The Voyeur vs. The Peepster

Last time, our expert subway crime spotter, Claire, better known by her superhero alias, The Voyeur, warned you against the vicious iPod Thieves that lurk in the subways. This time, she runs into her arch- nemesis, The Peepster.

After a lovely ride on the L train, I got out of the train and started walking up the stairs out of the Bedford subway station in Williamsburg. A man jumped in front of me on the stairs - he was short and shifty. His coat was draped over his arm in a funny way.

I looked ahead and saw a cute, tall redhead girl in front of him wearing a short summer dress. It took me a moment to realize he had his cell phone under his coat - I realized because I saw the phone's screen light up. Then I put it together and realized he was filming up her skirt!

Several scenarios for busting this guy ran through my head. 1) Call him out right then and there, embarassing him. 2) Report him to the cop standing by the turnstile 3) Ask him what he wanted to do with that tape. Sell it? Watch it for his own enjoyment? Make a documentary?

But before I could do any of these things, he vanished onto another staircase still recording under the same girl's skirt.

Two days later I am still enraged by the encounter. I have pledged to find this man and have learned the true meaning of the subway mantra, If you see something, say something. So look out small shifty Peepster man and all your small shifty Peepster man friends. I'm on the lookout for you and I will not stand by and let you peep in my city again!

We encourage the good semaritan segment of our demographic to report any tips to the Loser's Guide and to be on the lookout yourselves.