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Camera Phone = Pervertbane?
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Originally posted by WMCoolmon
To the first question I'd say 'yes'. The goods are technically the supermarket's property at that point, until you purchase them at the register. If the supermarket says "Don't take stuff out of other people's trollies", that should be as valid as "You break/open it, you buy it." Still, the first thing that people do shouldn't be to report them to the police. (I assume you're talking about "carts" in supermarkets)


I'm not saying they should in an isolated case but if it's part of a systematic campaign of harrassment then it certain should be added to the list of complaints.

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Originally posted by WMCoolmon
Following me around town, I'd wonder why that person was going to waste their time doing that. :p But I would say it lies in a dark grey area too, as long as I'm in public places and/or the owner of the establishment I'm in is indifferent to that person's presence. On the one hand, they technically have the right to call me a stupid wanker. On the other hand, they're obviously abusing that right to harass me.


Ah. Now I have a hook to hang my coat on. Which is why I asked the question in the previous post. You admit that harrassment is wrong even though none of the things that are done as part of the campaign of harrassment are technically illegal. What makes harassment wrong is the intent to cause harm, right?

So lets forget about the moral argument which you keep bringing up. As is often stated in many cases rape is about violence and not about sex. How is this any different? Flashing and cases like this of public masterbation are about the flasher getting off on the harm he causes to those who witness it rather than him simply feeling horny.

This why there is a difference between the crimes of indecent exposure and public nudity. If you want to argue for public nudity go ahead but that is not what this case was about.
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