New upskirting law blocked by Tory MP
"An attempt to make upskirting a specific criminal offence in England and Wales has been blocked by one Conservative MP.
The government gave its Support to a change in the law before it was brought to the Commons.
But Sir Christopher Chope shouted "object" to the private member's bill.
The campaign for the bill against upskirting - when photos are secretly taken under a skirt - was started by victim Gina Martin.
In the Commons, MPs shouted "shame" after the intervention, stopping the bill getting a second reading"
- BBC news (2018) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44496427
All the best, Leia
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How disgusting, and how fitting that he is shamed for his actions. hopefully it will go through soon, in a similar vein to Japan's laws, which extend to prison sentences for such offences.
The latest is that Theresa May expects the law to passed soon, more here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44504656
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he mentions it shouldn't be discussed until there is 'debate'… Honestly what kind of debate is there even to be had?!
Exactly Jordan!
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