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A man has harassed a 27-year-old British woman at a music festival and took a picture under her skirt. Since the crime was not punishable, the investigations were stopped against him. Since then the woman has fought for a "upskirting" ban – successfully.
The House of Lords of the British Parliament passed a law against photographs under women's skirts. Thus, the institution has helped the successful one month campaign of a young Englishman to succeed.
The twenty-seven year old activist Gina Martin celebrated Tuesday's decision on Twitter: "I am exhausted and so happy," wrote Martin on Wednesday. However, the decision due to the same day in which the Brexit vote takes place in the low house little attention.
Martin had undertaken the fight against secret photography under skirts and clothes (in English: "Upskirting") after his painful experience. According to her, in July 2017 she was initially harassed by a stranger at a music festival in London. So he took a picture under his skirt and sent it to a friend via Whatsapp.
He had warned the police, who had forced the man to cancel the image. Investigations against the suspect, however, were soon settled. The reason: the crime was then in England and Wales not punishable, unlike Scotland.
The activist received threats of rape
"That was the drop that has spilled over the barrel," said Martin. He petitioned for the ban on secret images. It has collected over 110,000 signatures. At the same time he had to spread hate messages to violate threats on social networks.
Meanwhile, the project has even been threatened with bankruptcy, as a conservative parliamentarian in the lower house has blocked the law. Prime Minister Theresa May's government, however, took part in a bipartisan initiative and banned through the lower house.
With the House of Lords decision on Tuesday, upskirting is also prohibited in England and Wales. Perpetrators must face imprisonment. (DPS)
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