thinking I'm a kidnapper or something because I'm out playing a game that specifically tries to make you go out to your local parks and play and walk your neighborhoods.

I'm just glad I have my kids with me when we're all playing, I feel bad for people playing solo and apparently seem super shady while playing a mobile phone game.

>yeah it's creepy and I feel like a predator doing it but I'm sure this random dude was just trying to catch pokemon too so it's ok :carpmagikarp:

The comments become much more reasonable after that, politely calling OP an idiot for worrying about worrying, but they get far less engagement.

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HailVictory1776 devil/dog 2 Corinthians 3:17 1yr ago #5046718

Public photography is not a crime

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BIGBILLYKONGDONG CHAD/STUD THE TIGER OF TELAVIV :marseytiger:

HailVictory1776 1yr ago #5046723

Neither is being attracted to kids but some legal activities warrant having the shit kicked out of you.

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HailVictory1776 devil/dog 2 Corinthians 3:17 BIGBILLYKONGDONG 1yr ago #5046735

If it was innocent then it's ok. There's been cases of lunatics assaulting people for just taking pictures and they all fail in civil suits.

Also cases where Karen calls the pigs and the pigs hassle photographers which is clear prior restraint and a first amendment violation

Intent is super hard to prove that there was malicious or lewd intent and super important. This is the same shit they try to get people on for taking pictures that have an oil tank in the background or something. Public photography is always a first amendment protected activity

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HailVictory1776 1yr ago #5046747

I agree, it could well have been innocuous. This is the sort of thing in which confronting a stranger is not only appropriate, but necessary. “Haha god I'm sorry, it's this cartoon game thing, I didn't want to seem like a weirdo so I figured I'd wait until the kids were gone. Here, look” is a bit embarrassing but completely acceptable and easily cleared up. Going to Reddit days after the fact is idiotic. Assuming something nefarious until proven otherwise in this specific situation is reasonable.

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King_K_Rool glowie/BND :!kaptainkroolblunderbuss:

J.K.Rool says: Dude Blunderbussy LMBO :kaptainkroolblunderbuss:

BIGBILLYKONGDONG 1yr ago #5048087

Assuming something nefarious until proven otherwise [everytime]

Carp being BPD again :marseysmughips:

HailVictory1776 devil/dog 2 Corinthians 3:17 BIGBILLYKONGDONG 1yr ago #5046762

True but also no one is under any obligation to answer what they're doing nor can they be compelled by authority. Taking pictures is also not reasonable articulable suspicion of a crime. 4th amendment