Man Arrested In India For Photographing Woman In A Public Place & 'Insulting Her Modesty'
from the privacy? dept
Michael Scott points us to the news of a guy arrested in India for using his cameraphone to take a photo of a woman at a train station. He's accused of "insulting the modesty of a woman, by word, gesture or act" as well as "intruding upon the privacy" of the woman. To be fair, the article makes it clear that the woman and the police felt this guy was a "stalker" who had followed the woman on the train for months. However, it also said the woman didn't mind until he took that extra step of taking her photograph, which is apparently considered a privacy violation:According to the police, the act of taking a photograph of a woman without her consent amounts to "intruding upon her privacy". An officer said: "The woman concerned has mentioned in her complaint that she had objections to (the person) taking her photograph. So we arrested him," an officer said.The article quotes a lawyer who suggests this case is a slam dunk... as well as another who said there's no way the case gets anywhere, as there's nothing wrong with taking a photo of someone in a public place.
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Another Slide Down the Slippery Slope into Abusridity
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Yep...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubry_v._%C3%89ditions_Vice-Versa_inc.
Si if you're in Quebec and decide to take a picture of a goofy looking person, think again...
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Or perhaps it is that the stray dog was some kind of sevant that was able to bribe the mall secu...I mean police.
No wait, I get it now, it is that this guy's brother-in-law is some kind of sorcerer that can turn men into schoolgirls.
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We must aquire this man. He'd be instrumental in the war on terrorism. How can Al Quaeda blow stuff up if they're too busy fawning over Justin Bieber posters?
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However, I'm no lawyer, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night.
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It's not just celebrities who own their image.
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I was in India last spring with my fiance for about a month. Of all the countries I have ever traveled to I found India to be the most offensive towards women. The amount of cat calls and unabashed verbal requests/advances was just outrageous. On day two or three my fiance decided to completely cover up by donning a saree - which did calm some of the men down but it made all the women start hissing at us (they thought she was an Indian prostitute).
We thought India was an awesome country except for the social discomfort that was hoisted upon us whenever we were outside of a major city. Long story short... I'm very surprised that India has laws protecting the modesty of women. Rapes hardly even go punished there for cripe's sake.
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Some action involving others might be appropiate in U.S., but not necessary appropiate in other countries.
I'd think the underlying reason for arrest is neither really privacy violation or others. It's just that the woman can have a reason to get the guy into trouble, because he's taking photo without first asking her.
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UK lessons
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My opinion
I think anyone can take your photos anywhere unless you are in a place needing privacy. but your video must be taken with your consent
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