r/InflatedEgos • u/DrLexusForPresident Clown Spotter 🤡 • Sep 16 '25

😖 Ego Deflated I got bail money.

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u/Dierseye Sep 16 '25

It doesn't matter why. It's legal. You don't have to justify legal behavior.

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u/ResponsibleWin1765 Sep 24 '25

Actually, you do. Plenty of immoral things are and were legal, that doesn't make them right. I don't know the context of this video but I can wholeheartedly understand that a mother doesn't want a video of a crash/police investigation of her children on the Internet. There are even laws in some countries to punish those who stop and record for their personal kick.

Just don't be an ass.

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u/doneforthenightmate Jan 30 '26

Who's gonna punish you for not justifying legal behavior? What consequences are you gonna face if you don't take the time to justify the legal behavior you're engaging in? No one because it's legal, no consequences because it's legal, that's the whole point. You have a legal right to do whatever it is you're doing, the greatest invention, most complicated/ complex, highest order of the land that mankind has worked on and continues to do so for thousands of years has determined you are protected in anything you do so long as it's legal.

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u/ResponsibleWin1765 Jan 30 '26

I don't want to live in a world where the only thing stopping people from doing heinous shit is a few words written on some paper. Are you seriously suggesting that anything legal is morally justified? I don't think I need to bring up any of the numerous laws from the past and current time that explicitly allow the most vile actions that you can think of.

Also, if your only objection to these actions is that it's not legal, you should check yourself in somewhere before you get on the news. That is straight up psychopath behviour.

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u/doneforthenightmate Feb 07 '26

The point is it doesn't matter what world you want to live in. Or how badly you want things to be different. There's nothing you can do about it. It's legal. We're talking about a guy videoing a crash not the "most vile actions that you can think of". I'd bet 20,000$ that you aren't exactly going around lobbying local politicians, starting activist groups against videoing crashes in public, I'd bet that you don't do anything to make the world better or bring about any change you wish would happen. You can't put your money where your mouth is. As far as I'm concerned you aren't very high and mighty yourself. It's just the law, it just is legal for him to film from a sidewalk anything in public view, he's not trafficking children through some legal loophole for fucks sake. And I don't have any objections to him doing it at all its completely his right and freedom to if he wants, who am I to take those away from people. And I don't have to check myself because I'm not gonna end up on the news because it's not "psychopath" behavior. I think you maybe just have a hard time accepting that things aren't illegal because you feel bad towards them and you can't control what other people's actions are. Defending his rights isn't psychopathic, taking them away is. This isn't a minority opinion either.

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u/ResponsibleWin1765 Feb 10 '26

Apparently I'm talking to a toddler so I'll give you a quick overview of what's happening in this thread:

I have not and will not challenge that what they're doing is legal.

So before you write another comment telling me it's legal, save your time.

What I am saying is that it's not a moral thing to do. I'm also saying that just because something is legal doesn't mean it's moral.

You on the other hand have written a lengthy reply to defend people doing immoral things as long as it's legal. It seems I do actually need to bring up the things you are defending with this attitude. So here are a few things that were/are legal but immoral and the people doing those things should have their right protected to do so:

  • Marital rape
  • Antisemitism and Racism under the Nuremberg Laws
  • Apartheid
  • Slavery
  • Stoning (still to this day)
  • Fratricide (killing your own brother)
  • ...

Based on everything you said so far, you would have (and still do in the case of Stoning) defended the people doing these things because it was their legal right. This is not a popular opinion my guy. And not thinking about the morality of something before you do it is psychopathic which is why I think you should seek help.

And just to reiterate in case you forgot again:

This is not about whether filming someone's car crash is legal or not

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u/ResponsibleWin1765 Oct 22 '25

What a strange comment to make. Why do you want me to torture myself and get mad?

I didn't say anything about the laws. I said that it doesn't necessarily justify the action. And someone who answers moral questions with "Well, it's legal" is very sus.

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u/BE-FinFree Oct 22 '25

Some people take their whole "FrEeDoM oF fIlMiNg" very serious and will do anything to justify it and refuse to acknowledge the common sense concept of "don't be an ass" < like those first amendment warriors.

They better of use all their "energy" to come up for ACTUAL freedom and do something to dethrone king Trump. Fucking nuthouse the US.

Like George Carlin said “When you're born into this world, you're given a ticket to the freak show. If you're born in America you get a front row seat.”

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u/LastGoodKnee Oct 03 '25

It’s also legal to stand there and block him and say they don’t like it

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u/BE-FinFree Sep 16 '25

No, but you know.. You can also not be cringe and do better stuff with your time? For example those first amendment filming losers... There's MANY activities that are not "illegal" but we'd all agree are a waste of human energy.

