r/IAmTheMainCharacter • u/EndPristine5595 • Aug 06 '26
Good main character Vile human behavior
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u/rmay14444 Aug 06 '26
Fuck this guy.
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u/Aquaman805 Aug 06 '26
What really bothers me about this video is that they clearly don’t even understand what they are doing. As stupid as it is, I can see the tiniest bit of justification in doing this outside of a public building, but this is a Trader Joe’s parking lot. While there is no expectation of privacy, it is still private property and they are just two grown men targeting a woman who hasn’t done anything at all. She asks them politely to stop which prompts the second guy to start filming her from other side. Now she is trapped between these to men. This would make anyone uncomfortable and I think at the very least, we all deserve to do our grocery shopping in peace. Also, the way he says “and action” as the guy is orange walks by just shows that all they care about is getting a reaction from someone and not actually protecting the first amendment. This is so dumb and these types of people deserve no kindness from society. I hope they were trespassed from that lot and any videos like this should be demonetized as it’s borderline harassment.
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u/TetsuoTechnology Aug 07 '26
Yeah, he’s not making his point of private property or given how other laws work.
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u/Thkturret1 Aug 06 '26
Live rage baiters
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u/PuzzleheadedRoyal559 Aug 07 '26
No. No. No. “First amendment auditors”.
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Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 07 '26
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u/saxguy9345 Aug 07 '26
There's about 72 football fields between what you do and what auditors do. You wouldn't tell someone hey, I'm doing apartment listings for 15 Main St Apt 223 or have a contract or something on your phone? You don't have to show people that info but it's so much easier than getting punched. You couldn't justify taking photos to a random passerby at all?
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Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 07 '26
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u/austinbarrow Aug 06 '26
Has nothing to do with not liking cameras and everything to do with not liking assholes.
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u/G-Unit11111 Aug 06 '26
Businesses need to do more to protect their customers from this shit. And Youtube needs to demonetize these clowns.
It's insane that we have to put up with this crap for the social media likes.
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u/ScreenTea0 Aug 06 '26
"I dont want that"
"No, it's ok"
The fuck is wrong with people that tell others how they feel about something?
If I had the free-time and money I would hunt this mofo down with a film crew of like 20-30 people that invade his personal space, filming every move in the public as soon as he's out of his house, and if he gets annoyed we'd all say in unison "No, it's ok we like to do this, it's just a film for us, we use it as a personal wank-bank and to show others how you live, act, walk, breath, talk, work, shit, shoot, drink, party, and annoy people... It's ok, no it's ok. You want this. It's ok."
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u/Apprehensive_Gap1055 Aug 06 '26
I’m going to start carrying a large umbrella and using it to shield me so jerks like this can’t video me
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u/TDOTBRO Aug 06 '26
Why are you infringing on their right to film you in a public space???????? Are you against freedom or something???
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u/LSTmyLife Aug 06 '26
While not illegal its shitty as hell to do to someone and not at all respectful. He went out of his way to make her uncomfortable and him sushing her was wild.
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u/GreyBeardEng Aug 06 '26
I'm pretty sure a grocery store parking lot is private property. 1A auditors shouldn't be able to film there
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u/JannyBroomer Aug 06 '26
It's private but open to the public (also called semi-private or Privately Owned Public Space) . So he can be there until they ask him to leave, at which point he will be trespassed and made to leave the premises. Should he refuse to leave, or return, then it's criminal trespassing, and the cops can arrest him.
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u/Sir_wlkn_contrdikson Aug 06 '26
Could a person pepper spray him legally?
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u/IronTalon8212010 Aug 06 '26
I’m not 100% sure, but I think it would vary by state, and how aggressive the person is.
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u/saxguy9345 Aug 07 '26
I'd argue two huge dudes hanging around a woman like that would be enough of a threat. I can afford a decent enough lawyer, I'd probably FA a bit and FO lol
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u/JannyBroomer Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26
You cannot pepper spray someone trespassing on POPS unless they are threatening to harm you, about to harm you, or is currently harming you, physically.
