Illegal to Touch (pr article)

LuckyAngel07 · October 2013

The fact that this happens so much that women feel harassed and a law needs to be passed is pretty ridiculous to me. I just don't get how it's suddenly okay to touch a woman's stomach because it's poking out from her body with another human in it, but no one in their right mind would consider rubbing a nonpregnant woman's flat stomach.

But I'm glad to have some legal backup when (yes, when, not if!) the day comes someone reaches for my pregnant belly and I break their fingers. :P

http://now.msn.com/pennsylvania-touching-pregnant-bellies-illegal

Uptowngirl2009 · October 2013

I live in PA and posted about this on GPM the other day. I can't believe this had to be a law. PA has many worse problems that they could be dealing with. At least I will be able to ward off unwanted touching by saying, "Don't you know that is against the law?"

islandmonkey8 · October 2013

I think it's bullshit that people do this in general. But I think it's a ridiculous law and don't see that it would be easy to enforce.

lilliesandvino · October 2013

Given that PA is in such great shape, I'm so glad that our legislators took the time to pass such pressing legislation.

katieg520 · October 2013

Wow...

LuckyAngel07 · October 2013

lilliesandvino said: Given that PA is in such great shape, I'm so glad that our legislators took the time to pass such pressing legislation. Pretty much my reaction when I saw it. Was someone that hard up for something to pass that this took priority? I found some humor in it, but it's really kind of ridiculous.

BruinsBabe33 · October 2013

Isn't this already against the law? Touching someone without permission is assault, right? At least, I always thought it was.

BruinsBabe33 · October 2013

Isn't this already against the law? Touching someone without permission is assault, right? At least, I always thought it was.

LuckyAngel07 · October 2013

BruinsBabe33 said:

Isn't this already against the law? Touching someone without permission is assault, right? At least, I always thought it was.

I don't think simply touching someone could be considered assault; I think it has to be a violent action like hitting, pushing/shoving, throwing something at them, using some type of weapon against them, etc. Granted, I don't know for certain.

You would think something like this would be covered as harassment already, though! I don't get the need to an entirely new law just for that.

BruinsBabe33 · October 2013

Assault At Common Law, an intentional act by one person that creates an apprehension in another of an imminent harmful or offensive contact

This is what I just found. I would say touching someone's belly is offensive to them. Regardless, this should be common sense not to touch someone else. I really don't see anyone pressing charges for this, though.

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