WINNIPEG – Last Thursday at a Portage Avenue Internet café, an elderly man peeked into the booth beside the one he was using. The neighbouring booth was occupied at the time by a pair of students checking their e-mail.
The peeking man allegedly peeked into the booth with a look of curiosity and deviancy.
Jeff Holloway, the student who first spotted the peeker, told his friend Adam Kleine about the invasion of privacy.
“I said ‘this guy’s peeking at our screen,’ so I hit my fist against my open hand,” explained Holloway, 21.
Kleine, 20, then made a follow-up gesture by raising his bent arm and swiftly moving his elbow toward the peeker’s booth.
Witnesses say a few tense minutes ensued where both parties awaited a next move. The lone sneaker eventually conceded defeat by leaving his booth.
To capitalize on their victory, the students glared silently as the man walked by. He then installed himself in an empty booth a safe distance from the students, causing the pair to chuckle with an air of cheekiness.
