79Kviews
30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online
Interview With Author
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!
More info: Reddit
This post may include affiliate links.
Child beauty pageants.
The fact that Epstein’s client list hasn’t been released
Bored Panda got in touch with the author of this thread, u/ArpanMondal270, and he kindly agreed to share more insights behind the inspiration of this discussion and favorite responses.
“Much of the internet is repetition. Statistics say the same for the front page of the internet - Reddit.”
So the author says that claiming that this thread was an original creation of his would be a downright lie. However, all of our ideas come from somewhere else. “As Tarantino says, ‘I steal from every single movie.’ I stole it too and then edited. The original form was - 'What is something creepy but legal in the US?'" the Redditor shares.
“And at past 1AM when I was creeping around r/askreddit, the idea clicked. That's how I started that thread.”
Exploiting your kids for fame on social media.
I am not planning on having children, but I think the idea they are property is wrong. My parents weren't the greatest, but they were OK. No abuse, little judgement, and they clearly loved me. They also taught me I am my own person.
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.
Glad to hear they changed that law in CA. Hoping all the other states catch on, if they haven't already. What a shi**y thing to do.
Speaking about the responses from folks online, he says that he was expecting a good response, though didn't think that it would blow up.
“When I woke up at 7 am , brushed my teeth and opened Reddit, I was like: ‘Hot damn! 5K+ upvotes!!’
Paparazzi
Knocking on someone’s front door to sell them something, talk about religion, collect charity etc.
in the UK here it's illegal after 7pm for unsolicited callers to do that (hawking it's called I believe).... friends and family are obviously exempt (though I'd welcome them banned too ! ) ......also remember you are under no legal obligation to actually answer your door if someone knocks on it
It never fails to amaze me how many people automatically answer their door/phone. I use the "Do not disturb" option on my phone & have 15 exceptions that will ring thru. I have no doorbell and a big "NO SOLICITING " sign on my front door. If I don't want to have visitors or talk on the phone...guess what?! I won't!
Load More Replies...
I had a couple of religion spreaders knock on my door one Saturday. I opened it, one of them went "Good afternoon..." then their eyes dropped to my Cannibal Corpse t-shirt and they. finished "... I hope you have a great weekend", turned around and left.
Serves them right, and that’s coming from a Christian.
Load More Replies...
Ooo I had a pair of dudes stand at my door for a solid 10 minutes because they saw my vehicle in my drive way and knew someone was home...
it's their time they're wasting....let them get on with it
Load More Replies...
Last weekend, two ladies, one of them wielding an iPhone rang the doorbell to lecture me about "hope" in the bible. "What's wrong with this picture?" I said to myself. "You using an iPhone, conceived by Steve Jobs, an atheist, open to the World Wide Web, invented by Tim Berners-Lee, another atheist, to preach about god."
One knock on my door, and my boxer sounds pretty much everyone packing
My brother-in-law used to own a large truck. He was under the truck working on something when two Jehovah's Witnesses walked up and started talking. He slid his boots off, leaving them leaning agains each other so that the toes were pointing up. He then slid out from under the truck on the other side, went into the house, and made himself a coffee. They talked to his boots for at least 15 minutes.
You can state that you do not welcome solicitors by putting a no soliciting sign on your door or notifying solicitors directly. When they come to your door. Solicitors must obey that notification on penalty of trespassing in my state.
Here in America you knock on that door after 6:00 p.m. you will be greeted with very very large guns
My husband & I use Amazon quite a bit. The second line of our address says *** PLEASE RING DOORBELL ***. My neighbor was really confused when he rang our bell and I just yelled out, "Thank You!"
This stopped here in the 1990s because we all put up 6ft walls (SA).
I am glad that the era of "Door to Door" has passed. I am also not a fan of things like "Door Dash" unless you absolutely cannot get out of the house.
Sadly not illegal in the US. Some HOAs have rules, as do some apartment complexes, declaring such activities as trespassing. There can also be local ordinances limiting or restricting solicitors (religion is generally exempt). But they are rarely enforced. I am constantly interrupted by these a**holes, even though I had a big, loudly colored sign on my door telling all solicitors to f**k off. I've just stopped answering the door.
A friend of mine answered the door on a Saturday morning naked, and the JWs never bothered him again.
In my city, commercial door-to-door solicitation is illegal. Non-commercial is legal, unless a sign is posted (no soliciting, no trespassing)
People do this in my neighborhood all the time. In fact, we had someone do this on behalf of a school football team a few days ago. It can get quite annoying after a while.
Unless they're Girl Scouts with cookies, I'm not answering the door.
Knocking on someone's door for ´advertisement´ is exactly the same as a announcement on your music or video/tv channel.
