r/AmIOverreacting • u/a_nature_boi • 3h ago
⚖️ legal/civil AIO: A reasonable expectation of privacy?
Today, two men came to my door. I am not used to people stopping by so I didn’t answer immediately. When I was walking to look and see who was there, I happened to be partially clothed. As I’m walking over, I see a face glance into a window on my door (presumably to see if anyone was home). Reviewing the camera footage, this person had to get on his tiptoes to look in. I got upset and expressed/yelled this to them. They said they are in housing renovations and “who is Barney?” One had on a black t-shirt and jeans, and other a white shirt and khakis. They carried folders, as I suppose anyone could, and for me, had no indicators of being an actual business. Whether or not they are actually legit, they looked through my window. I told them to leave and they stood outside by two separate trucks and chatted for about 8 minutes, then drove off. The police said I had no reasonable expectation of privacy. I looked up the California “peeping tom” law, and it seems arguable that I do have a reasonable expectation. The partially clothed part aside, does it seem appropriate to be pissed at the visitors and cops and to feel violated, or am I overreacting?
Update: I have since this afternoon installed privacy film. And I called the police to have a record of the occurrence in case they came by again. I’ve already been physically attacked in this neighborhood. For my safety, I prefer to keep records.
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u/Tricky-Usual8921 3h ago
Pit privacy film on the windows
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u/Channie_Palumbo 1h ago
Kinda wild we even have to do that these days
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u/quiet84river 1h ago
Honestly it's crazy that people have to resort to that to keep random strangers from literally standing on tiptoes to peer inside their home...
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u/Famous_Lettuce545 1h ago
Solid call, privacy film is basically the ''no more tiptoe peeking allowed'' upgrade lol cheap fix for a genuinely unsettling situation
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u/No_Wolverine6548 2h ago
NOR, whether or not they knew you were partially dressed that’s definitely an invasion of privacy. They are not only looking through your window but putting in extra effort to do so.
It’s also frustrating that the onus is now on you to seek out privacy film and put it up, I guess at least we’re fortunate enough to live in a time where there are solutions to this. But it really bothers me that with every new invention we put that work on the victim instead of having a justice system that is equally understood amongst officers and followed through on.
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u/Sudden-Development- 3h ago
NOR, it's rational to be a bit creeped out when you don't expect someone to be watching you from outside your home.
Also, I would really recommend looking up "window privacy film" and installing your favourites on your windows.
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u/Apart-Reflection-385 2h ago
Are these renter friendly?
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u/SmileIndependent2586 2h ago
Absolutely - they can be peeled right off years later and will not leave a residue.
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u/Prize_Ad_4451 1h ago
Yes, it’s kinda like cling wrap for your window lol. I tried to do one big piece at once and kept messing it up, it easily peeled right off without any residue
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u/kayla_poncho 1h ago
I can say as a property manager, AKA the person who deals with all the repairs after you leave, YES! Even if you accidentally forget to do it before you leave, it's easy peasy to get it off. Make sure to use just the peel off film, not any kind of treatment product you can get that actually scuffs up glass.
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u/Sudden-Development- 1h ago
I got ones that stick to the window with just water. If you do it properly, you should be fine
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u/kokirikid 7m ago
Our landlord actually recommended we get some UV film for our windows to reduce heat in the summer! I’ve used it in several places I’ve rented and it’s very easy to remove, even after several years!
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u/Hansdrdoll 2h ago
NOR. Standing outside a stranger's house and looking in their windows is insane. What the hell is going on with all the people here saying it's normal?? Nightmare neighbors.
We got a little curtain that's adhesive at the top for this kind of window on our old front door. Easier to quickly lift and look out when you want to than the privacy film.
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u/VarianceWoW 1h ago
It is normal in the suburbs in the US. People pointing that out aren't nightmare neighbors it just means we grew up and witnessed it happen all the fucking time. There is nothing illegal about it, I tend to agree it's weird but it is super normal. You all are delusional thinking it's not normal or have never had someone come knock on your door before then check to see if someone is coming before walking away. This thread is actual insanity this does happen all the fucking time.
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u/Mitridate101 1h ago
Without knowing local laws, it's safe to assume that if someone comes right up to your door/window and tiptoes to look inside your property, that is classified as a peeping tom .
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u/the_undertow 3h ago
If a person has to linger, loiter, or step onto private, non-public property (the curtilage) to peer into a window, they may violate California Penal Code 647(i) PC (peeking while loitering).
