The one time I saw a man masturbating in public, I was so shocked that I just ran away from him as fast as possible. But a woman who saw a man pleasuring himself in the seat across from her on New York's 3 train found a way to snap back — she took a cell phone photo of him.
Armed with her evidence, she went down to the 32nd Precinct and filed a complaint. She was surprised to hear from the female officer who was helping her that this was not a matter for the police and she'd have to call 311 to complain to the city.
Considering public lewdness is a crime, the NYPD has subsequently launched a probe of the incident and released the cell phone photo of the perpetrator (see above).
Have you ever witnessed someone masturbating in public?
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Wow, I guess if you're an exhibitionist you don't mess around.
I've only seen one person do it and yes I think people who exhibit that behavior are seriously touched in the head. Some people do it for the thrill of getting caught I guess.
1When I was in HS, I walked into a gym of ours and we were looking for our coach. It was empty, except for one guy in the bleachers, laying down, who was masturbating with pictures. I was with a friend, and we went down to the office. They found him, and found him with pictures of me and 2 other girls. It is reallyyy disgusting. I found it so odd that someone would do that.
2Yes, I've seen a guy doing it on a bus stop and on the bus with a packed bus. Maybe they get the thrill out of being watched.
3No, thank goodness.
4Ugh, yes. It is traumatizing every time.
5Yes, he was watching me, and masturbating. A**hole.
6This reminds me! There was this guy who used to wait outside my bedroom window, and like, look up and masturbate to me. It was so gross. The cops ended up arresting the guy.They caught him the 4th or 5th time it happened. That's why whenever someone says I am pretty in front of my house or something, it makes me cringe.
7Thank God, no.
8Only when I watch myself in the rearview... kidding!!
Srsly tho, one time in high school an old man was stroking himself (over the pants, thank God!) while sitting across the coffee shop from me staring up my skirt... I had my knees together and shorts on underneath (again, thank God!) so I dunno what all the excitement was even about, but it creeped me out to no end.
9Years ago when I worked downtown (Chicago), I was in the drugstore in the lower level of my building. There was a guy doing it it the greeting card aisle. AT LUNCHTIME.
10ZOMFG. That is seriously disgusting. Don't guys feel shame?
11thankfully i have not, but if i do i think i would freak out!!! so gross!! some men are NASTY!!!
12UGHHHH this happened to me 2 weeks ago in the subway, it was disgusting i got off at the next stop which was thankfully 2 seconds away! grossss the memory haunts me!!
13When I was in college, my best friend was studying in Paris for a semester, and EVERY letter she wrote me, some guy was masturbating in the park, on the train, at random events. Her letters were so funny... 25 yrs later I had them bound into a book, and when she read it she called me and said, "WHY DID I SEE ALL THE MASTURBATERS IN PARIS???!!!" funny to look back on it now, but at the time she was freaked out..lol
14Yes, in Italy, we took a nite hike and a man was having a great time. It was freaky, but funny.
15Yes, just three days ago. Hasn't been the first time either. I've got the guy's car's description and license plate down, but I'm not sure how much good it'll do, considering I live in the Middle East and the nature of the plate suggests that he's.. umm... well connected.. Best to keep my head down, I guess.
16I've never have, but maybe I am just oblivious.
17Yup. Gotta love living in the city.
18once i was out to dinner with my friends and i had to run back to my car, there was a woman masturbating on top of a mustang and it turns out it wasn't her car.
19Far too many times. That's what comes from living in a city. But I'm not quite sure why anyone would do it now, in the age of cell phones and instant photos out on the internet.
20And this guy the girl got the picture of: Doesn't he look like your average guy? Guess not, since he gets off masturbating on mass transit.
21I was really caught off guard just walking downtown one day. The man was about 25 and probably someone I would have thought was cute until he stopped a couple feet from me as I was tying my shoe and started masturbating to me. It was traumatizing and I felt totally violated. I tried not to react however, as that's sometimes what an exhibitionist wants to see.
22Never seen actual hand to penis action but I have seen stroking outside of the pants before. I die laughing every time.
23I've seen a man peeing on a car parked in the public (downtown). I doubt he was masturbating, so thank goodness NO.
24Not really, I have gone into a coed public loo after a teen walked and saw cum all over the seat though.
Needless to say I decided I could wait and sussed out another loo.
If people get off on people seeing them have a wank then why don't they get their partner to watch? Or pay someone to watch? Better than traumatizing the rest of us.
25When I was in college, I saw a police officer pull over a car and subsequently let them drive off. The officer then pulled "it" out to take a piss on our bus stop. It was petrifying, but the weird thing was I lived in a very heavily populated area by a busy street. How could he have not known that someone would see.
I did report it, but the dept. told me there was no one on duty in my neighborhood that afternoon, so that it must not have been one of "theirs." Creepy.
