Mass. lawmakers quickly reban upskirt photos after court ruled they were legal

[NewYorkExpress]

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/03/06/mass-lawmakers-moving-outlaw-upskirt-photos/VwNQrjWK4koYs1Qmi8mMzJ/story.html

Honestly this might be one of the most unnecessary ideas for laws I've seen in recent memory.... Why this even requires legislation is beyond me... isn't it common sense to just not stick a camera up a lady's skirt?

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Looks like any trip to Massachusetts is a "no-go" for me.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

Uhhhh... any instance of this would easily fall under sexual harassment, so what the hell is the point of this? 

EDIT: Originally I read this as girls would no longer be able to take their own upskirt photos of themselves, and a lengthy tirade was about to ensue.  Luckily I was a bit more thorough. 

[PiMp DaDdy FitzGerald]

I don't actually see what is the problem with this.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

If it is illegal to take a picture up a girls skirt, it might as well be illegal to publish it, though frankly I don't see how this could be enforced (how do we know the picture was not some type of voluntary fetish thing, for example).

[cinyc]

The new law is in reaction to a recent decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, which found taking upskirt pictures of women wearing underwear legal under current law.

[Rocky Rockefeller]

The new law is in reaction to a recent decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, which found taking upskirt pictures of women wearing underwear legal under current law.

Well in that case, I can see why this law is needed: perverted judges.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

What if they are on stilts?

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

The new law is in reaction to a recent decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, which found taking upskirt pictures of women wearing underwear legal under current law.

Well in that case, I can see why this law is needed: perverted judges.

For the love of God. Let's not be as ridiculous as we're inclined people (and knowing atlas posters, you guys are inclined to be very ridiculous). If said law ain't on the books, it ain't on the books for God's sake. In your mind, you're probably thinking "Well, obviously, since they said it wasn't prohibited by law, that means they do it or want to do it." That's not how things always work, bud.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

The Supreme Judicial Court's ruling included an explicit request for the General Court to hurry up and make this illegal, so I don't think we should blame them for it.

[badgate]

I saw a man get arrested for doing this at my retail workplace.

[Rocky Rockefeller]

The new law is in reaction to a recent decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, which found taking upskirt pictures of women wearing underwear legal under current law.

Well in that case, I can see why this law is needed: perverted judges.

For the love of God. Let's not be as ridiculous as we're inclined people (and knowing atlas posters, you guys are inclined to be very ridiculous). If said law ain't on the books, it ain't on the books for God's sake. In your mind, you're probably thinking "Well, obviously, since they said it wasn't prohibited by law, that means they do it or want to do it." That's not how things always work, bud.

I was being sarcastic, I understand how the law works.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Given how widely talked about this story has been, and how widely disseminated the dude's picture is, I would say that this gentleman probably wishes he had just pled guilty and made this all just go away.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Didn't take long for this to be fixed.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/03/07/patrick-signs-bill-ban-upspirting/zZ8txR2Uu7A39V46MU6jfL/story.html

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

The new law is in reaction to a recent decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, which found taking upskirt pictures of women wearing underwear legal under current law.

Well in that case, I can see why this law is needed: perverted judges.

For the love of God. Let's not be as ridiculous as we're inclined people (and knowing atlas posters, you guys are inclined to be very ridiculous). If said law ain't on the books, it ain't on the books for God's sake. In your mind, you're probably thinking "Well, obviously, since they said it wasn't prohibited by law, that means they do it or want to do it." That's not how things always work, bud.

I was being sarcastic, I understand how the law works.

Sorry dawg, I'm on edge these days and am lashing out randomly.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Nazis.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

The new law is in reaction to a recent decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, which found taking upskirt pictures of women wearing underwear legal under current law.

Well in that case, I can see why this law is needed: perverted judges.

Not at all.  The judges gave the correct legal ruling here.  You can tell from the language of the opinion that they weren't happy with the opinion they had to give, but they properly applied the law, and judges should not be faulted with the Legislature's poor crafting of the statute.

The court gave a good conclusion:

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[afleitch]

I wonder how far things would have gotten if the complainant was a man wearing a kilt

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

I wonder how far things would have gotten if the complainant was a man wearing a kilt

If one went by stereotypes, no true Scotsman would have complained unless the camera had the same optics found on passenger-side mirrors.

[afleitch]

I wonder how far things would have gotten if the complainant was a man wearing a kilt

If one went by stereotypes, no true Scotsman would have complained unless the camera had the same optics found on passenger-side mirrors.

True that.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

The Onion's take is better than anyones.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/massachusetts-bans-upskirt-photos-after-outcry,35472/