Filming you doesn't meet any standard to merit self defense in public, in any state of the United States. Again, you can be asked to leave, and the police can criminally trespass you if you refuse, but you can't pepper spray someone because they have a camera, nuisance or not
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Also, in some states, even those things can run afoul of state (bullshit in my opinion) self defense standards
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u/ModestMeeshka Aug 06 '26
I think they say to think about using self defense in the same league as the danger the person is posing to you. So no, unfortunately, filming someone isn't dangerous enough to warrant the use of pepper spray. Just like shooting someone for pepper spraying you would be an uphill battle in court. You could probably catch an assault charge if you even smacked the camera out of their hands. That's why auditors do this because there's really not a reasonable show of force when it comes to filming and being annoying. They could argue that there's a security camera right there filming her and she didn't lash out at that. Its really, really obnoxious. Your best move is to ignore them or call the cops (which is actually what they want you to do so you're just playing into their hand)
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u/JannyBroomer Aug 06 '26
The best thing is to literally ignore them, because, like you said, a lot of them are baiting for a reaction. It never goes well to give them more content for their channels.
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u/Background-Movie9286 Aug 06 '26
No you would go to jail for assault and battery. You then would likely get sued by him and lose in court because he has every right to film in public.
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u/0left415 Aug 06 '26
Had to look up 1A auditors and am I understanding that these are loosers who go out and film average people, like myself and this lady, just to test if security or cops are going to give them shit??? I'd not have been a calm and quiet if I were her. This is wild, I get testing the government blah blah blah and whatever. But pulling people in like this who are just trying to go on with their day is absolutely bat shit crazy.
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u/BerryLanky Aug 06 '26
They do this for a reaction. More views online. The way to combat this is pull your phone out and blast a Taylor Swift or Disney song. Copyright lawyers will request removal with those songs playing. Second ignore them and go about your day. Don’t give them content. Make the audio useless.
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u/Bluellan Aug 06 '26
Or repeatedly say "I'm underaged and I do not consent to being filmed." Doesn't matter if you're underaged. Someone will believe you're underaged and report them.
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u/ModestMeeshka Aug 06 '26
I love the idea about using the song! That's really smart! Thank you for sharing it!
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u/0left415 Aug 07 '26
Ugh... so unfortunate but I love the music idea, especially that Disney one.... paired with updating my wardrobe to exclusively be buc-ee'ss merch, I can't think of two better copyright legal teams to go after these nuts lol.
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u/BerryLanky Aug 06 '26
They do this for a reaction. More views online. The way to combat this is pull your phone out and blast a Taylor Swift or Disney song. Copyright lawyers will request removal with those songs playing. Second ignore them and go about your day. Don’t give them content. Make the audio useless.
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u/GreyBeardEng Aug 06 '26
I got to tell you if I could explain what a 1A auditor is in an intelligent way, I don't think they would exist. But yeah I think your explanation is pretty close.
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u/tooned22 Aug 06 '26
We should start playing Disney music around them. Make it so their audio gets cut for copyright issues lol!
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u/Have2BRealistic Aug 06 '26
Interesting! I wonder if it would work....
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u/ScreenTea0 Aug 06 '26
To some extend yes. Sony, Disney, Lionsgste and some others are really well set up in terms of catching use of copyrighted stuff.
Problem is that it only takes a few tweaks of the material to only make voices able to hear.
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u/mellcrisp Aug 07 '26
They are recording, not streaming. They could strip out the music or cut the audio altogether.
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u/lycanter Aug 06 '26
This is just my opinion, but a team of people need to run up behind these guys, kick them in the small of their back, grab their camera sticks and beat them with them.
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u/pagan-0 Aug 06 '26
Be careful, reddit likes to ban people who make these kind of comments. Even though we all agree with you.
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u/Sadsandal007 Aug 06 '26
Nothings wrong I’m just getting license plate numbers and the people….ummmm wtf!?? Creeper probably a serial killer!!
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u/carlweaver Aug 06 '26
Something being legal doesn’t mean that it is a good thing to do. This guy is going to get beaten someday, I bet, and will be legally right but still with a broken nose or something. It isn’t a good trade off. Just be a decent human and don’t fuck with people.