26I was at a stoplight and I look up and I see a man masturbating into the wind on top of the parking structure. All I could think of was that I'm glad I'm not on the other side of the street just in case it splatters on top of my car. gross!
27Yes. Five years ago (I was only 15) I was on my way home from school--the street was empty and this car just sped up to me, parked into and blocked a driveway about 10 feet away, took his wang out and just started masturbating. I was actually stunned I mean wtf, right? I had to run to the next apartment and hide. Guh.
28how could he not get arrested?? a man called my job accidentally while trying to get 911. i did a 3way call to to make sure he didn't get disconnect. i overheard him tell the operator some kids broke into his house while he was outside. the operator asked what he was doing outside and after a long pause he said jacking off. i was so freaked i immediately hung up not caring if he got disconnected or not. i was completely shocked.
29Happened to me when I was like 10. I walking through the creek to meet my friend half way before school and some hobo was standing there with his pants around his ankles jerking off and looking at me. So traumatizing!
30Unfortunately, yes, many times. It's a fact of life when you live in a big city (and even more so when you take public transportation). I don't find it humorous in the least, but maybe it's because I've had to change my stance, behavior, and attitude as a result of the constant street harassment I experience.
31My friend and I were at Port Authority, and she said there was a guy standing right behind me in a stairwell that was jacking off ... so I told her to get her phone out and take a pic to send to the NYPD [there's also a website for posting offenders].
Another time I was walking to my boyfriend's workplace on Park Ave, and there was a homeless guy laying on the sidewalk in front of a townhouse jacking off ... I ran like the wind the other direction.
32Any one who lives in San Fransisco or New York probably has seen this *barf*
What is up with it and public transit???
33Oh actually the worst time was when i was 12 rollerblading with a friend up in Canada and there was a naked man in a bush whacking it looking at us.
(particularly disturbing he was wearing only a banana and shoes!)
34I have been very unfortunate to see many of these things happen.
My first time was when I was about 12 and my last so far was when I was about 21. I am 24 now. So thankfully not lately. Knock on wood.
As I was walking to school, walking to the store, walking to the bus stop, going to Jack in the Box, going to Blockbuster. Ugh!! Too many terrible times.
Next time I swear Im screaming my lungs out. hehe.
35I saw this other girl doing it on the train. She was so fat and ugly and with a short, I mean SHORT, skirt that left everything out there masturbating, BARF. This guy, who might have been cute in different situation, was watching and enjoyed it. I can't close my eyes anymore GROSS.
36I saw a boy doing it in my 9th grade math class. It was hilarious and horrifying, mainly because I used to be friends with the kid. Now, years later, I barely count him among my acquaintances.
37nasty, also, those couple who practically have sex in public are gross too.
38I have seen the same guy 3 times on the Chicago EL. The 3rd time I took a cell phone video of him, and the police told me they couldn't do anything.
39Also, I used to work at a library and some men used to somehow circumvent the library's internet firewalls and look and porn/masturbate out in the open.
40^dis.gus.ting
41Happened to me once, it was gross and disturbing. My friend even made "eye" contact with him (it).
After reading all these posts i might just give it a whirl.
42I was on the school bus going back home one day. Now keep in mind my school has kids from 6th grade and up. I was in 10th grade. So were at a red light and this guy in his car next to us jus starts strokin his stuff outside his pants. And I'm talkin to my friend and I'm like look at this guy. After a minute of gettin himself worked up he jus pulls it out and starts wailin away. This little 7th grade boy screams he's like OH MY GOD and the whole bus comes to our side of the bus and all the kids are in an uproar. Then the bus lady comes on the intercom and says in her country grammer Y'all must like it since y'all watchin! Lmao! Technically this wasn't public since he was in his car but I bet he didn't know he had a full audience. Ill never forget that lol.
43Never have seen or done such a thing. Not that I haven't thought, while I was in public, about masturbating in private. Sometimes I can't wait to get home to my vibrator!!!! He misses me so. But doing the act in public, I don't see how anyone could concentrate enough to finish.
44I think the police know the reasons a man does this has to do with pedophilia. Men who have an obsession with children as sex objects. Overt acts like exposing one's genitalia to people are all crimes. The problem with these crimes is that pedophilia is also treated as a mental illness, and the pedophile is often released only to repeat the crimes or escalate the activity to the level of murder.
45So it's not funny or cute. It's totally creepy.
Exhibitionist tendencies and Pedophilia are utterly unrelated, ie. two separate things entirely. (responding to comment 45). What silliness to suggest such.
46It's related. I read about it on about ten sites.
47I have personally done this. I am a sex addict. Sometimes my urge is so overpowering I feel like I have to to relieve the tension. It is exciting for the moment, then it leads to shame and self-hatred.
48Get some help.
49I have done it lots of times I have used raincoats with nothing under sometime just panties and when women would walk by I would drop the coat and jerk off. I did this some many times I can not count. It was fun until I got caught by the police and went to jail. I do not do it anymore:(
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