What's in a Name?
By WorDazza
@WorDazza (15830)
Manchester, England
March 31, 2016 5:54am CST
The BBC website contains an article regarding an Oklahoma man who has made the news by using a drone to film an alleged act of prostitution and providing the footage to the police.
The man in question seems to be something of a vigilante when it comes to stamping out prostitution in Oklahoma. By his own admission he has spent the last 20 years building up a comprehensive catalogue of videos of lewd public sex acts.
I was prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt, and view this as performing a public service rather than him having a somewhat more personal (ahem!) interest. That was until I saw his name.
Mr. Bates!
Or should that be Master?
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
31 Mar 16
Which came first, do you think? Several studies have shown that there is a very high percentage of people in prison who were given bizarre names by their parents. As a teacher, I saw what other kids did to someone with a strange name. Giving a child a stupid name is a form of child abuse. If someone really loves a funky name, they should give it to a dog. They won't care. But never to a cat, they would find a way to get revenge.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
31 Mar 16
The point you make in a comment about the act being in a public area if a drone is required to film it is a valid one. Makes you wonder if "invasion of privacy" would be a valid counter-accusation when it comes to Court... 
Bring back Cap'n Pugwash! 
Bring back Cap'n Pugwash! 2 people like this
@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
9 Apr 16
@WorDazza , do I detect a soupçon of admiration through the thinly veiled sarcasm? It took a lot of effort to come up with such creative words to convey my feelings of Ick with this strange individual. "Ick" is so a real word, by the way. :D
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
31 Mar 16
That's perfect. An obsession like his says more about the person who has it than the subjects of the obsession.
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
1 Apr 16
@ElizabethWallace Thank you! I suspect I'm probably a sledgehammer where as you're more of a rapier.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
1 Apr 16
@WorDazza Thanks. I sure like the humor in your writing. I can't do it anywhere near as well as you do.
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@JESSY3236 (20206)
• United States
31 Mar 16
That's funny. I wonder if he owns a motel.
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@josie_ (10032)
• Philippines
31 Mar 16
@JESSY3236 _He is definitely a "psycho" in my book.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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1 Apr 16
When I read about this yesterday I just thought he was really weird. He'll have a couple of odd skeletons hidden in his closet, I expect.
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@josie_ (10032)
• Philippines
31 Mar 16
I did a double take before I found the pun. NAUGHTY! But on a more serious note, Isn't that an invasion of privacy? It's also very uncanny but I just watch an episode of "The Good Wife" which dealt with the question of drones flying overhead private properties.
But on a more serious note, Isn't that an invasion of privacy? It's also very uncanny but I just watch an episode of "The Good Wife" which dealt with the question of drones flying overhead private properties.1 person likes this
@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
31 Mar 16
The article does touch on the invasion of privacy angle.I think that the more this sort of thing happens the more likely someone will end up demanding charges are brought for invasion of privacy. In my opinion if a lewd act can only be viewed by a drone flying overhead then it isn't really a public act
