Article 1: Bus sex videotaping

Should the people involved be videoed?
Who is at fault?
What should not be done?

Though I concur that the people involved should not be videoed for the benefit of those who may be so unfortunate as to chance upon the wildly inappropriate and repulsive act committed in the most... unhygenic of places, I believe that this should be more of a 'could' issue as opposed to a 'should' issue. In my earnest opinion, if the couple were to have the gall to perform the act on public transport, that would mean they had no issues with anyone looking, or videotaping for that matter of fact.
Regardless, no one was at fault. Some jest, likening the internet to a public bathroom wall; as a sleazy platform. Yet, this brings us to the fact that the internet may similarly likened to a country, or even a world, which has a gamut of places from malls to houses, just that these places are the websites in the internet. Then again though, it boils down to whether the internet transcends what we define to be public and private. We choose what we view, comment on the internet, just like how we can control the houses we visit, we can extend control over the sites we visit. There is nothing wrong in uploading a video taken in a public place into another space, and there is even less problem in the people who perform the act as it was not meant to be private as they did it in public.
Of course, some may violently disagree on the basis that the content may be viewed by inappropriate audiences such as how children accidentally chance upon porn, or as a matter of fact, this act, it is undeniable that children can be protected from it. As how a child may be free from negative influence by imposing curfews and locking him up at home, a child can be protected on the net by using the many programs that are already available on the net.
Hence, actually if someone were to be faulted, it should be the people who watch the video and was effronted as it was their personal choice
However, I am not entirely rejecting the possibility that the act could have been done in impulse and the person who took the video should be blamed as they have already tried to be as discreet as possible. Then again, they have allowed their instincts to overcome rationality, and it does stand as a fact that they have committed a mistake and they must face the music. Just like how a child is punished for his mistakes, adults should be too.
In retrospect, long as an act has been performed in public, the act can should face no restriction, it should be allowed to be viewed at anyone's discretion. There shouldnt be any limits, unless a person were to perform an act privately and it is publicized
Just my two cents worth.
Kaleb :) Howled at 5:30 PM