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1/16/19
Legislation has finally passed to make upskirting a criminal offence in England and Wales. The result follows months of hard work by Gina Martin, a woman who was a victim of the offence and worked tirelessly to bring the issue to light. The new legislation – which was passed in the House of Lords yesterday and now awaits the formality of Royal Assent – makes upskirting a criminal offence that will be punishable by two years in prison, and, in the most serious cases, will result in those convicted being added to the sex offender register. The newly outlawed act is the taking of unauthorized, sexually intrusive photographs underneath a woman's skirt. Although some acts of upskirting could previously be prosecuted under the Sexual Offences Act, not all were covered by criminal law in England and Wales, although they have been in Scotland since 2010. Martin started an online campaign after police refused to prosecute a man who took photos up her skirt during a music festival in 2017. Because she was wearing underwear, the photograph had not been deemed illegal. As the bill passed through its final stage in the House of Lords yesterday, Miller took to Twitter to thank those who worked with her on the campaign and to express her delight at the result.
Upskirting to become a criminal offence
Gina Martin
It's tacky and hardly scintillating. I just can't wrap my noggin around why some dudes engage in this. The challenge?
Upskirting to become a criminal offence
Gina Martin
It's tacky and hardly scintillating. I just can't wrap my noggin around why some dudes engage in this. The challenge?
It's the cowardice of those not having the courage to actually lift the skirt and then gaze. They fear having their gonads trodden upon.Upskirting to become a criminal offence
Gina Martin
It's tacky and hardly scintillating. I just can't wrap my noggin around why some dudes engage in this. The challenge?
Behold, a Trumpster.:2razz:They should just man up and grab that thing! Ain’t nothin’ like the real thing!
Upskirting to become a criminal offence
Gina Martin
It's tacky and hardly scintillating. I just can't wrap my noggin around why some dudes engage in this. The challenge?
Isn't it a possible 'hate' crime to upset people in the UK?
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Upskirting to become a criminal offence
Gina Martin
It's tacky and hardly scintillating. I just can't wrap my noggin around why some dudes engage in this. The challenge?
With the "upset bit" being one of the by now usual lies.The above dumb comment brought to you by RT.com[SUP]®[/SUP]
as a newer report shows, even where it's also over a year old."One of the main reasons we decided to introduce this category of hate crime was to give women the confidence to report men who are behaving inappropriately—be that unwanted physical contact, being verbally abusive or making uninvited sexual advances."
Looks like you'd be better off sticking to your beloved country.https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/county-in-uk-makes-it-a-hate-crime-to-upset-women
If you talk to a woman in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands in the United Kingdom and she doesn't want to be spoken to by you, prepare to get a call from the police.
In an effort to crack down on the alleged "tidal wave of abuse and harassment" women face every day, the county's police force is now considering things like catcalling and pickup lines to be a hate crime if they are directed toward a woman from a man.
The incredibly vague definition of a misogynist hate crime from Nottinghamshire reads: " Incidents against women that are motivated by an attitude of a man towards a woman and includes behavior targeted towards a woman by men simply because they are a woman."
Of course, that could include anything a woman deems offensive or unwanted from a man. It's completely subjective. If a man approaches a woman in a bar and attempts to flirt with her, but she doesn't find him attractive, he could be guilty of a hate crime. Unattractive men, beware.
Newsweek reports that now "everything from verbal comments to unwanted physical approaches" will be considered a hate crime.
I agree this is creepy and offensive behavior. But two years in prison? I can see a week. Maybe two. But two years?!! That's the equivalent of a felony. Seems a bit much, doesn't it?
No. Don't do it period. You've got a computer with gazillions of porn sites available if necessary. No need to be peeking up some lass's skirt.
Yeah sure. I have no reservations about it being a crime. But a 2-year prison sentence as punishment? Seems a bit draconian. It's starting to sound like the Saudis with their chopping off of both hands of anyone caught shoplifting.
~ But a 2-year prison sentence as punishment? ~
What is more important than length of sentence is wholesale cultural change and education.
So if the punishment having to be commensurate with the crime is no longer a legal or ethical principle, but only deterrence matters, why not reinstitute death by drawing and quartering right away?
Aren't these baby steps just a waste of time?
So if the punishment having to be commensurate with the crime is no longer a legal or ethical principle, but only deterrence matters, why not reinstitute death by drawing and quartering right away?
Aren't these baby steps just a waste of time?
Why institute death if just the threat of 2 years achieves the purpose of wholesale cultural change?
Wholesale cultural change?
Is upskirting is part of UK culture or are we talking about a relatively tiny number of people?
Upskirting to become a criminal offence
Gina Martin
It's tacky and hardly scintillating. I just can't wrap my noggin around why some dudes engage in this. The challenge?
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