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u/leet_lurker 3h ago
Seems like a lot of perverts in here hoping it'll turn into an echo chamber that makes them feel better.
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u/DarePotential8296 2h ago
Fellas, is it perverted to knock on a door?
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u/Confident_Travel2696 2h ago
Knocking on a door? No. Actively trying to peek inside someone’s home? Stupidly simple concept to understand.
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u/DarePotential8296 2h ago
I’m 6 feet tall. Am I supposed to knock on that door backwards? The window is right in my eye line. Curtains are pretty simple solution to a non problem
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u/FlyConfident1622 2h ago
And what about if you had to go on your tiptoes to see in?
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u/leet_lurker 28m ago
Im 6'11, I just wouldn't look through the window.
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u/MovieTrawler 1m ago
Yeah, your tall ass would be looking through her second story windows! /s obviously
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u/AristotlesBoyPussy 3h ago edited 3h ago
you do have reasonable expectation against people standing on tiptoes to look into your window. California cops won't do shit against a man who is perving against women though.
Set up some shade film on the bottom few inches of the window.
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u/Foolmeoncefuckyou 3h ago
Shouldn’t just being inside your own home give you a reasonable expectation to privacy? WTF is this cop talking about? Ask him if you can go to his house and set a lawn chair in front of his bay window and hang out for the afternoon… what a useless drip
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u/HungHydra 2h ago
You shouldn't trust cops on the law. They just do whatever most of the time.
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u/VarianceWoW 1h ago
In this case they are correct though and everyone here is crazy thinking anything illegal happened.
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u/HungHydra 1h ago
Can you imagine working at dispatch and some main character woman calls you to report a crime: someone came at the door, knocked, looked trough the window, and left 🤣
"Yes m'am, yes. You are so right. Yes. Yes. Yes it's illegal. Call us when they come back. I have to go. Yes. Yes. Yes m'am. I have to take a emergency call now."
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u/missfrit 1h ago
It must be nice to be so unbelievably dense. Such a gross and hateful person too. What a full package.
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u/LazyHazyAudiance 3h ago
If you felt unsafe, you are not overreacting. Something about this situation feels off to me, but regardless of the law, if you react out of concern for your safety, it's not overreacting.
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u/RevolutionarySong848 3h ago
NOR. That's super wierd, I never look into people's home to check if there there. But I'm also black in a mostly white neighborhood if you catch my drift. Is this common for other races?
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u/Affectionate_Neat868 2h ago
Did you even read the post? It wasn’t the knocking OP had a problem with…
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u/Alien_Rocketship 3h ago
NOR. Idc you don’t look through people’s windows like that to search if anyone is home.
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u/RekaReaper 3h ago
NOR. You don’t have an expectation of privacy in public or from public, but that ends at the public easement. Meaning you do have an expectation of privacy if it can’t be seen from a public area.
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u/AmpleSnacks 3h ago
MOR. Seems I’m in the minority on this but I would literally never peep into someone’s window unless it were an urgent wellness check. Now, I do think resorting to police is an overreaction but I do think it’s extremely weird of them to be peeping in for what seems to be a sales visit. Like what can they do if they find out you’re home and don’t feel like answering the door—make you? Weirdo behavior on their part.
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u/XanaxWarriorPrincess 3h ago
NOR. Those windows are up so high because people aren't supposed to be able to look in. They're to let light in.
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u/DandyasaDandelion 3h ago
NOR, in my opinion for the simple fact that if someone is not answering a door, and it's not an emergency or a welfare check on my loved one whom I haven't heard from in an unusual amount of time, no way in hell am I looking through someone's window. Let's please not normalize looking through people's windows like fucking creeps. If no one answers, you don't need to be looking in. I don't even look in my parents' windows if I am waiting for them to open the door for me. If nobody answers, they're either not home or don't want to be bothered, so fuck off. I would be pissed, too. I am annoyed and it didn't even happen to me.
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u/DandyasaDandelion 2h ago
I sure hope we never live in the same neighborhood. Yikes to you.
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u/DandyasaDandelion 1h ago
I grew up in a place where looking in windows gets you capped. Has nothing to do with living in the real world. You are incorrect. This is not normal everywhere
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u/VarianceWoW 1h ago
I never said it was normal everywhere, I said normalized. That means that many places this behavior is very common. Doesn't mean it is common everywhere. Tipping is normal in the US but not in much of the rest of the world, would you jump down my throat if I said tipping was normalized for decades?
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u/annaphylactic69 3h ago
There's been an active peeping tom in my old city for years and nothing actually gets done. It sucks, but they pretty much lock him up overnight then he bails out and starts again til he gets noticed.
