User:Sksnake/sandbox

Overview
A creepshot is a picture taken of someone without their consent, often by the use of a camera phone or other mobile device. The phenomenon was popularized on the web forum Reddit where users posted voyeuristic snapshots of women's bodies accompanied by sexually explicit captions. According to the site, "a creepshot captures the natural raw sexiness of the subject without their vain attempts at putting on a show for the camera." The community claims that it is within their rights to photograph and admire women when they are in public places and do not believe the act to be a violation of the subject's privacy.

In January of 2009 the Camera Phone Predator Alert Act was introduced to the US Congress by Representative Peter T. King (Republican of New York) which would require all mobile phones with camera technology to sound a tone or another auditory signal when taking a photography. Although the bill was not enacted, many mobile phones were manufactured within this framework.

Controversy
Creepshots struck controversy in September of 2012 when a substitute teacher photographed an underage student and posted the image to the Creepshot community on Reddit. A vigilante group of Reddit users revealed the identity of the teacher and turned him in to the authorities. The Creepshot page was subsequently removed from the site.

Adrian Chen, writer for the popular media news and gossip site, Gawker, published an exposé on infamous Reddit user Violenacrez. Violentacrez had been the moderator for many controversial subreddits including the Creepshot community.

Other Forums
Despite the shut down of the Creepshot subreddit, there has been a proliferation of Creepshot forums. A subreddit entitled Candid Fashion Police encourages users to post similarly voyeuristic and sexualized snapshots of women with captions referencing the subject's choice of clothing rather than sexually explicit content.