InfraRed (IR) Violations: Are You a Victim?

The small, quiet, tranquil bar full of milfs and hot little ladies who come out in the twilight of the Sabbath is typical of SideStreet which is hidden in plain view in Cedarhurst. SideStreet is a peaceful place with an eclectic collection of patrons that make most evenings in the 70’s style establishment very pleasant.

All the bartenders are cute but no nonsense when it comes to being civil in their bar on their shift. So it is with Ruby.

Ruby’s man, Brick was in and bought a round for the crowd. The ladies wanted to dance but didn’t want some half drunk self seeking asshole playing rap or metal throwing on a Nine Inch Nails tune to intimate how bad he wants to get laid.

I was asked to see what I could do for mood music so I cued up the jukebox and had the ladies dancing as I took their requests and set them up for play. It was nice to see dancing going on.

It was a really good Friday Night, the Yankees were actually winning and the horses were running for those who were watching the tube. Then a guy I had seen their before, ‘Milt’ in his early 50’s balding with the typical middle aged spread, dressed for depressed and kind of creepy, came in sat down next to me holding a camera. I asked, “Ruby lets you take pictures in here? Do you show the folks you take pictures of the pics?

“Well, to both questions ‘no not really’” said Milt as he casually spied the bar, viewing the women dancing. I looked at the camera which was kind of large for a digital camera and asked Milt if I could look at it. At first he didn’t want to let me see it but after commenting on its size he gladly explained what he had. Milt said“this digital camera takes IR photography, actually all digital cameras can but have been dumbed down a bit. This camera has been modified to shoot high end IR photography.”

I knew the answer to my next question but I wanted to see what answer Milt would give me. “Why dumb down a digital camera that can use its IR capabilities Milt? Milt took a sip of his beer and said “because the camera companies like Canon and Nikon want to make you pay for every little thing.” That wasn’t the correct answer to the question.

Milt was concealing the real reason why he was in the bar sneaking pictures of the bar tenders bending over, leaning and or stretching over the bar with an infrared camera. First I’ll give the scientific explanation. A little known fact that the makers of longer wavelength IR vision systems used in surveillance often downplay is that cotton clothing is transparent to IR. Both Sony and Nikon initially introduced cameras that used IR powerful enough to see through cotton clothing, although not so well through polyester.

Second, since most of the bartenders wear nice light cotton blouses and bras along with jeans which are mostly 100% cotton, its no wonder why Milt was shooting picts with an infrared camera modified to shoot at higher ends of the IR spectrum. I know a bit about this because of having used night vision equipment while serving our countries glorious Corps of Marines. (Nothing like seeing naked local nationals through IR goggles)

Milt was shooting naked picts without the subjects permission. What bothers me about what Milt was doing was even if he was getting permission to take pictures the subject was being victimized without her even knowing it. Naked IR picts often end up on USENET groups or fetish sites on the internet. What was even more creepy to me was Milt was taking pictures of some guys in the bar too. If anyone knew what he was doing it would be the beginning of a serious ass kicking.

I knew it was time to leave right then. As Ruby walked me out I told her what Milt’s camera could do and what Milt was doing. As Ruby walked back into the bar I heard shouting. I quickly went around to the back door to see what was happening in the bar. Ruby’s eyes were on fire as she was in Milt’s face. As Ruby disclosed what he was doing the women gathered round Milt cursing, yelling and screaming.

Ruby told Milt he could only stay in the bar if she held the camera. Milt left quickly. I hung around to watch Milt leave, then I left. I have written about sexual deviates of many kinds that hide out in bars and scope their prey. This kind of violation is more dirty and insidious in that the violator can take your image circulate it on the internet, share it with other deviates or just print it and jack off on it in the comfort of his home.

There should be an etiquette or a rule about cameras in the bar. Some people who are in the bar with someone often don’t want their picture taken because the someone their in the bar with is not who they are married to. So bar owners should post a sign that says no photos in bar or no photos in bar without permission. It would be very awkward to say the least if an IR picture of a construction worker with his penis on display made it to YouTube or a free porn site.

More awkward for a woman who just wanted to hang out for a drink only to find that IR pictures of her naked frame are in her bosses possession. This kind of personal violation must fall under some kind of criminal violation of the penal code also. But its hard to prove unless the evidence shows up, even if the evidence shows up will the victim be able to handle the humiliation, degradation and embarrassment that goes with pursuing justice for herself/himself against their violator?

Since the criminal justice system is not a resort that bar patrons tend to trust my speculation is that if a deviate is found out, taking nude picts of someone’s wife, girlfriend or lover with an infrared camera, he would get bar justice. The camera would be in several pieces, some of which may find their way violating the violator. Bar justice is swift and vicious. To stop the carnage before it starts bar owners must be vigilant.

Bartenders, who are the most likely subject of photos in a bar by both regular horny guys and deviates alike, must be the most vigilant because they are generally the primary victims. If being a bar patron wasn’t complicated enough its even worse when the ‘odd’ people who have base or filthy motives ruin a good time by taking advantage of people. Its even worse when you’re a victim and don’t know it.

Ruby said she threw Milt out and thinks he won’t ever come back.

Good.

Be you a man or woman you have to ask who's watching your ass or worse who's taking photos and what kind.

RJ