How do you feel about it soon being illegal to cat call/wolf whistle, follow some one or sexually gesture?

[ChloeLourd]

Men love to swing about their little dinkys in public, it will soon be illegal for them to think they are Chris Hemsworth in need of a shag and be able to "woo" women with classics like "Nice jugs", "want to suck my willy" or to pester them in a car because joining a strange man in a car is what ever girl wants to do

"It will cover behaviour or 'gestures' that deliberately harass, alarm, or distresses someone a public space on the basis of their sex." with 2 years in prison

Daily mail chosen as we all enjoy the accuracy and quality journalism they provide rag https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11520431/Wolf-whistling-harassment-street-crime.html

[jshm2]

You're confused.

It's not actually that simple. The legislation is actually there to help strengthen the cases against stalkers and pests.

It still needs to be proven in a court of law, though. How do you prove someone was cat calling, when you're the only witness?

[ChloeLourd]

Other witnesses

[dustybiker]

They are just proposing the changes, no? Doesn’t mean it will soon be additional law. The rag article states it is already illegal to publicly harass someone, so this is currently covered. Seems like a filler story.

I haven’t heard someone do this in years and years where I am. Just smiles and nods, which is a lot more attractive.

[MzAsh]

Cat calling is a form of street harassment and should be punishable.

[gorydetails]

Glad that the UK has stopped all the child sex rings and can now focus on importing things.

[ChloeLourd]

Seeing as countries can work on multiple things at the same time i dont understand your point.

[misogynistic_pig]

I don't live in Europe so I don't care, none of that should be outlawed anyway, street harassment is a way of punishing women for dressing indecently.

[ChloeLourd]

So a woman dressed head to toe in clothes who gets sexually spoken too was asking for it?

[UCrayCray]

Bullshit. I have been propositioned while in jeans and a hoodie. I know you have an uncontrollable need to blame women for everything, but you gotta look in the mirror on this one.

[LiamJHayden]

I think the UK is heading for a totalitarian nightmare and will likely need a modern day John Wilkes to fix it.

[Anonymous]

I don't know, it doesn't seem like this ever really happens in real life.

[Anonymous]

Another law looking for a "problem" to fix.