I guilty of nocking on doors for water, talking about car on property, politician signs and may I use bathroom when I was 13.
Someone came two months ago... Talked about some JW [dot] com. I did not knew what that meant but refused it directly as it was probably some b******t religious or advertising campaign. Turn out it's the Jehovah Witnesses and my first reaction was damn it does not only happen in movies
FYI, we don't speak English here, JW would be more TJ so I really had no clues
Load More Replies...
Thank god we don't have that in my neighborhood since one of living here works overnight and sleeps in the daytime.
The judgey-audacity and self-righteousness that goes with knocking on a strangers door to bother them about their personal beliefs and under the assumption that you know what's best (especially when talking about magical sky faires that rules the universe...whoo, Lordy!). At least the JWs send adults to harass adults, the Mormons are sending putty-brained young adults to do their dirty work.
Honestly, I could talk religion with anyone. And I donate to Girl Scouts and any other things neighbor kids want. It's the contractors that bother me. I have actually had home improvements done by the door to door people. Triple A BBB ratings and all. Awful experiences. If you aren't busy enough to not be able to go door to door and you haven't been in business for 20+ years, you aren't getting my money.
How do you think someone stays in business for 20+ years if people won’t hire them without 20+ years in business?
Load More Replies...
Additionally, he shares that one specific answer caught him off guard. “It said 'Adopting a 17-year-old by an 18-year-old is perfectly legal in the US.’ Needless to say, it was shocking. Dirty mind, you know. Hehehe, not my fault.”
“But yeah, when I searched on Google, I got to know that it's TRUE!”
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.
The fact that google, Facebook and Elon Musk can buy the whole internet and that's not considered monopoly
Moreover, the author says that every subreddit has its own momentum. He was aware that these inquiries go viral. Additionally, it relies on the ideal moment and day… “Saw it someplace.”
And finally, check out the author’s Quora’s profile as he is more active there!
Marrying a child is legal in 40 US states.
Not okay. A document the child can't properly consent to doesn't make it any morally different than rape or statutory rape.
I babysat for this couple that had a 3 and 6 year old. They both still breastfed.
They were pretty normal otherwise. I don’t even mind extended breastfeeding. Like the 3 year old was whatever.
Seeing that 6 year old pull down her Mother’s shirt and latch was creepy.
Just my opinion, but a 6 year old should not be latched on to mommy's booby.
Sitting beside someone in a bus/train when there are multiple available seats.
whoever made these amazing Drifloon covid-era train seats knew what they were doing.
Taking photos of strangers
In Japan, all phones have a clicking sound when used because of all the pervs. Like you can't turn the sound off.
The Trade Federation blockade around Naboo
Tabloid journalism, speculating random BS things about famous people off creep photos from paparazzi, speculating about health, relationships, etc... even going so far as to doctor photos just to sell the story they want.
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.
Sorry what? Is this really a thing? Like what happens when they turn 18? Or is the a really creepy perv thing
Children modeling. The industry is creepy and bad.
All the way up until my daughter was ~10 I was constantly asked why I didn't sign her up for modelling, my ex-MIL badgered me constantly, even tried to set up a photoshoot and trick me to taking her. She could not understand I wanted my daughter to just have a childhood, I didn't want her to be critiqued on appearance before she could even walk, I wanted her to have a teenage life where she wasn't obsessing over her appearance. Not to mention pervs. All I ever got was "bUt ThInK aBoUt ThE mOnEy" - f**k that, her life and mental wellbeing was worth more than anything of monetary value.
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.
Nice loophole. Somewhat similar to the way medical research profited from experiments done in nazi death camps or scientists offering their medical expertise in a pseudo humanitarian project while actually abusing their unsuspecting patients as human guinea pigs (Guatemala syphilis experiments for just one example)
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
This just isn't true at all in most places. This is largely illegal. They are called voyeurism laws, and can range in misdemeanor to felony. BP really does not fact check a single thing it allows to be posted
There is still some issues with people being able to fly drones and spy on folks because of FAA regs in not being able to shoot them down.
I want to shoot so many drones. Thankfully my house is entirely obscured by trees, but I still just want to shoot drones.
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.
Yeah, No Comment is exactly the wrong answer here. I'm pretty sure it's illegal to post that on the internet without an explanation.
Smelling a seat when someone stands up
I've never done this... I've never seen anyone else do this and I have never heard anyone talk about this being done! Until now... and honestly, I would have been OK with going the rest of my life without ever hearing this lol
Smelling people.
Does "people" refer to the pasta, the shrimps or the china in the pic?
mowing my lawn in nothing but a speedo bathing suit.
