Dad Who Beat Daughter's Peeping Tom Gets In More Trouble Than the Peeping Tom

zaterdag 14 september 2013

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by Lisa Fogarty 8 hours ago

Hero or thug? A father in Albuquerque, N.M. took the law into his own hands by beating up a man he caught  peeping into his teenage daughter's window. After spotting the guy naked and moaning at his child, Emilio Chavez III seemingly lost it. He claims he was so enraged that he doesn't even remember enlisting the help of his brother and a family friend in the assault on 29-year-old Dylan Maho, who had be hospitalized. 

Some are calling Chavez a vigilante; others think he's a criminal. 

It's pretty clear to see how the law views him: Chavez faces more jail time than the predator who victimized his daughter. 

He may get three years in jail for aggravated battery -- at least one year more than the peeper will get for voyeurism.

There are two very valid sides to this debate. On the one hand, as a parent, it is dead easy to put yourself in this dad's shoes and say you would do the same exact thing if you caught a man peeping in on your little girl. How was Chavez to know whether Maho would go even further than spying on the teen? At that moment he caught him, how wasn't he filled with fear that the perv was about to crawl through the window and rape his daughter?

And remember: Maho stood just a few feet away from his daughter's window. And he was naked! You don't just leave your home in the middle of the night for a naked stroll. I am speculating here, but it seems like Maho knew exactly what he was about to do. I'm not saying he would have taken it further than peeping, but I wouldn't blame Chavez if that's where his mind immediately went. 

On the other hand, as much as it pains me to admit this, Chavez had other options. He could have called the police. He could have whipped out his cell phone and taped the perv in order to ensure he had solid evidence that would help put this creep away. What if Maho had been carrying a weapon? Chavez's actions could have put his family in even more danger.

Can I be honest though? I don't think I would have patiently waited for the cops to arrive, either. I think my first impulse would have been to do whatever it took to get this guy the hell away from my daughter's window. It's unfortunate that the act of protecting his family may cost Chavez three years behind bars.

What would you have done if you were in Chavez's shoes? And do you think the charges against him are fair? 

Image Via Robert Couse-Baker/Flickr 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Lisa Fogarty

is a former old-timey print journalist who lives in Brooklyn with her husband and toddler girl. She still carries a notebook everywhere and is always on the lookout for tasty vegan food and blouses with collars that will finally put the Peter Pan out on its (adorable) tush.

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Sexy See-Through Shower Gets Peeping Tom Neighbors Excited

donderdag 22 augustus 2013

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by Kiri Blakeley 3 hours ago

So imagine your neighbor builds an addition to their home. It juts out into the backyard, it's made of clear glass, and you can't help but notice it. Is it a porch? A balcony? A viewing room? Why, no, there's a shower head there and it's ... well ... an outdoor shower! When one couple decided to build a completely see-through glass shower overlooking their Brooklyn neighborhood, more drama than an episode of Real Housewives ensued. A nosy neighbor (New Yorkers don't speak to each other but we spy like crazy) took a photo and sent it to city blog Gothamist, which posted the photo and explained how neighbors imagined the couple moving into the townhouse would be hosting "orgies" and wished that they were "better looking" and "more famous." There goes the neighborhood ...

It all started when two lawyers, who were renovating the brownstone to move into with their three kids, decided to build the outdoor shower off the second story over their backyard. Since this is Brooklyn, backyards are small, and neighbors are staring directly into your backyard -- or your shower, as the case may be.

It didn't take long before more than one neighbor snapped a photo, even figured out who the new owners were, and sent it to a website. One neighbor wrote:

It looks pretty nice, and I think it can fit a party of eight at least.

And about the couple, the tipster wrote:

[They are] not unattractive; I wish they were hotter and famous.

She also added:

The other neighbors are all talking about it. You can't miss it. I think we all thought it was a joke or that there would be curtains, or that it wasn't really a shower. But it is. And there's another shower in the window directly above it.

The lawyer couple, who were horrified to find themselves the subject of so much titillating gossip, then taped a letter to their shower that read:

Dear Neighbors, We are still under construction and we regret that our design, which was approved by the Landmarks and the city, has alarmed you. It has always been our plan to put up privacy coverings on our shower, which we anticipate will be installed in the coming weeks. Of course, the shower cannot be used until then. We are dismayed and a bit heart sick at the attention our half-finished house has created ... We look forward to a day when we know our neighbors well enough to discuss any concerns over coffee, and not in newspapers and on gossip sites on the Internet.

Dude, you live in Brooklyn. All your neighbors are bloggers! What exactly did you expect?! You didn't build an outdoor shower in the Mojave Desert.

Still, these neighbors were pretty nosy and gossipy. Perhaps they could have just waited to see what happened before they assumed the neighbors would be having full-frontal viewing parties in their see-through shower.

Anyway, looks like the Peeping Tom neighbors won't get their jollies after all. Move along, folks, nothing to see here! (Dang it.)

Have you ever had your neighbors gossip about you? Would you ever have an outdoor shower?

Image via Jurvetson/Flickr

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