Article created by: Saulė Tolstych
We humans are very weird creatures, when you think about it. We are all so different, but also, there are so many things about what we agree on. For example, using a urinal next to another person while there are many others available is very creepy and not normal. Or, for instance, standing on your porch in the middle of the night. You know, I am speaking about things which are legal and there are no rules forbidding them, but it still feels creepy and seeing somebody do it makes you feel uneasy.
Hold that thought, though, because recently one Redditor asked folks to name things which are perfectly legal but are creepy as hell. Community members shared many different weird things, starting from creating websites that count when celebrities turn 18, finishing with walking down the street with a glass of water. So buckle up, check out the best, or to be more specific, the creepiest things and write what makes you feel weird in the comments!
Child beauty pageants.
The fact that Epstein’s client list hasn’t been released
Exploiting your kids for fame on social media.
Divorce lawyer here. People fighting like mad to get the dog in the divorce and then turning it over to a shelter out of spite. Although now in CA there can be SERIOUS consequences for doing that due to recent law changes about pets and divorce, but it wasn't always that way.
Paparazzi
Knocking on someone’s front door to sell them something, talk about religion, collect charity etc.
Filming the scene of accidents while emergency health care is being delivered.
35+ year old people, Who wait for months until someone turns 18 to hit on them.
The day they turn 18, they are in their DM's, etc.
Why is this creepy? Because they are predators and trying to seduce (read: manipulate) someone who is adult by law, but pretty much still a child. And if the law allowed younger, then they would do it.
Marrying a child is legal in 40 US states.
Groping women for up to 10s in Italy.
Sitting beside someone in a bus/train when there are multiple available seats.
Taking photos of strangers
The Trade Federation blockade around Naboo
My friends dad took us to the gym when we were kids. There was a line of like 30 treadmills with only one person, a lady on the end. He proceeds to pick the only treadmill adjacent to hers. Lol even as a kid I was like cmon man
Making those websites that count down to, usually female, celebrities turning 18.
Children modeling. The industry is creepy and bad.
Really specific, but this is my job, so I know about it. In the EU there is a lot of restrictions on how you handle animals for research (Directive 2010/63/EU).
But there is no restrictions on the kind of animal DATA you use for research, as long as you didn't collect the data from living animal subjects in an EU member state.
So you can USE data that was drawn from animals living in the most appalling conditions and in contravention with any and all animal welfare standards and its perfectly legal.
Following people on the street for extended periods of time
If you are on a public sidewalk, you can film through people’s windows into their house. There is no expectation to privacy for anything that can be viewed from a public space. If you want the inside of your home truly private, close your windows
Edit: in the USA
Sitting at a pool, with a camera. Fully clothed.
In some places it’s totally legal to eat human flesh and buy human leather
Lawyer here: I once had a client drink another person’s unflushed pee from a public toilet. The judge clearly hated that he had to dismiss my client’s case…
Edit: Lots of great questions, but I will remember what I learned at an MCLE training from Michael Jackson’s lawyer: “no comment” is never the wrong answer.
Smelling a seat when someone stands up
Smelling people.
mowing my lawn in nothing but a speedo bathing suit.
Walking into an elevator and not turning around.
