September 5, 2026 at 11:24 am

A Neighbor Recorded Her Kids Without Permission—Then Threatened to Press Charges After They Flipped Him Off

by Matthew Gilligan

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Well, this sure doesn’t sound good!

And I’d even say that the mom who is at the center of this story with a clearly unhinged neighbor really has her hands full.

And it doesn’t sound like things are gonna cool down anytime soon!

Read the story below, and think about how you’d react if you had to deal with a neighbor who behaved this way.

I need answers.

“I have a downstairs neighbor that I’m having conflicts with.

As of recently on numerous occasions she started recording my minor children just playing outside.

LOL.

After witnessing her doing so, they have flipped the bird while still recording them.

She’s claiming it’s harassment and that I could have charges against me for that.

I thought that was a first amendment right…

I mean you really can’t do anything because someone flipped the bird at you?

This lady needs to back off…

The police weren’t much help because she had them convinced with her lies.

I need opinions please because this has happened 3 times that I only know of.

They hardly play outside but this just so happens to be the times that we’re outside.

It’s weird and disgusting behavior to just record kids playing outside.”

Readers shared their thoughts on Reddit.

This person had a lot to say.

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Another individual weighed in.

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This person has an idea…

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Another individual shared their thoughts.

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And this reader weighed in.

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This lady sure is a handful!

But the kids need to stay far away from her.

What a headache…

It sounds like they just need to ignore this lady.

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