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Canada cracks down on upskirt photography Eh?


bobatkins

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<em>"A sneak peek up a woman's skirt with a cellphone camera, small

digital camera or video camera.

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The woman, possibly walking down the street or riding an escalator,

may never know her image has been recorded and later uploaded to the

Internet for the world to see.

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Canadian courts have been unable to do much with the few shutterbugs

who have been caught. Some have been convicted of mischief and handed

fines or probation. Usually, cases never make it before a judge.

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That will change Nov. 1 when voyeurism is listed as a new offence in

the Criminal Code.

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...Voyeurism, which is not limited to child victims, is punishable by

up to five years in prison if prosecuted by indictment, or up to six

months following a summary conviction...."</em>

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href="http://www.canada.com/edmonton/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?

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How are they defining voyeurism? How do they prove it? Anyone who has ever taken a photo of the audience at an outdoor concert from the stage has tons of upskirts. How do you separate that from someone who took the same photo from the front row because they knew they would get upskirts?

 

These laws always have the problem that they either can't be enforced or are used against completely innocent people.

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How do they know? See http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00E3ob

 

They are specially trained to spot deviants and they have mind readers so they not only know WHAT you did, but WHY you did it.

 

The first clue is that you are seen in possession of a camera while doing things not normally considered to be illegal. That's a dead giveaway.

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  • 2 weeks later...

So what if I shoot a picture of a crowd, and some chick unknowingly is flashing her nipple?

Is that illegal? What if I shoot a picture of a friend and some lady happens to be bending

over to tie her shoe, and is flashing her panties?

 

What a bunch of crap. This is a very grey area and should be approached with caution by

legislators.

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- "Voyeurism," a new crime, is defined as the secret observation or recording of a person where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy and the person is observed in a state of nudity or sexual activity.

 

I think it's safe to still have your camera, as this kind of law will still be based on intent. If you (as stated above) by mistake took a picture of a flasher they might let that go, but if you posted and highlighted the subject on the net, or sold it. Well that may not go over too well. There are some really grey area's but I believe that the law is not more so in place to proscute them but more as a deturrant. Now that people know that it is against the law it is more unlikely to happen. Just my opinion thats all.

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