Female Privilege: Man Sentenced to 10 Days in Prison and Fined for Merely LOOKING at a Woman Too Intently.

fjw · 2011-05-24T18:38:51+00:00

They never spoke to each other ... why didn't she just tell him to stop?

spiral-staircase · 2011-05-24T16:52:39+00:00

There was not even any interaction.

Wow.

2011-05-24T18:43:40+00:00

This is fucking ridiculous...

ghebert001 · 2011-05-24T18:13:58+00:00

This is beyond female privilege, this is insanity. In what world is this even remotely okay?

AnnArchist · 2011-05-24T20:10:26+00:00

Holy shit.

ExpendableOne · 2011-05-24T19:27:49+00:00

This is anti-male heterophobia and rape hysteria taken to its logical conclusion. It is unbelievable how many women still feel justified in vilifying men, and male sexuality, this way and how many more feel entitled to public spaces(virtual or otherwise) free of any kind of male presence, male attraction and/or any male interaction(whether it's stares, compliments, come-ons or idle chit-chat). Doesn't help that most men don't care enough to speak up, or do anything about it, and that you have feminist movements validating and encouraging this type of prejudice from women all over the place.

Human-Stupidity_com · 2011-05-24T19:08:56+00:00

the guy was 30, the woman in her 55.

Is he a pervert? Who stares at a woman 25 years older then himself?

Maybe it was all her imagination. Was there proof? Video recording? All her own testimony?

Balthazare · 2011-05-24T19:17:11+00:00

God help us men...

2011-05-24T22:25:41+00:00

Looks like Somebody lost the staring contest and had to get all mad and get the cops involved.

But seriously, I hope this dude sues the government for this BS and wins a load of money for it. I don't know the extent of what the woman did to get this man fined and jailed, or her involvement in such; but that is just incredulous.

morkskogen · 2011-05-24T21:46:20+00:00

When I see an article this shocking I need to know more details before grabbing the pitchfork. Here are my concerns:

The article is very short with few actual details
All reports of this case have come from this single Reuters article and have no extra information (I appreciate that Reuters are a reliable source but in extreme cases we seek verification)
I cannot find the results of the appeal online
I cannot find the Judges explanation of the sentence online
If the couple never spoke to and did not know eachother then we must assume that the accused was arrested on the scene. If so under what charge?
This happened in Italy which has a notoriously laid-back approach to policing and flirting (ask anyone who has been there, it is absolutely the norm to have young men flirt openly and aggressively with women in the street)

Has anyone else been able to find out any more info?

Liverotto · 2011-05-25T01:27:39+00:00

In this society a woman can cut her husband penis then justify it by saying that she was raped by her HUSBAND and she is found innocent because of "temporary insanity".

And a man who was simply accused by a woman of looking her for too long while she was in front of him in the train is convicted of sexual harassment.

CUTTING OFF THE GENITALS OF YOUR PARTNER: NOT EVEN SEXUAL HARASSMENT

LOOKING AT A WOMAN FOR TOO LONG: SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Western Society is sick in the head.

thetrollking · 2011-05-24T16:46:09+00:00

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goodgirl_1234 · 2011-05-24T20:21:37+00:00

Let's just suspend logic and reasoning for a moment and not question how this even GOT in front of a judge- Talk about the difference between a good lawyer and a bad lawyer! Eeps.

Necessity · 2011-05-24T21:18:20+00:00

Fri Apr 18, 2008

...

His lawyer said on Friday he would appeal the sentence. The court will explain its verdict later.

I can't find any updates to this through Google, unfortunately. Anyone else have better luck?

YourUsernameSucks · 2011-05-25T01:49:05+00:00

Some of these comments actually hurt my head. I really hope they are r/feminism trolls. Who the fuck thinks it's ok to arrest someone for staring? I don't care if he if had an angry face or was acting weird (which he probably didn't), you shouldn't be able to arrest him. He didn't touch or talk to her, and even if he did, just kick him off the train if it became malicious. Don't arrest people for stupid reasons.

Perelli · 2011-05-24T22:08:51+00:00

I was so pissed off by this I spilled my drink on myself.

skooma714 · 2011-05-24T23:31:43+00:00

He didn't pass the credit check.

h0w412d21 · 2011-05-25T04:09:03+00:00

Men are black people, women are white people.

darkrevenger · 2011-05-24T21:15:50+00:00

Relevant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35TbGjt-weA

ConfirmedCynic · 2011-05-25T04:46:56+00:00

Thin edge of the wedge?

