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frazzled

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20. Ah, then we're good!
Fri Nov 8, 2013, 05:27 PM
Nov 2013

I normally don't advocate violence, but the act of taking a picture up the skirt of a woman is pretty violent/violating, so an eye for an eye, as they say.

When I was young (and that was some time ago) and living in NYC, I used to take the A train home after working late. Inevitably (I can't tell you how many times this happened), some creep would walk up to where I was sitting and flash me. I started carrying an umbrella at all times (this was before today's foldup umbrellas; it was a long one with a point), and when a guy in a coat started to come near where I was sitting isolated on a train, I'd just take my umbrella and point it towards the nether regions of the creep's physique, and they would just turn and walk the other way! No violence, but the threat was clear!

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pervert gopiscrap Nov 2013 #1
Do women have a right, then, to ... frazzled Nov 2013 #2
It sounds like a freedom of speech issue to me sarisataka Nov 2013 #9
Taking someone's picture without their permission is not free speech frazzled Nov 2013 #16
I meant... sarisataka Nov 2013 #18
Ah, then we're good! frazzled Nov 2013 #20
You stated it over broadly. GreenStormCloud Nov 2013 #23
Actually, if you're filming a woman walking down the street frazzled Nov 2013 #24
Not what I said. I said filming the street and she walks through the scene. GreenStormCloud Nov 2013 #25
Wow gollygee Nov 2013 #3
A most stupid statement or question. Uncle Joe Nov 2013 #19
So people should expect pervs to take pictures up their skirts? Dash87 Nov 2013 #4
Sounds like the same argument that gun nuts use to try to take guns everywhere. nt onehandle Nov 2013 #5
There is a much better argument for that in the 2nd Amendment badtoworse Nov 2013 #8
It would be my right to 840high Nov 2013 #6
He should be imprisoned for being an asshole. badtoworse Nov 2013 #7
If he's wearing the skirt, yes...if it's on anyone else...no joeybee12 Nov 2013 #10
bottom feeders. and a culture that supports them. nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #11
He won't have any problem having his picture plastered all over the media then Xipe Totec Nov 2013 #12
This Johonny Nov 2013 #13
in pornography, women's bodies are men's protected speech zazen Nov 2013 #14
He will have a better argument on the US Supreme Court bigdarryl Nov 2013 #15
Holy damn...AND his attorney is a woman?? Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #17
Michelle Menken....or Michelle Malkin?nt ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #21
I wonder what name he uses when calling Jay Severin and Howie Carr. nt ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #22
Total asshole. nt ZombieHorde Nov 2013 #26
Is anyone surprised? ismnotwasm Nov 2013 #27
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