Walking into an elevator and not turning around.
I don't get it. You mean turning around to see if somebody else is getting on the lift?
Buying used underwear
Saving your milk from your bowl of cereal in a jug in the fridge for guests.
Edit: I didn't mention that it's a "family jug"
I don't remember the last time I had a bowl of cereal, but who doesn't slurp up the milk left in the bowl? Especially if you're eating any of the "junk" cereals.
Peeing in a urinal next to someone
I'm confused..is it the same urinal?? Why would using a urinal adjacent to one in use be wrong? It's a restroom.
Licking a spill directly from the table.
I did that yesterday. Come on, it was good tea and the table was clean.
Crawling around in the city wearing a penguin costume covered in mayo.
Staring at someone with minimal blinking and not at all trying to hide it while not speaking or doing anything else.
Kinda ableist, tho. Some ppl, incl neurodivergent individuals, may do this and it's not directed at you personally. It is the way they acquire information about their environment, their surroundings. Tbh, I think many of us tend to take things personally a bit too frequently
Screaming in a public place just like that? Unless it's a curfew, of course, or you're yelling at another person.
Bringing your own chair and water glass from home and waiting for the train
Just curious, but why not? I'm trying to think of how it impinges on others, unless it's a crowded train/subway station platform where you're waiting. Again, the person may have physical ailments that preclude them from standing. I had to bring a small folding chair with me when I was crippled (hip dysplasia). Both standing and sitting were very difficultfor me, as my hip was literally coming out of the socket. but I found one particular chair that was small ,portable, and allowed me to sit at an angle that accommodated my hip , which couldn't bend to 45 degrees (think of a metal ball and socket, where if you pull it out a bit, it no longer rotates smoothly). So, yeah, I hated carrying that chair, it was embarrassing and a pain, but I needed it
Spiders.
I like spiders. A lot. They always get a bad rap. Poor widdle spiders.
How about people walking around talking on speakerphone in public? Like your facetime should not be interupting my normal conversation
well... whatabout people blasting their music on speakers in public???
Load More Replies...
Clickbait. Slideshow websites. Random insertion of advertising on free-with-ads streaming services. Spam. Telemarketers.
YouTube making money by adding advertisements to films they didn't even make to begin with.
Load More Replies...
Most forms of continuous harassment are legal (such as persistently and deliberately misgendering someone who is clearly distressed by it, or harping on aspects of a person's appearance that they have no control over). It's considered rude and uncouth, but usually nobody says or does anything to actually stop the behavior from continuing. There are twisted individuals who exploit this social loophole to make life absolutely miserable for certain people with no repercussions of note.
1 more point should be added to the list: Not increasing salary wages or just giving 2-3% hike on current CTC. How are we expected to deal with annual inflation when the increments range from just 2 to 5%?
Try being disabled and having $750 a month to live on? I make it just fine you adapt and maybe don't drive a car when there's busses don't buy a cottage boat 3 cars house $300 cable TV air-conditioning house and car insurance don't be greedy and wonder why you're broke and I have 4 pets I care for vet check and feed don't need pets either really
Load More Replies...
Guys the title is the post is "Creepy" not "rude"... creepy implies sexual...
Idling in your parked car on a perfectly, mild weather day.
Idling in your parked car on a perfectly good, mild weather day.
How about people walking around talking on speakerphone in public? Like your facetime should not be interupting my normal conversation
well... whatabout people blasting their music on speakers in public???
Load More Replies... Clickbait. Slideshow websites. Random insertion of advertising on free-with-ads streaming services. Spam. Telemarketers.
YouTube making money by adding advertisements to films they didn't even make to begin with.
Load More Replies... Most forms of continuous harassment are legal (such as persistently and deliberately misgendering someone who is clearly distressed by it, or harping on aspects of a person's appearance that they have no control over). It's considered rude and uncouth, but usually nobody says or does anything to actually stop the behavior from continuing. There are twisted individuals who exploit this social loophole to make life absolutely miserable for certain people with no repercussions of note.
1 more point should be added to the list: Not increasing salary wages or just giving 2-3% hike on current CTC. How are we expected to deal with annual inflation when the increments range from just 2 to 5%?
Try being disabled and having $750 a month to live on? I make it just fine you adapt and maybe don't drive a car when there's busses don't buy a cottage boat 3 cars house $300 cable TV air-conditioning house and car insurance don't be greedy and wonder why you're broke and I have 4 pets I care for vet check and feed don't need pets either really
Load More Replies... Guys the title is the post is "Creepy" not "rude"... creepy implies sexual...
Idling in your parked car on a perfectly, mild weather day.
Idling in your parked car on a perfectly good, mild weather day.