Maybe in ten years, we'll all be wearing masks to protect women from the discomfort of sharing the same universe?

YourUsernameSucks · 2011-05-25T01:48:24+00:00

Some of these comments actually hurt my head. I really hope they are r/feminism trolls. Who the fuck thinks it's ok to arrest someone for staring? I don't care if he if had an angry face or was acting weird (which he probably didn't), you shouldn't be able to arrest him. He didn't touch or talk to her, and even if he did, just kick him off the train if it became malicious. Don't arrest people for stupid reasons.

daygamer · 2011-05-24T22:43:31+00:00

a 55-year old woman filed a complaint for sexual harassment.

I'm fairly certain he didn't intend to sexually harass this women.

plumeria · 2011-05-24T23:43:19+00:00

Well that would creep me out, and depending on the guy be kinda scary... but unless he follows you after you move... continually it is just looking

KMFCM · 2011-05-24T23:46:56+00:00

wow. . . . .I'm never going there

Osiiris · 2011-05-24T23:44:29+00:00

The only way I could believe this is true is either the guys lawyer sucked horrible, or the "victim" sucked...off the judge.

Demonspawn · 2011-05-24T21:43:33+00:00

Those who fail to object, accept.

That is a maxim of law.

He had a fucktard attorney.

magister0 · 2011-05-25T00:12:52+00:00

Reminds me of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in-W5OuCmS4

2011-05-25T06:43:37+00:00

By this logic every children's spat is an arrestable event.

nepidae · 2011-05-25T10:17:24+00:00

So basically if you take the same train every day, make sure to be aware of everyone you are around so you don't sit/stand near the same people twice in a row. Makes sense <_<

2011-05-25T11:42:26+00:00

Since when has being rude been a crime?

nanomagnetic · 2011-05-25T02:41:10+00:00

Fri Apr 18, 2008

What, did the outcome of the story not match your worldview? ಠ_ಠ

2011-05-25T08:45:16+00:00

Seriously, why even post this. The article has little to no detail, and was tailored to be exactly that just so people read it! Some people around here need to talk to some journalists to find out how the system works. My dad wrote for newpapers for decades in CO while I was growing up, there are definitely several key aspects to news articles that throw red flags, e.g., no solid facts, "facts" that have been interpreted by the journalist and "reported" as something a bit different to incite an emotional response in the reader, any indication that a follow up story is coming indicates that the current story is likely incorrect and has been embellished. Also read a bit about rhetoric, its the science of making people think the way you want them to think without them even knowing. Example, signs that tell you not to do something are printed in black and white to indicate authority. I would ask you again to learn a bit about the media system and how it makes you ~~stupid~~ think a certain way, but you ~~refuse to listen~~ likely do not have time to research this topic.

saoran · 2011-05-24T18:22:04+00:00

It was a suspended sentence.

r/mensrights...the place to go if you're looking for illiteracy and sensationalism.

D_Livs · 2011-05-25T01:19:50+00:00

Dude, I've been to italy, and some of those fuckers stared at me on the train like they were going to MURDER me and my lady. If you think the judges sentence is too strong, travel to italy and perhaps you'll understand.

iFuckedYourFather · 2011-05-24T21:49:03+00:00

I support this verdict, plus him being italian really doesn't help

TicTokCroc · 2011-05-25T00:17:30+00:00

To all the women that read these threads and are disgusted by the comments, rest assured that these men's rights scumbags are in the minority and most men respect women and see you as equals. On the bright side most of these "men" are professional losers with really small penises.

TicTokCroc · 2011-05-24T23:57:08+00:00

Let the pervert rot for ten days. Maybe he'll learn some manners.

If my wife/daughter/sister got off a train and said there was a guy staring at her the entire trip, he'd get his fucking ass handed to him at the next stop. Not that I'm surprised MR would support a piece of shit like this.

Title	Female Privilege: Man Sentenced to 10 Days in Prison and Fined for Merely LOOKING at a Woman Too Intently.
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Date	May 24, 2011 4:38 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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