Britain's May 'disappointed' after colleague blocks 'upskirting' law

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, May 23, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday she was disappointed a lawmaker from her Conservative party had blocked a bill to make "upskirting" - surreptitiously taking photographs up women's skirts - a criminal offence.

 

Christopher Chope, 71, a veteran politician who was knighted this year, blocked the bill proposed by opposition Liberal Democrat parliamentarian Wera Hobhouse that was widely supported in the House of Commons.

 

Chope did not explain his reasoning publicly and was not immediately available for comment.

 

Commenting on Twitter, May said: "Upskirting is an invasion of privacy which leaves victims feeling degraded and distressed.

 

"I am disappointed the Bill didn't make progress in the Commons today, and I want to see these measures pass through Parliament - with government support - soon."

 

The bill would make the crime punishable by up to two years in prison.

 

Dawn Butler, the main opposition Labour party spokeswoman for women and equalities, said: "What possible reason could there be to block a law that supports women and girls?"

 

Conservative lawmaker Nick Boles tweeted: "In every party, there are one or two MPs whose knuckles drag along the ground. Today, unfortunately, a sensible reform to protect women was blocked by one of ours."

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-06-16

Chope you cretin, you probably blocked the bill because, filming up skirts is your favorite pastime.

i assumed that was a criminal offence. why would anyone block outlawing that. that's wrong. must be a perve who likes it

Edited June 16, 20188 yr by Happy enough
grammar

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Christopher Chope, 71, a veteran politician who was knighted this year...

I bet the Queen is proud of that one!

 

Is there any way to... er... 'un-knight' someone?

 

Idiot.

 

4 minutes ago, Samui Bodoh said:

I bet the Queen is proud of that one!

 

Is there any way to... er... 'un-knight' someone?

 

Idiot.

 

didn't saville get un-knighted. although he was already dead

I thought there would have been a law they could use for that already, or is is legal to put a camera up a skirt??????

 

I'm confused.......

I get the Heebie Jeebies thinking what's up Theresa May's skirt....

 

 

 

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Chope did not explain his reasoning publicly and was not immediately available for comment.

 

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Commenting on Twitter, May said: "Upskirting is an invasion of privacy which leaves victims feeling degraded and distressed.

 

"I am disappointed the Bill didn't make progress in the Commons today, and I want to see these measures pass through Parliament - with government support - soon."

Get this twunt in your office at 0900 sharp on Monday morning and sack him.

Edited June 16, 20188 yr by The Renegade

hold on a minute. i'm a bit confused. what about the thai judges kid who got done in oxford street not long ago?

so it is a criminal offence right

Edited June 16, 20188 yr by Happy enough

11 minutes ago, Happy enough said:

hold on a minute. i'm a bit confused. what about the thai judges kid who got done in oxford street not long ago?

so it is a criminal offence right

Probably (I guess) an offence under common law already, but the legislation would make it black-letter law so noone in any doubt and (perhaps) increases the penalty ...

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The bill would make the crime punishable by up to two years in prison.

Ridiculous !

And people here complain that some Thai laws are disproportionate.

500 B or 13 GBP , next !

1 minute ago, BuaBS said:

Ridiculous !

And people here complain that some Thai laws are disproportionate.

500 B or 13 GBP , next !

2 years is over the top but it is pervy though. if i caught someone doing that to my mrs i'd kick off. japanese influence i think. they seem to be into that

Smells fishy to me said Mr May.

Theresa, don't fret.  Even without the law, you need not fear upskirters.

This is far more worthy of Common's time than Brexit.

Edited June 16, 20188 yr by BritManToo

An indication of just how weak and wobbly this government is.

"What possible reason could there be to block a law that supports women and girls?"

er....im sure sharia law/islam have a valid reason...oh yes, grooming young girls...where is that Robinson bloke when you need him?

 

Seems to be legal at the trickeye museum in Phuket. Picture from inside the meseum in Phuket.

So is down blousing still ok too ?

 C. Chope, 71 has taken leave of his senses, and lost

all credibility. High time he was hounded into retirement. 

7 hours ago, colinneil said:

Chope you cretin, you probably blocked the bill because, filming up skirts is your favorite pastime.

 

Just another entitled geriatric out of touch Tory terwatt!

 

The sort of cretin who'd block a clearly common sense bill just because he can.

4 hours ago, The Renegade said:

 

Get this twunt in your office at 0900 sharp on Monday morning and sack him.

 

Sadly she can't. He's a backbencher with no government job. Not surprising. She could hope his local party might de-select him.

 

Parliament is full of them, across all parties. But he was following procedure, ludicrous as it seems.

Edited June 16, 20188 yr by Baerboxer

2 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

 

Just another entitled geriatric out of touch Tory terwatt!

 

The sort of cretin who'd block a clearly common sense bill just because he can.

True belongs in the House of Lords definately

5 hours ago, Happy enough said:

hold on a minute. i'm a bit confused. what about the thai judges kid who got done in oxford street not long ago?

so it is a criminal offence right

Yes, that's why he blocked it, he said its already covered by law and no need for a seperate one.

 

He also says that the proposal should be debated in parliament rather than just passed into law.

 

(From UK press this morning)

Edited June 16, 20188 yr by nahkit

Both sides of the Atlantic, politics and politicians get more and more seedy by the day.

34 minutes ago, nahkit said:

Yes, that's why he blocked it, he said its already covered by law and no need for a seperate one.

 

He also says that the proposal should be debated in parliament rather than just passed into law.

 

(From UK press this morning)

It's not a criminal offense that provides for a prison term.

It's currently more of a nuisance law. Victims and police are only able to pursue offenses of voyeurism and indecency. If you catch somebody doing it, and inform the authorities, they can request that the image is deleted, but no further prosecution is possible. It is already a criminal offense in Scotland.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5623843/upskirting-meaning-definition-photos-criminal-offence-uk/

 

 

to have this actually debated in parliament shows how pathetic  the uk and us have now become . They can look up my skirt anytime . who cares . Like knicker nicking harmless pervs .More laws on the books to confuse people . 2 yrs ?!, 2 weeks would be ok. Not long ago made a new law in uk  that probably nobody knows about making it illegal to eat dogs  . It was made because a lot of the immigrants eat dogs . Not allowed to eat nasty dirty , infectious wild animals but allowed to eat poor lambsy  , peppa pig , bunny rabbits and baby calves and halal meat , makes  me sick with the hypocrisy . 

5 hours ago, wombat said:

"What possible reason could there be to block a law that supports women and girls?"

er....im sure sharia law/islam have a valid reason...oh yes, grooming young girls...where is that Robinson bloke when you need him?

 

Ludicrous comment.

 

I don't understand though, how can one man block?

8 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

I get the Heebie Jeebies thinking what's up Theresa May's skirt....

 

 

 

As a PM, she's as much use as a chocolate fireguard, so not a pair of b*++*<7s, that's for sure!

Might need clarification to avoid excess, like parents going to jail because they took a picture of their toddler running bare bottom through a sprinkler. Say you are at a patio restaurant and you snap a picture. A woman in a mini is sitting with legs crossed but you can see a few inches of thigh. Are you going to jail. It's all in the details.