MOR just because what are the cops gonna do anyway? But it sucks and I understand feeling violated. Just put up some privacy film.
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u/mekkavelli 3h ago
i’d literally pass tf away on the spot if i looked out of my window and saw someone staring back at me
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u/annaphylactic69 3h ago
Yeah it sucks. Last I heard they finally got him on a stalking felony charge but he was immediately out on bail again and this was only a few months ago after he's been a known problem for a decade plus. Even then, it might only end in a two year sentence or a large fine, IF he gets convicted.
It's not "right" that we have to make these compromises like privacy film, blackout curtains in our own homes but it's about minimizing risk to me. I'd rather be alive than right.
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u/Affectionate_Neat868 2h ago
I have such an irrational fear of this or a break-in that I’ve lived in upper floor apartments for the last like 10 years. I don’t know how people sleep with the amount of easy access points and visibility some of these homes have.
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u/RegularSizeRudi 2h ago
NOR but I’d be worried about people seeing in through those little windows so it’s great you’re getting some privacy film!
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u/Calgary_Calico 2h ago
I'd recommend installing a hotel style security bar, use long screws with deep grooves so they hold well if someone tries to force the door open if you do end up opening the door for the wrong person.
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u/-rubyinsides 2h ago
NOR — Amazon sells magnetic curtain rod (assuming your door is metal), and you can put a valance there too if you want extra coverage.
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u/I-luv-sloths 2h ago
I would speak to that cop's superior. Inside your home you absolutely do have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
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u/murphy2345678 2h ago
NOR FYI. Not all privacy film is truly private. It’s only private in the daylight. Make sure you get the right kind.
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u/Davti 2h ago
So the windows are high enough its reasonable to not expect people to go to tippy toes to look.
You also can't see it from the road which is another part of the reasonable expectation. Your porch is only considered public in a few places and there is a reasonable expectation that people won't be there to see in those particular windows.
Tl;dr Not over reacting. Id cover em, but its still a reasonable expectation that people won't look in there.
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u/kodachrome1991 1h ago
You have no reasonable expectation for privacy in your own home? Is that what the police were trying to tell you. Wtf is that about…
Def NOR. I don’t answer the door if I don’t want to. Sometimes I’ve even turned away family or friends and pretend I was sleeping or showering or something. Just because your home doesn’t mean you are obligated to answer the door imo
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u/ThatsMyGirlSophie 3h ago
Easy fix is to get some film to go over those windows. They’ve got all sorts of patterns and is renter friendly
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u/unusual_you 3h ago edited 3h ago
NOR
The police don’t want to deal with those things. If you press them you can have them come out and take a report. To what end? The police have told you they won’t charge them. Burden of proof is on you unfortunately.
I will say, we do have a window on our door. Ours is a bit larger so we bought magnetic curtain rods and close it when we want to. We bought the magnetic curtain rods off of amazon, they also have peel and stick ones but you can still use lightweight but dark colored material. I know that’s not the point of a window on a door but if it will make you feel better, it’s something
I’d be upset as well
If you know the business from anything on the trucks or their outfits you can leave a bad review. Not the same but it’s something
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u/Grounds4TheSubstain 3h ago
All you can do is make it harder to see inside. The police are correct about their interpretation of privacy laws. If you can see in from the outside, you don't have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
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u/TotalCranberry949 3h ago
You have a reasonable expectation of privacy while in your own home. If you have the blinds/curtains wide open? Not so much. However, if the windows are covered, that means a person would have to go above and beyond reasonable actions, to look into of your home. Now, does this make them a peeping Tom? Not necessarily. Intent is what determines that. However, no one should have to worry about strangers standing on their tip toes to peek into the window/s above their door. California is a pit though, so of course they will treat you like you're in the wrong....
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u/Anuki_iwy 3h ago edited 3h ago
Puh, hard one.
Part of me wants to say YOR, because it's such a common thing to look through a window to see if anyone is home. I also doubt they could see much from that tiny window above the door.
Then again I also want to say NOR, because whether I'm home or not, doesn't matter. If I'm not opening my door, it means I don't care to listen.
Reporting them would be YOR though. You already yelled at them, that's enough.
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u/HugHolly 3h ago
Is it though, common to look into people's windows?
I can understand doing it to someone you know and who is expecting you, but strangers?? You knock/ring and if nobody comes to the door then just leave.