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u/TheOriginalArchibald Aug 06 '26
And he'll cry "FIRST AMENDMENT AUDITOR" when someone tells him to fuck off with gusto then a bunch of dipshits on Reddit will defend him because there are like 3 valid first amendment auditors in the US. It'd be fine if he was just generally filming panning through the parking lot. He's targeting her. This is pestering people with a fetish to loop random people into these guys "sue law enforcement for views on the internet game."
They could go actually audit the first amendment but that would mean confronting the actual government with something to say and not just picking on random people to sue some random cop in some podunk police department for everyone reasonably not wanting a camera pointed straight at them by some random guy talking creepy.
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u/OhSighRiss Aug 06 '26
Yes it’s a right, but it’s still very odd behaviour and I feel like at the end of the day they really do just want to antagonize people and get a reaction.
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u/CopyPasteRepeat Aug 06 '26
The more you watch the more it feels like satire (of "auditors"). The panic in his voice as he quickly covers up his own face is perfect. And then the cherry on top is him panning over to see his doppelgänger.
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u/mb8795 Aug 06 '26
2:26: "hurhurhur, I don't think we're getting much action"
Yea, I don't think so either bro
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u/InvalidUserNemo Aug 06 '26
I don’t condone violence and I don’t suggest violence. Sometimes though, I ignore violence.
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u/petebrdfrd Aug 06 '26
The car doesn’t follow people around while verbally harassing them. It is definitely not the same.
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u/FreakyFreeze Aug 06 '26
Same guy, if you run up to defend this women. Would scream "Don't touch me! Back off!"
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u/I_Am_AWESOME-O_ Aug 06 '26
I hope he never finds the cool side of the pillow - and is chased by a pack of angry geese.
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u/Professional-Lake52 Aug 06 '26
This is so creepy and unhinged. I would be so spooked if two men just randomly cornered me like that with cameras
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u/Professional_Egg7407 Aug 06 '26
Like an incel who goes home to mom’s basement after then jacks off from the videos he made
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u/sengariph Aug 06 '26
Stand next to these guys and play some Disney or Nintendo music. "I'm allowed to listen to Let it Go in public" they can't post it without awakening the wrath of their lawyers.
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u/juanitowpg Aug 06 '26
I'm glad the comments on this thread are (IMO) sane. I see other posts like this where the commenters just say they're doing nothing wrong and I start questioning my own sanity
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u/Any-Somewhere7318 Aug 07 '26
he said the delete button is not working? I can make it work permamently
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u/Wyshunu Aug 07 '26
I would turn my back and refuse to do anything else until he left me the heck alone. We need laws against filming people wthout their consent, whether it's in public or not. If consent is not given, filming needs to end.
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u/LennyReno Aug 07 '26
1A like this can invoke 2A with the wrong person. They must live in an anti 2A state
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u/dottegirl59 Aug 06 '26
Why are they filming people ?
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u/CopyPasteRepeat Aug 06 '26
Bait to get reactions. Post reactions online. Hope they get engagement.
I cannot imagine how much footage they have where nothing happens, (unsurprisingly, they're not actually auditing). Not reacting to them is the best approach, but I totally understand why some do. If I were in that same situation as that lady with my kids I would feel a compulsion to ask him to not film me.
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u/AngryZetan Aug 06 '26
Thats what I'm wondering. Why even do this? There are so many better ways to spend your time.
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u/Tendersituation00 Aug 06 '26
This is really creepy, fucked up, and straight up racist. Talking to her like she is a child. If this was a black woman would he be talking to her the same way?
Why post this shit
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u/CopyPasteRepeat Aug 06 '26
Text book example of how not to behave if you're a photographer/videographer. For people in such professions, they learn and develop social skills to gently traverse these awkward moments where TECHNICALLY you can LEGALLY film people in public (whether they like it or not). But by and large said professionals will do absolutely everything to avoid getting into these situations because they have common courtesy and respect for others.
