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Originally Posted by fdooby
Harassment at these events is rare. Standing three feet from someone and snapping their boobs is extremely discourteous and ill mannered but it's not harassment. The legal definition of the word means to cause alarm or distress.
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Most women I know would be both alarmed and distressed if a random man started snapping pictures of their boobs, even if they weren't naked. Especially so if they asked them not to. I would be pretty alarmed and distressed if someone I didn't know started following and repeatedly photographing me, in any situation. Of course there are exceptions - some people love to be photographed - but you can't assume that everyone you want to photograph won't be alarmed or distressed if you try to do so in an invasive, aggressive or discourteous way. Most photographers at these events are polite, discreet and respectful, and neither the police, the WNBR organisers nor the participants (mostly) have any problem with them.