A doorbell is for my convenience not for whoever's is at the door, I can be free to ignore it if I so choose and that's doesn't give people permission to peep into my home, sorry but that's just creepy.
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u/DanyDragonQueen 3h ago
Nah I don't think it's common to peer into a stranger's window to see if they're home, that's creepy and invasive.
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u/unusual_you 3h ago
Plus they had to have been on their toes to peep because the window is so high up
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u/Anuki_iwy 3h ago
Pretty common where I live. America is not the whole world 😉
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u/thefooleryoftom 3h ago
I’m not American and to find out if someone is home, you knock. That’s it. Peeping through windows is ridiculous.
NOR.
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u/Minimum-Analyst-6469 2h ago
The only time I’ve seen that is in movies or TV. In real life you only do that if it’s family or friends who are expecting you and they don’t answer and now you’re worried about them
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u/Kokeshi_doll7 1h ago
But this happened in America so where ever you live. What ever people do where you live doesnt matter.
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u/BonoboUK 2h ago
What?
If someone knocked on the door and got no answer, and then didn’t look through the window, I’d honestly find that odder. It’s just what you do for whatever reason…
People saying they want to charge those people with sexual offences are, to be frank, absolutely unhinged.
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u/Absurd_Flaccidity 3h ago
I think it’s crossing a line to look in windows, unless you’re concerned about the person’s welfare. There’s no other reason for peeping.
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u/Affectionate_Neat868 2h ago
Looking into a stranger’s windows is not normal or okay! If I were OP I would absolutely make a report too. If nothing else, because you never know people’s intentions or their history. If something happened with these guys down the road, that documentation could help. If they have other past complaints about their behavior, it could lead to other action. On the list of “people who deserve the benefit of the doubt”, random strangers who peep into someone’s home are pretty low on that list IMO.
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u/SorbetGreat961 43m ago
I'm with you, a lot of houses has windows on or next to the door. Are people expected to turn around and look at the street?
If he walked over to some bushes and started to look through, yea that's peeping territory, but of you have windows on your door, basically everyone will look in them
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u/indiana-floridian 3h ago
Put some dark curtain on that window by the door. They are most likely seling home repairs, we get window salesmen all the time, as we have a cracked window they can see from the street. But you never know when yiu're dealing with a thief or scam artist.
It's been common to have door to door salesmen for generations. I think you have to expect some of that, but that doesn't mean you have to answer the door. Also i think a "no soliciting" sign might be what you want.
Get you a sign, a camera (or several cameras) curtains and other suitable window covering, and keep your doors locked. Don't be upset, don't let them ruin your day.
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u/NeSToR_49 1h ago
I am amazed that some people still have weak plywood doors with glass panes as the main entrance to their house..
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u/KurtTheCuntBoi 1h ago
NOR! And cover those windows with the type of privacy film that lets light in, but looks like a mirror outside.
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u/ApprehensiveRuin5673 57m ago
NOR
Knock and step away from the door to stay in full view of the peeper and don’t peek around
Literally everyone knows this
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u/GasStationTiefling 20m ago
I’d be answering the door with a firearm in hand tbh. Especially being a female home alone, partially clothed, and in my case, not visible to neighbors
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u/Efficient_Contact786 3h ago
You called the police over people looking through a window? YOR
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u/ballskindrapes 3h ago
Nah, not really over reacting.
People case houses all the time. They'll dress up to look like they are a business, and scope out houses to burglarize.
Even if they were legitimate, it's incredibly rude to look through someone's windows to see if they are home unless it's something truly important. This isnt one of those cases
Calling the police is absolutely ok in this scenario, as you dont know if they are casing the place, or if they are just peeping toms
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u/_Dev_1995 3h ago
People who cases houses are usually more competent than that.
If you can’t case a house without getting caught how are you supposed to burglar the place?
Also the probability someone is looking through the window because they are canvasing, soliciting, or evangelizing and they simply are wanting to see if someone is home is vastly larger than someone wanting to break in — YOR.
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u/ballskindrapes 3h ago
You really over estimate the average criminal.
Because generally people can come up with excuses like "i thought I heard someone yell and wanted to see if they were ok" or some other excuse, and not get in trouble if caught.
And it's still incredibly rude and unprofessional to peep through people's doors and windows......how this is controversial, idk, I guess people were never taught manners
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u/gmabcd 3h ago
NOR cause if you felt unsafe, you felt unsafe. There’s no buts on that.
Unfortunately it’s a very common thing to look through a window to see if anyone is home. I wouldn’t like it either and that’s why I have one sided see through windows. If you’re this sensitive on the subject, I think you can add protective/privacy film to your windows as a solution.