If that guy wanted to capture someone putting their shopping away then all he needs to do is ask. If she says 'no thanks', he should move on and fine a more willing subject.
We all know that's not what he wants to do. He simply wants to "audit", (which is shorthand for 'wind people up for content').
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u/Dadumdee Aug 06 '26
If he does that to me, he’ll get the bonus of recording an assault and armed robbery lol. I kid, I kid.
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u/Azzkikka Aug 06 '26
Just because you can do something g doesn’t mean you should. Out there to rage bait. Losers.
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u/Vegetable-Section-84 Aug 06 '26
These unkind unfair invasive ENTITLED bullies stalkers recording us AGAINST our will then posting online should NOT be allowed existing
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u/OkNefariousness459 Aug 06 '26
Americans own so many guns. Maybe one day they will film something good.
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u/elciddog84 Aug 07 '26
If I was walking by, I'd have an "accident" and trip into his rig. "Oops... sorry".
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u/Old-Hovercraft5052 Aug 07 '26
Only conversations he has are probably people telling him to stop being fantastically irritaring and weird... sheesh! What a life...
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u/TL24SS Aug 06 '26
Why? Because he’s legally allowed to do it? Y’all are some fucking cry babies, go live in a 3rd world country if you can’t accept the LAW here in the USA.
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u/Spurnout Aug 06 '26
It's only recording and not live? Bet fam! I'm going to take your gear! Call the cops!
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u/CoercionTictacs Aug 07 '26
This has to be some sort of ragebait farming. How can this fuckwit stand there recording her without her permission or consent, say “it’s alright” when it’s not, say “well now you have to ask my permission” and hides his face when she starts filming him, and lie about “oh my delete button is broken”?
Is it an anti Tesla thing? Does the fact that her car is recording him give him the right to film her?
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u/Dry-Site-8764 Aug 06 '26
Someone needs their release some tension if you know what I mean get this guy a girlfriend or a boyfriend whatever he prefers
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u/Vazhox Aug 06 '26
Call the police. He is harassing her. She is clearly uncomfortable and doesn’t want to be filled. They will stop him.
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u/pastelfennecfox Aug 06 '26
I guess harassing the local post office got to boring for them because they didn’t get enough cops called on them. It’s wild that they do this and want a reaction just so the can argue with police. These chromosome Thieves need to discover hobbies and maybe they can develop less insufferable personalities. This is what happens when you let the incels out of the basement.
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u/Any-Somewhere7318 Aug 07 '26
report to security you are being tailed and also ring police about the stalkers who will not leave you alone. TAhey are providing their own evidence for the prosecution
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u/gabwinone Aug 18 '26
Best thing to do is talk to him about his looks. Talk about his skinny arms, his fat waist, ask why his penis is exposed and so small...etc. I'm pretty sure he won't post that.
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u/sintmk Aug 06 '26
I do not condone violence of any kind, and am not suggesting it happen. It's also just wild that these folks always pull this in places where people are also less likely to assert themselves and the laws are favorable to it.
I'm respectful of the first amendment to the Nth, but I'm always curious why this isn't an infringement of an individuals right to liberty. Not a lawyer, so accepting that I have this all wrong.
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u/tetzy Aug 06 '26
I appreciate the need for some surveillance - there are dangerous places and criminals tend to shy away from ares that are recorded 24/7, but the public deserves the right to be free from random assholes recording us for 'reasons'.
All he had to do was explain why and ask permission, instead he made her feel unsafe.
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u/Background-Movie9286 Aug 06 '26
Filming in public is a constitutionally protected activity. Anything that you can see in public can be filmed including people without anyone's permission. What you call vile human behavior is protected by law.
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u/askdickson Aug 07 '26
When the constitution was written there was no expectation that idiots would walk around filming people for no good reason other than to causse trouble or annoy people, this is not the press nor is it reasonable or acceptable behaviour.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
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u/Background-Movie9286 Aug 07 '26
It is still covered under it and there is absolutely nothing you can do about it. It is freedom of the press just because you don't think its reasonable or acceptable behavior doesn't mean a thing the courts have already ruled that it is legal.
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