Sometimes, someone’s creepy behavior doesn’t make them a creep; still, that doesn’t make them any less creepy. That said, a neighbor in Massachusetts definitely entered weirdo territory with their house’s new, unexpected ‘security system.’ They set up three cameras aimed at the home opposite theirs, where the next-door teenage girl’s bedroom is. Her boyfriend is naturally concerned and believes this is anything but a sign of basic security measures. All these cameras “just so happens to point directly toward the side of my girlfriend’s house,” he states worriedly.
“Their intentions for the cameras are obviously not good because they have about a sliver of property on that side, and then it goes straight to our property and then a big sidewall blocking the view of anything else other than the windows,” the boyfriend explains in detail. He continues, saying that “it’s making everyone very uncomfortable,” especially the girl’s friends who will sometimes change their clothes in her bedroom. Posting the issue to r/legaladvice, the boyfriend wonders if there’s anything he can do to possibly have the neighbors remove their new surveillance setup.
“Get some blinds,” suggests the top comment on Reddit. Curtains, blinds, or anything to block visibility from the neighbor’s view would be ideal for this situation, especially since they have cameras focused straight into her bedroom. However, another commenter believes there is more to the story than just: “My neighbor is a Peeking Tom on my teenage GF.” “The concerns are valid, but the post sounds like you’re jumping to conclusions,” they remark. The Reddit user continues, inquiring if there has been more crime in the neighborhood lately or if the angles of the cameras are actually pointing “directly” at the bedroom window. “Playing devil’s advocate,” they and two dozen other Redditors believe something else might be afoot.
Several other Reddit users told OP the unfortunate but obvious truth: “There’s nothing you can do. They are allowed to record out their windows. It is a protected right.” If she wanted to have privacy from surveillance, the best she could do would be to cover her window, as one person recommended in a comment earlier. Another person chimed in, saying that three cameras for spying on someone is overkill. “I’m going to say if the neighbor was a perv, he wouldn’t need three cameras,” they note. Whatever the case, it is a bizarre situation that lacks a clear solution; after all, who would want their neighbor to install cameras aimed directly at their bedroom? Not me!