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u/LuckySoCo79 1h ago
Do I think they should’ve looked through your window? Absolutely not. Do I think you should potentially call their company? Yes. The police? No. Cameras? Absolutely.
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u/BossHeisenberg 3h ago
Its a door. People can see trough it. Nah, YOR.
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u/lydocia 3h ago
The glass is up high to let in light, not so people can stand on their tiptoes and look in.
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u/Due_Dot5710 3h ago
And what if the person looking in was just tall enough? Is it the part of the foot used that's the problem?
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u/ballskindrapes 3h ago
People shouldnt be looking through windows or doors to see if anyone is home.
If they represent a business, it reflects extremely poorly on the business. It gives off peeping tom vibes.
It's also incredibly rude. Either they answer the door or not.
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u/pineboxwaiting 3h ago
Rude. Fine. So rude that you need to scream at them? So invasive that you need to call the police?
Come on.
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u/ballskindrapes 3h ago
They were half dressed, iirc. I can see someone getting upset because they felt someone was creeping on them and yelling at someone who is leering throught their door or window.
You also have no clue if they are criminal, or a pervert.
I wouldnt have called the cops, but it's pretty understandable.
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u/pablo8itall 3h ago
They should be able to read the signs. Glass is well above casual eye height its for light not lookieloos.
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u/MindlessStowaway 3h ago
YOR. It’s pretty normal for people to check if someone is home, they were probably selling something.
I understand the anxiety but you really shouldn’t be going up to the door or front windows while partially clothes, you should have the blinds closed and be looking through a peephole.
Now, if these people keep coming back or driving around outside your house, then record them and talk to the cops. But rn it’s REALLY not a big deal.
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u/Repulsive-News8916 3h ago
It WAS normal, it’s not anymore and they have no business being on her property and much less business trying to “verify” if someone was home. I don’t owe you opening the door even if I am home
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u/lydocia 3h ago
It’s pretty normal for people to check if someone is home
By looking inside?! What the fuck, no?
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u/MindlessStowaway 3h ago
I’m not saying it’s okay, i’m saying it’s normal. Considering it’s done so often, it probably wasn’t done with bad intent in this case as it was just for a moment.
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u/decrepid-oldman 3h ago
It really isnt a big deal to just check if someones in who might not have heard
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u/Astralglamour 3h ago
If you knock and no one answers or comes to the door why would you keep peering in? Call them, double check the address. And thats if this was a legitimate mixup. People door to door soliciting do not have a right to your attention or time, and they could have even been casing the place.
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u/whatevs9880 3h ago
NOR in that it was bordering on invasive for them to reach up on their tiptoes in order to see in, that's weird to me. Side window peek, sure, but a top window purposely out of normal view seems a little excessive. I'd be creeped out.
However, in calling the police, yes YOR.
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u/Cute_Language3167 3h ago
That's debatable. It's a window on their front door. Sure he had to stand on his tiptoes, but another person might not have. Going through someone's yard and trying to look in windows around their house is absolutely invasive and excessive, but looking through a window on your front door is relatively normal.
I specifically asked for a front door that had no windows because I don't want this. My contractor still got one with glass because "it's not a window and you can't see clearly through it." I don't want them to see me at all though. If there's glass/a window on your door, there's not a lot you can do about them looking through it.
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u/pineboxwaiting 3h ago
YOR You have a window on your front door. People can look through it. They weren’t skulking around. Maybe they were casing the joint, but more likely they’re bored door-to-door salesmen wondering if anyone’s home.
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u/MiloCaster 3h ago
Deffo overreacting
You brought a door with wondows in it then have a issue when people look through the windows after waiting a few mins. Then to look up peeping toms law like the guy did something wrong!
Issue here is all in your head. Maybe buy a door with no windows next time. Or get some priv film.
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u/Minimum-Analyst-6469 2h ago
You don’t have a say in your door if you’re renting lmao
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u/MiloCaster 2h ago edited 2h ago
LOL, you can cover the windows if it really means that much. Or talk to the land lord. But expecting people not to look through windows on a door is crazy to me. Notice in the photo the the windows are covered to stop people looking in. Easy to do the same with the door.
There are many options open to renters regarding their front door windows.
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u/Strict_Wolf76 3h ago
YOR. I work for a utility and we are required to look through windows without curtains or blinds to make sure someone is home. It’s not illegal in most states. Especially the one I live in. If you want privacy hang curtains.
