Should Catcalling be illegal?

[Zebra]

In the UK it is alteady.

I am not sure.

What do you think?

 

[Zebra]

Depends on the form of catcalling

 

[DGS49]

There is no Constitutional right not to be offended. If it reaches the point where the object of the communication feels threatened, that is usually a matter of said object being a ******* neurotic feminist.

If it reaches the point where it IS a threat, there is probably a law somewhere that makes it a crime, though almost impossible to prosecute successfully.

 

[JGalt]

In the UK it is alteady.

I am not sure.

What do you think?

Catcalling is illegal in the UK, but they still use a term that refers to women as cats?

Ok

 

[luiza]

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Should catcalling be illegal?​

How else do you get the bloody animal moving if they are in a mood ?

Pretty Pretty , and Fishy Wishy ,work well .

 

[TheInfiniteSadness]

There is no Constitutional right not to be offended. If it reaches the point where the object of the communication feels threatened, that is usually a matter of said object being a ******* neurotic feminist.

If it reaches the point where it IS a threat, there is probably a law somewhere that makes it a crime, though almost impossible to prosecute successfully.

Feminists? Why don't you ask the women you know and find out what they have to say. Do you seriously think a Christian woman wants to be told, "nice tits"?

 

[Crepitus]

In the UK it is alteady.

I am not sure.

What do you think?

It depends. There is a line that shouldn't be crossed.

 

[0311]

In the UK it is alteady.

I am not sure.

What do you think?

Oh for **** sake, grow up.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

In the UK it is alteady.

I am not sure.

What do you think?

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I always just slapped their BS back at them.

Example -- I used to get comments about my legs, and I hollered back, "Yeah, and there's two of them in case you can't count that high on your own."

Poor taste, that's all.

I sometimes found myself defending young women if the catcalling got too crude. In one case, a male started getting physical with a teen aged girl at a bus stop, and just then, a police cruiser drove by and I screamed and got the officer's attention. The young woman was very grateful.

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[JGalt]

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Should catcalling be illegal?​

How else do you get the bloody animal moving if they are in a mood ?

Pretty Pretty , and Fishy Wishy ,work well .

Meow!

 

[The Irish Ram]

I always consider it a compliment. You can whistle at me all you want...

 

[Zebra]

In the UK it is alteady.

Sorry about the typo
I meant already.

 

[Concerned American]

In the UK it is alteady.

I am not sure.

What do you think?

The UK doesn't have freedom of speech.

 

[Concerned American]

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I always just slapped their BS back at them.

Example -- I used to get comments about my legs, and I hollered back, "Yeah, and there's two of them in case you can't count that high on your own."

Poor taste, that's all.

I sometimes found myself defending young women if the catcalling got too crude. In one case, a male started getting physical with a teen aged girl at a bus stop, and just then, a police cruiser drove by and I screamed and got the officer's attention. The young woman was very grateful.

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Physical assault isn't quite the same thing as a wolf whistle.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Physical assault isn't quite the same thing as a wolf whistle.

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Agree.

Wasn't it the feminists who got all steamed up about being whistled at?

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[Cassandro]

Physical assault isn't quite the same thing as a wolf whistle.

Criminally, assault is putting someone in fear of physical harm. Battery is actually harming that person. Civilly, the offender can be sued for causing emotional harm or for defamation. (If the victim is a minor, additional crimes and liabilities may be involved.)

In the US, adult victims have the responsibility of pursuing these actions. In the UK, everyone is treated as a helpless child.