I have a nagging feeling that when the framers wrote the Constitution, looking at ladies underwear was not considered a public right.
However, for the next six months in Georgia, it’s kinda legal to take pictures of somebody’s underwear without their consent. While camera phones certainly didn’t exist in 1776 (and neither did mini skirts for that matter) we all agree that the framers would probably be disgusted by the current trend of ‘upskirting.’
In case you aren’t familiar with the term, upskirting is when somebody sticks a camera underneath the skirt of a stranger and surreptitiously takes pictures or video of their underwear. It usually happens in crowded places like subways or on buses, where the perpetrator is likely to go unnoticed.
However, a recent case of upskirting in Georgia has lawmakers blushing and our founding fathers rolling over in their graves.
The court just accidently ruled that this atrocious invasion of privacy is entirely legal.
How? Well, in 2013, Brandon Lee Gary, a store clerk from Perry, Georgia, was prosecuted for taking a video up a customer’s skirt.
This essentially gives lawmakers no way to convict someone who takes a picture up a woman’s skirt without her consent.
The judges ruled that it is not their place to change this law, but the jurisdiction of lawmakers to reword the law to ensure that upskirting is specifically included in the legislation. This is fine and dandy as most lawmakers will probably agree upskirting should always be a crime punishable by law, however the law won’t be going into effect for another six months.
Because the next legislative session won’t be held until the Spring, upskirting is technically legal in Georgia for six more months.
This means ladies, we simply have to cross our legs a little tighter for the time being and hope the perverts out there will keep it in their pants until the legislation is corrected.
But there is some good news. If upskirting happens in a place where privacy is expected, like a dressing room, then the law is on your side. However, if it happens in a public place, like a supermarket or sidewalk, then the courts have no ability to punish and the crime is perfectly legal.
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