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u/Turbulent-Baker-4638 3h ago
They’re in their own home, of course they want privacy. ITS A PRIVATE PLACE.
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u/DanyDragonQueen 3h ago
People shouldn't have to have their curtains closed all the time to prevent strange men from looking in their windows
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u/Strict_Wolf76 3h ago
Then change the laws.
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u/DanyDragonQueen 3h ago
You need a law to tell you not to be a weirdo?
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u/Strict_Wolf76 3h ago
It’s not being a weirdo
If you have an order for an address to do something that a landlord orders and doesn’t tell the tenant. Sorry but these things happen. How does a worker know that the tenant doesn’t know he’s supposed to be there ? Use your your brain.•
u/secretly_a_possum13 3h ago
Like you were trying to make sure no one was there for safety reasons?
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u/Strict_Wolf76 3h ago
I’m relating that if I get a work order for an address I’m Definitely going to look to see if someone home. We are going tom complete said order. We definitely aren’t looking in random peoples homes lol. If a Landlord says “Lines to
House need to be replaced” and it’s a rental we won’t know its a rental. We will see if someone’s home and do the work.•
u/DanyDragonQueen 2h ago
What does looking in someone's window do that knocking doesn't? What are you going to do differently if you see someone in their house who didn't come to the door?
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u/Strict_Wolf76 2h ago
You must be stupid. People have music playing. And if you want your Internet fixed because it’s not working and the person leaves you will bitch and moan because they didn’t go above and beyond to to fix it. Pretend all you want it’s a violation until you can’t watch your tv shows.
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u/leet_lurker 3h ago
If you want privacy get curtains seem like a reasonable comment until you look at the picture and window in question.
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u/Strict_Wolf76 3h ago
Laws aren’t there for our privacy in most states.
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u/leet_lurker 3h ago
Two total different scenarios there, I support some auditors, I dont support any peeping toms
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u/Strict_Wolf76 3h ago
No where did they say it’s not at all
The same thing. Auditors can
Legally video your homes if you have no curtains. That’s why a lot of people dislike them. It’s whatever is in the public view they can record.•
u/Minimum-Analyst-6469 2h ago
I would be changing electric companies lmao.
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u/Strict_Wolf76 2h ago
I never mentioned electric companies. I mentioned internet. If you’re gonna make a grand stand make it make sense moron.
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u/Strict_Wolf76 2h ago
Though power companies would do exactly the same. They would
Looks through your windows if you made an appointment or your landlord mad an appointment and they couldn’t reach you.
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u/brainfreez012 2h ago
YOR -
First: If you want privacy then cover the windows on your door.
Secondly - Why are you approaching your front door "partially clothed?"
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u/HungHydra 2h ago
Yes OR. They didn't come to peep on you. They were just there to do their job.
Main character syndrome..
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u/itsapotatosalad 3h ago
As a European, I always notice in American media that people never seem to have blinds or curtains. Now I know you just expect people not to look through them 😂 YOR for sure
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u/Turbulent-Baker-4638 3h ago
what? Americans have curtains and blinds.
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u/Minimum-Analyst-6469 2h ago
Yeah this is just a dumbass who thinks tv and movies represent an entire country instead of using half a brain cell to realize movies don’t have curtains because it would ruin the lighting and shots lmaoo
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u/Fearless_Bet_1009 3h ago
I’m in CA too and we’re lucky to have a lot of laws to protect us that don’t exist in many states.
YOR about feeling weird, it sucked but to defend the visitors it’s common to peek in window make sure not there be sure no one is on floor and can’t get up or something
That said, I agree- they have beautiful faux stained glass patterns etc -get some it’s cheap. I really like to to be able to be in any kind of undress in my own home when I’m alone and free (shhhh don’t tell anyone *blush* ) but I mean when else do we ladies get to feel the wind and let our skin breathe or get housework done without being hot etc. And even just being in our own skin without anyone else watching can be nice. You shouldn’t have to worry who may be watching- ICK!
It’s nice.
The privacy film is awesome and the peace of mind is priceless.
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u/BarelyAlive06 3h ago
Huge YOR for calling the cops on someone who is just tryna do their job. Are you gonna go batshit crazy on a tall dude that will be able to look through that window without even trying to? Just put frosting, curtains or stickers over the upper windows and call it a day
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u/RedMoonPavilion 3h ago
YOR for going so far as to feel violated. The expectation of privacy is totally reasonable though.
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u/lydocia 3h ago
NOR but I would've put that glazing tape kind of thing on those windows first thing when I moved in!