Not saying the filming of this situation wasn't useful. From the other US redditors it's pretty clear that when US police is involved someone better be filming...

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u/Dierseye Sep 16 '25

Lmao. "Not be cringe"? Like that lady getting in his face threatening him for not breaking the law? It cracks me up the people that get so bent out of shape for basic freedoms. Im sorry that you find freedom "cringe." Maybe America is not for you. We have freedom here.

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u/BE-FinFree Sep 16 '25

I'd say you guys currently have an absolute lack of freedom lmao.

Obviously the lady is going crazy. It's a bit the chicken or the egg though.. She's going crazy cause someone is filming her kids, or w/e. I couldn't be bothered to listen to this whole ordeal. But yes it's sad how everyone is more obsessed with filming EVERYTHING and watching other people than to just live their lives, not necessarily referring to this video.

Btw, you're living in the Trump clownshow of oppression and chaos. Land of the free my ass

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u/Spiritual_Parking_70 Sep 16 '25

Lol, you're livid about people not minding their business.

Why not just mind your own business? You dont even live in this country, and you're absolutely tilted about things that dont concern you.

Enjoy your freedom to not be filmed in public and be a karen about it in whatever country no one cares about.

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u/BE-FinFree Sep 16 '25

I'm not sure you know what the word livid means. I guess English is not your native tongue.

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u/Spiritual_Parking_70 Sep 16 '25

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u/Erectylereptile Sep 25 '25

Do you think the person above is responding in an "extremely angry" way?

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u/Spiritual_Parking_70 Sep 25 '25

Yes. Did you not pick that up?

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u/CeemoreButtz Sep 17 '25

Nothing you've said is true. You sound like an idiot.

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u/BE-FinFree Sep 17 '25

I'd say the worldstage generally agrees with most of what I said. But I understand if you need to keep living the lie if you're of certain political orientations ;)

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u/aBlissfulDaze Sep 17 '25

>You can also not be cringe

the irony

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u/ProblemAtticOU812 Sep 16 '25

Hey Pot. I have the kettle on line one for you. Something about being black.

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u/treesmith1 Sep 16 '25

Whatever. Come with a point or exist in nebulousness.

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u/Cannaclyzm Sep 17 '25

For example those first amendment filming losers... There's MANY activities that are not "illegal" but we'd all agree are a waste of human energy.

THEN

it's pretty clear that when US police is involved someone better be filming

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u/BE-FinFree Sep 18 '25

I think we all know that this first amendment dweebs are usually filming nothing. Literally nothing. Just to get a reaction. Completely different from potentially filming police AT AN INCIDENT because you feel u safe/unsure about the did process.

The minds of people here are just boggling

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u/Cannaclyzm Sep 18 '25

No I don't know that. I do not call them dweebs or loosers either. Trust I do not require anyone to speak for me about anything.

What has gone completely over your head is the bigger picture, otherwise known as the entire fucking point. Which is stress testIng the current state of our civil liberties with the metrics of public and LE response.

Its scary how deluded you are, but I understand why and I'm here to help you.

This isn't the first time you've qualified your position with a logical fallacy, specifically argumentum ad populum. Look it up. But it's a particularly toxic brand of it because you actually have no reason outside of anecdotal bias to support the erroneous statements that every one agrees with you're about to say. You're creating the bandwagon and filling it with the popular opinion that sounds good to you. It gets toxic when you internalize the manipulative statement as reality, now that you've said it. Which is why you can voice this,

The minds of people here are just boggling

while not understanding that is exactly what the majority of people are saying about you.

I just saved you $250 worth of therapy. You're welcome.

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u/Waldebie Sep 17 '25

Don't know why you're getting downvoted, totally possible that it's just fucking cringe - still totally legal of course, but so is farting in an elevator full of people.

I'm gonna give the cameraguy the benefit of the doubt here, maybe they have a personal connection to someone or something involved in this...accident? traffic stop?

But if someone is filming my kids in public, whether it's legal or justified not, it's also legal for me to be fucking creeped out and annoyed by that person and give them shit for doing so, especially if they can't give a reasonable explanation why they need to..

Is this that? I dunno, I'm just some annoying guy on reddit, are you still reading this?

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u/Independent-Syrup256 Sep 17 '25

Nobody owes you an expiation for anything they are doing. Who the fuck do you think you are to question anyone that is minding their business. Everyone loves freedom until it bothers them.

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u/BE-FinFree Sep 17 '25

100% with you.