I can't even believe these words are coming out of my mouth since I am a huge Yankees fan, but it sounds like it might be time to spend more time in Massachusetts. Why you ask? Well, apparently, taking snapshots up women's skirts is not illegal. That's according to the state's highest court as of Wednesday. That's right, ladies of Massachusetts! You might want to keep those legs crossed from here on out.
It turns out; the state's highest court ruled on Wednesday that "upskirting," the practice of taking photos under a woman's dress or skirt, is totally legal. The shocking decision overruled arguments that a state law prohibiting voyeurism does not apply to women who are fully clothed. So, basically, if these women are fully clothed, it's okay to snap photos of them at any angle whether it is above them, below them, on the side of them or behind them and it won't be considered voyeuristic. Okay! I'll take it!
According to the court's unanimous ruling, for the law to apply to "upskirting," the subjects would have to be completely nude. According to Justice Margot Botsford, "A female passenger on a MBTA trolly who is wearing a skirt, dress or the like covering [private] parts of her body is not a person who is 'partially nude,' no matter what is or is not underneath the skirt by way of underwear or other clothing."
House Speaker Robert DeLeo was outraged by the decision blaming it on a legal loophole that he plans on closing. What? He's a guy, right? Or is he outraged because one of his daughters can fall victim to one of us perverts? He said, "The ruling of the Supreme Judicial Court is contrary to the spirit of the current law. The House will begin work on updating our statutes to conform with today's technology immediately.
On Twitter, the ruling sparked some criticism with one woman writing: "Not all assault is physical. 'Upskirting' is a disgusting violation. And it's been given the green light by a court." Another woman was a little bit more suggestive in writing, "I still wouldn't want to be *that guy* who gets busted upskirting. Saying 'It's legal tho!' is not gonna protect you from a boyfriend's fist. lol."
With Wednesday's legality of the creep-shots, the decision exonerated a man previously charged with taking unauthorized photos of a women on a MBTA trolly. He was charged back in December 2011 with the act. To be honest, I really don't see the excitement of taking photos up girl's skirts. You really need to be desperate to want to do that. Though, I joked about moving to Massachusetts so I can do this legally, I have to admit, if I ever caught anyone taking a snapshot up my fiancee's skirt or my sister or my niece, for that matter, I will beat that person within an inch of their life. The sad part is that beating won't be legal and I might end up in jail for it. If I know New Englanders, they never walk away from a fight, so it should be pretty interesting to see how many boyfriends or husbands get thrown in jail for protecting their other halves from this law.
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