Breastfeeding in public

[Paheli00]

Re: Breastfeeding in public

@Pisiform

taking picture is a different thing. That would be invasion of privacy if there was no consent. Would be it ok if a random guy just starting taking your picture at a restaurant ? No you wouldn’t, nobody would be okay with it. Just because there is nothing wrong with other people seeing you in a restaurant eating food doesn’t mean anybody can come by my table and start snapping pics of me without my permission

1. There are video cameras in MANY public places. You really don’t know who’s looking at those. Its a risk we all take when we go out in public…whether naked or not.

2. Personally, I wouldn’t freak out if someone started taking pictures of me while I’m outside. I cover all the body parts that I don’t want to display. I don’t go out or do anything in a public place that I would be ashamed of if someone were to take a picture.

3. No one has to come to your table to take pictures of you. These days pretty much everyone has a camera on their cell phone. How do you know that someone sitting at another table isn’t taking pictures of you? When others are taking pictures…what do you do to prevent yourself from being in the background? If you see someone taking a pic and think that you may have been in the background, do you feel ashamed or throw a hissy fit?

4. Legally, generally speaking you do not have a expectation of privacy in public places. This gets super complicated but is related to why the employee in this case wasn’t arrested…actually, even though the women complained, no legal action was taken against the man. And keep in mind that man owns copyright to the picture he took so there’s really nothing to prevent him from putting that all over the internet if he wants to.

Even in the news story…the breastfeeding woman AND her sister didn’t even realize someone was taking a picture until they heard the clicking sound. Let’s face it…the ONLY reason this woman made a fuss is b/c she was breastfeeding (ie. exposed her boobs) while her picture was taken. Realistically, odds are if she chest was 100% covered and she heard that clicking sound while at that deli, she wouldn’t have cared at all.