----- Original Message ----- From: "Gonz"
Subject: Re: More Texas Photo Issues
Well thats the thing. I have three daughters, and maybe their privacy is not protected by the government when in public and relating to these types of situations, but if I caught some perv taking said pictures of them, you can guarantee I would exercise my right to alter his gender without the benefit of anesthesia. I feel that their reasonable rights to privacy would have been violated. I would hope that laws like this are designed to do just that, protect the privacy of individuals when out in public.
If I read Blakely's earlier post correctly, it would seem that in your country, anyway, you don't have a reasonable right to privacy when in public. Perhaps that is because one of the definitions of public is that it isn't private. OTOH, you don't have a right to commit battery on anyone, unless they are at least physically threatening you, or commiting battery on you.
Dont get me wrong, I love personal freedom. But freedom is a two way street, I dont have the freedom to perform lewd acts in public, because there is a higher level of freedom that takes precedence, that is freedom from having to confront such an act in public. I would not feel free if everyone had a right to do what they wanted where they wanted, otherwise I could be spray painted by someone wanted to create art on the street, or worse.
It could be argued that my freedom from titillation is dependant on your daughter's dressing in a manner not designed to titillate.
William Robb
