Have you ever thought about something that’s okay by the rules but still gives you the creeps? This weird mix is called “perfectly legal, but creepy as hell.” It’s about stuff that’s allowed legally, but it makes you feel weird, uneasy, or even scared because it’s just so strange or spooky. So, even if it’s not breaking any laws, that unsettling feeling can stick with you. A user asked on the forum, “What is perfectly legal but creepy as hell?”
Here are some responses he got!
EATING HUMAN FLESH
“In some places, it’s legal to eat human flesh and buy human leather.”
SMELLING A SEAT WHEN SOMEONE STANDS UP
“I saw a man do something similar on a subway. A woman got up from her seat, and he rushed over and pressed his cheek into the warm spot.”
PET CUSTODY
“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.”
CHOOSING THE ONLY TREADMILL NEXT TO SOMEONE
“My friend’s dad took us to the gym as kids. There was a line of 30 treadmills with only one person, a lady, on the end. He proceeds to pick the only treadmill adjacent to hers. Even as a kid, I was like, come on, man.”
EXPLOITING YOUR KIDS FOR FAME ON SOCIAL MEDIA
“I’ve seen the parents coaching the kids before when they didn’t realize the camera was still recording/accidentally uploaded the unedited video.”
DRINKING UNFLUSHED PEE
“I once had a client drink another person’s unflushed pee from a public toilet. The judge hated that he had to dismiss my client’s case.”
FOLLOWING PEOPLE ON THE STREET
“When Jeffery Donovan was preparing for the role of Michael Westen(Burn Notice, about a spy), he followed people on the street and saw if he could follow them without being caught.”
PAPARAZZI
“Complete access to your private. We have the right to complete access to your private life because a lot of people enjoy the work that you do. That’s the reason for their jobs.”
SITTING BESIDE SOMEONE
“Sitting beside someone in a bus/train when there are multiple available seats.”
CHILD BEAUTY PAGEANTS
“I have seen some of it, and always a bunch of self-obsessed mothers putting their daughters through stress and misery.”
“Telling their daughters only looks matter so the mother can get another trophy to stick in their display case and call themselves winners.”
STALKING
“Technically, they’re doing nothing wrong, and we can’t do anything until they murder you first.”
TABLOID JOURNALISM
“Tabloid journalism, speculating random 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.”
STARING AT SOMEONE
“Staring at someone with minimal blinking and not trying to hide it while not speaking or doing anything else.”
EU ANIMAL RESEARCH
“This is specific, but this is my job, so I know about it. In the EU, there are a lot of restrictions on how you handle animals for research (Directive 2010/63/EU).”
“But there are 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 drawn from animals living in the most appalling conditions and contravention with any and all animal welfare standards, and it’s perfectly legal.”
BREASTFEEDING 6-YEAR-OLD
“I babysat for this couple with 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 six-year-old pull down her Mother’s shirt and latch was creepy.”
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