09-19-2014, 06:40 PM
There oughta be a law against...........................CATCALLING.
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If the Kansas City, MO legislation passes, any person convicted of catcalling shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50, but not more than $500 or by imprisonment of not more than 180 days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Sarah Shipley of BikeWalkKC in Kansas City is behind the legislation that would make it illegal for people to catcall or honk at walkers and bicyclists in the city and she's got the backing of City Councilman John Sharp. Similar legislation has been passed in a few other Missouri cities.
The legislation also makes it illegal to throw anything at a walker or cyclist or otherwise assault them. But, that's already illegal everywhere under existing harassment and assault laws. Looks to me like Shipley and company are tossing those violations into the new legislation as packaging -- to help push through the law making it illegal to catcall or honk at women on the streets.
Opponents of the legislation claim it's a violation of first amendment rights. Shipley answered her critics by saying that outlawing catcalling and unwanted sexual comments does not trample on First Amendment rights because “you’re not allowed to yell 'fire' in a movie theater and catcalls fall into the same category”. I'm not a fan of horny catcalls, but I think Shipley's argument is bullshit, it's not the same category at all, IMO.
Ref: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/19..._ref=crime
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The legislation will be reviewed on Sept 25. What do you think -- should it be canned or passed?
If the Kansas City, MO legislation passes, any person convicted of catcalling shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50, but not more than $500 or by imprisonment of not more than 180 days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Sarah Shipley of BikeWalkKC in Kansas City is behind the legislation that would make it illegal for people to catcall or honk at walkers and bicyclists in the city and she's got the backing of City Councilman John Sharp. Similar legislation has been passed in a few other Missouri cities.
The legislation also makes it illegal to throw anything at a walker or cyclist or otherwise assault them. But, that's already illegal everywhere under existing harassment and assault laws. Looks to me like Shipley and company are tossing those violations into the new legislation as packaging -- to help push through the law making it illegal to catcall or honk at women on the streets.
Opponents of the legislation claim it's a violation of first amendment rights. Shipley answered her critics by saying that outlawing catcalling and unwanted sexual comments does not trample on First Amendment rights because “you’re not allowed to yell 'fire' in a movie theater and catcalls fall into the same category”. I'm not a fan of horny catcalls, but I think Shipley's argument is bullshit, it's not the same category at all, IMO.
Ref: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/19..._ref=crime
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The legislation will be reviewed on Sept 25. What do you think -- should it be canned or passed?