You can't have a reasonable right to privacy anywhere you can't have a
reasonable expectation of privacy. Not law, just logic. If you are in a
place where the expectation of privacy is reasonable, you have it. On a
public street, you have no expectation of privacy concerning what other
people may see or hear. You do have a reasonable expectation of privacy
concerning the contents of your pocket. You have a reasonable expectation of
privacy in a stall in a public john concerning what may be seen, but no
expectation of privacy concerning what may be overheard. Women in skirts
(and Scots in kilts) have a reasonable expectation of privacy concerning
what they are wearing (or not) under their skirts/kilts. No shoe cams
allowed. (this crap was going on in Toronto when I lived there.)
Regards,
Bob...
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From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Gonz"
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.
