A woman who refuses to cry on the plane is causing an important conversation online

While people who require seats to be exchanged with other aircraft passengers may not be on your list of concerns when traveling by plane, this is a controversial issue that often arises.

Recently, several news outlets reported on a woman who claimed she was humiliated and criticized by other passengers after refusing to give up the window seat of a crying child who wanted to sit there.

The woman from Brazil told the Daily Mail that after refusing to change seats, another passenger (rather than the minor’s parents) started filming her without her permission before posting the video online. The woman took legal action against passengers who photographed her and Brazil's GOL Airlines.

A video shows the woman in the seat on the plane, having X shot on X, formerly Twitter. GOL Airlines declined to comment to HuffPost.

You usually think whether people should do their best to force requests to change seats when it comes to children, you may have some general legal issues completely on the plane.

After all, this incident is one of the many controversies taken on the flight. From unruly passengers to questionable etiquette, suppression records during airline disputes have become increasingly common. Is this even legal?

This is what the attorney wants you to know.

Consider whether others have reasonable expectations for privacy.

Robert Baldwin III, founder and managing attorney for the Virtue Law Group, explained that U.S. courts consider a person’s reasonable expectations for privacy when hearing legal arguments.

Case Western Reserve University law professor Raymond Ku told HuffPost that airplanes are often considered public spaces because “you are with many strangers, [and] As a result, you do not necessarily have reasonable expectations of privacy. ”

But KU's areas of expertise include constitution, cyber claw, privacy and copyright – warns that it depends on what is being filmed.

He said that even if you both are in public places, secretly filming people sitting in front of you can be considered a privacy violation.

“Essentially, the camera or photographer is going to capture how far it is going to happen,” he said. “If it’s visible and everyone can see it – even a large group of people in the area, I doubt you have any reasonable expectations for privacy there.”

But, Ku said, if someone secretly films someone else engaging in more common private activities, such as caring for a child or having a personal video chat, there should be a good argument about privacy violations.

The recent incident of aircraft seat conversion occurred internationally. KU explained that those who raise legal challenges related to U.S. privacy violations are largely bound by state laws. These laws vary.

Baldwin practices labor and employment laws on plaintiffs, focusing on civil rights, and he also said it is important to consider the context of the public space you were in when photographing other people. He added that there are public spaces, i.e. sidewalks and parks, and then there are privately owned public places like airplanes, concert halls or cinemas, which may have different meanings.

He said it is important for all parties involved to consider “policies for these specific private venues” because site owners may design their own policies for these spaces.

There are some other points to consider before posting videos of strangers online.

From a legal standpoint, posting videos of others online can be traced to whether the person has reasonable expectations for privacy, Ku said.

“Whether you can shoot it usually works if you can disclose it,” he said.

Baldwin said that after you first consider whether you have recorded a video legally (i.e., not filming someone at home), you can use it “still important”.

He said if you decide to share videos, you should understand the policies you uploaded to a platform for libel law and whether the videos were edited in a specific way, among other considerations.

Jodi Smith, a ritual consultant specializing in social and professional behavior, said from a ritual perspective, she recognizes that “when you walk out of your home today, you don’t have the presumption of privacy.”

“This means that when you are furious, your behavior can be caught by the camera,” she said.

Smith said there are many situations in which the exchange can be useful in the interest of public safety, such as when law enforcement arrives on the scene or when someone poses a threat to someone else after a car accident.

However, if you find yourself in a position to shoot without your consent, Smith recommends you “keep as calm as possible.”

“It's obvious that you don't want to be recorded and ask them to stop immediately,” she said. “If they don't stop, ask them to leave you.

Smith said you should try to stay away from people who photographed you without consent and seek help from “strong others”, which means responsible persons like flight attendants or restaurant managers.

As for what to do if you need to switch seats on the plane?

Smith said it was “good” but “never needed.” A polite “no” is a completely acceptable answer.This article first appeared in Huffpost.