Italian uproar over judge's 10-second groping rule (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 year ago by twitterfluechtling@lemmy.pathoris.de to c/news@beehaw.org

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tl;dr: A caretaker groped a student. She described walking up a staircase when she felt her trousers fall down, a hand touching her buttocks and grabbing her underwear. According to the judges, what happened "does not constitute a crime" because it lasted less than 10 seconds.

Thought experiment: If someone hit that guy for less then 10s, wouldn't that be a crime, either? Or has the assault to be sexual for the 10s rule to apply? What if the guy was hit with a huge dildo then, would that render the 10s rule applicable? (Obviously an academic question, not encouraging anyone to hit anyone.)

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[-] lemmyatom@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

News like this needs more visibility...especially among the international community so that wider outrage can hopefully pressure the judge to reconsider his ruling. Too much BS like this slips by due to lack of awareness.

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