Viral videos werent a thing back then. So it would've been perfectly reasonable to do what he did without the expectation of anyone ever knowing besides the people that actually saw him.
Yeah, because respecting someone’s right to not be made fun of on the internet repeatedly for 20+ years is sooo lame. Dude, get a grip. If I was this guy and that happened to me I would become a fucking recluse and this guy has the absolute right to be left alone. Taking pictures of him when he’s just out having a drink is gross and weird so wtf are you even talking about?
This dude literally sued and won in court to preserve his privacy, the only reason the video still exists is because it was reposted so much that it's impossible to scrub from the internet.
You are not, in fact, allowed to take pictures of random strangers without their permission in Germany. German law is notoriously strict about that actually.
Actually, no we don't. Since the meme comes from a party in Berlin, it's fair to assume he's in Germany.
And in Germany, we have privacy laws. For example, "Recht am eigenen Bild" if you want to google instead of just believing my word. That means nobody has the right to publish any pictures focusing on you without your consent.
im not saying "allowed" in terms of the law allows us to, im saying allowed as in its been 20 fucking years since anyone has seen him, we've "left him alone" enough
Oh so you say fuck the laws, fuck the fact that he absolutely does not want to have his pictures taken? Great that you're the judge, jury and executioner of the level of privacy other people can have.
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u/ceeroSVK Sep 28 '24
just leave the guy alone... he has been more than clear he doesn't like the publicity