Originally Posted by
bse118
Terrible etiquette on his part, sure.
But while we we are on an etiquette kick: what's good etiquette have to say about clandestine picture-taking and public posting of people's faces?
Originally Posted by
Nuhusky
Posting his picture is 100% unacceptable imo regardless of his behavior. You have completely invaded his privacy given you have his face displayed and may now be legally liable to defamation. Unlike the feet picture playing with IFV you can see his face vs feet guy
Look, how would you feel if someone posted your face online like this. What if his employer sees this?
Originally Posted by
cmd320
It may be unacceptable to you, however it is completely legal. When you go into public anyone can photograph you whether you give them permission or not. If the individual in the photo did not want to be seen in this position, he should not have been in that position in the first place. Don't do something in public around other people that you don't want other people to see.
Originally Posted by
davie355
Legality aside, if you think it's appropriate to post the kind of picture OP did, then you and I don't share the same values of interpersonal decency.
Originally Posted by
HardToConcentrate
Taking a picture and posting it online, without the person’s consent, is far worse a transgression then this person putting their feet up.
I do not agree with them putting their feet up. It is poor manners. Though I think we’ve all had long travel days. Been a bit tired, and maybe got a little more comfortable then we should have.
I do not understand when it became “acceptable” to take photos of people and post them online, without their consent. It boggles my mind why anyone thinks this is ok. While it may be legal, it’s certainly not good manners to do so. Public shaming has gotten out of hand. It’s harmful.
Originally Posted by
lobo411
The Admiral's Club is not a public space, as the phrase is used in a legal context. A "public space" is a street, a sidewalk, a park, the beach, or any place owned by the public and open to literally anyone and anything.
The Admiral's Club is a private business open to the public. Private business owners have the right to regulate conduct on their property, and the Admiral's Club does so: "Any conduct that is deemed by American to be inappropriate, undignified, disruptive, abusive or violent is prohibited, and American reserves the right to remove any member or visitor for such conduct, or for failing to comply with membership terms and conditions."
Or you could go even further and say that the Admiral's Club is a private club open to members, which makes the expectation of privacy even stronger. I doubt that would fly, though.
I wonder if the guy puts his feet on the furniture at home? He is exhibiting behavior that is rude, crude, ill mannered, selfish, DWKIA, offensive, unhealthy, etc,.
Yet some have missed THAT point, and choose to focus instead on something TOTALLY irrelevant to the act(s).
(Sarcasm)And I am shocked, shocked I say, that more of the PC police here aren't rising to the defense and condoning the behavior of this poor man. After all, its a free country. He can put his feet anywhere he darn well pleases. Maybe the AC should have a "Feet on the furniture/Toenail Clipping room" to prevent further Civil Rights violations(Sarcasm of)
Or, on the other hand, if one
just goes about his/her business, than one need not worry about being castigated by the KGB or the PC Police here,
for any reason.