Looks like Frank Cannon will be vacationing in Massachusetts this year....
ZitatApparently there is no expectation of privacy up your skirt in Massachusetts.
The state’s highest court ruled Wednesday that it is not illegal to secretly photograph underneath a person’s clothing — a practice commonly dubbed “upskirting” — and now one prosecutor is calling for a revision of state law, the Boston Herald reported.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled the practice does not violate the law — a so-called “peeping Tom” law written 10 years ago — because the women who were photographed while riding Boston public transportation were not nude or partially nude.
The current state law prohibits photographing an unsuspecting nude or partially nude person “is concerned with proscribing peeping Tom voyeurism of people who are completely or partially undressed and, in particular, such voyeurism enhanced by electronic devices,” the court ruled.
The decision was promoted by the criminal case of Michael S. Robertson, 32, who was charged with taking cell phone photos of women on public transportation buses and faced more than two years in jail had he been convicted.
“We believed that the statute criminalized upskirt photography, but since the SJC found otherwise we are urging legislators to act with all due haste in rewriting this statute in protecting commuters’ privacy,” Suffolk District Attorney Daniel Conley said. “Everyone — man or woman — should have a right to privacy beneath their own clothes.”
Conley said upskirting is “repulsive behavior” and he’s pushing to see the law changed as soon as possible.
The justices seemed to agree that the law should be changed, including these comments in their brief, CNN reported:
“At the core of the Commonwealth’s argument … is the proposition is that a woman, and in particular a woman riding on a public trolley, has a reasonable expectation of privacy in not having a stranger secretly take photographs up her skirt. The proposition is eminently reasonable, but in it’s current form, does not address it.”
******************* “The Marxians love of democratic institutions was a stratagem only, a pious fraud for the deception of the masses. Within a socialist community there is no room left for freedom.” ¯ Ludwig von Mises
[a "point of order" here Frank, as the Cambridge snobs like to say]
We don't call them 'taxes' up here. They are properly referred to as 'revenues'!
And yes you can ride the MTA forever!!!
As long as you stay on riding, you never pay another fare.
******************* “The Marxians love of democratic institutions was a stratagem only, a pious fraud for the deception of the masses. Within a socialist community there is no room left for freedom.” ¯ Ludwig von Mises
Frank, looks like you may have waited too long. Today may be the last day of open season for upskirting.
An "upskirt" bill will be on the Governor's desk today. That was fast.
******************* “The Marxians love of democratic institutions was a stratagem only, a pious fraud for the deception of the masses. Within a socialist community there is no room left for freedom.” ¯ Ludwig von Mises
Quote: Cincinnatus wrote in post #5Looks like Frank Cannon will be vacationing in Massachusetts this year....
So you'll be sharing your vacation photos with us, right?
Of course I will be sharing my pics with everyone.....for a small recurring monthly fee. You will be able to see them at my new website "Hot Upskirt Babes".
Zitat(CNN) -- Massachusetts lawmakers Thursday passed a bill banning "upskirting" in response to a ruling by the state's highest court that said a law aimed at criminalizing voyeurism did not apply to the snapping of secret photos up a woman's skirt.
The bill now goes to Gov. Deval Patrick, who has publicly committed to signing it, his office said Thursday.
Quote: conservgramma wrote in post #10I hate to be the bearer of bad news for Frank (good news for us ladies).....but....looks like MA is not going to allow the upskirt pics afterall:
Zitat(CNN) -- Massachusetts lawmakers Thursday passed a bill banning "upskirting" in response to a ruling by the state's highest court that said a law aimed at criminalizing voyeurism did not apply to the snapping of secret photos up a woman's skirt.
The bill now goes to Gov. Deval Patrick, who has publicly committed to signing it, his office said Thursday.
I still got time. Until it is signed, I will continue to fake epileptic seizure around chicks with skirts.