May 20, 2008

Public privacy

Florida Court: It’s OK to Look up a Woman’s Skirt with a Mirror, as Long as It’s a Public Place
Evidently, the case turned on the defense attorney's submission that, under Florida law, the victim "didn’t have a reasonable expectation of privacy in a public place".

Glenn Sacks at Dean's World has the details and links to commentary. Not surprisingly, a whole lot of people are up in arms about this. And rightly so.