| | Tater said "Anything yelled at a stranger going about their business is extreme enough. There is no need to comment to a stranger about their anatomy or appearance. NO NEED. It's humiliating for many people to have their appearance called out in a public situation, whether it's intended as a compliment or not, save your compliments for the people in your OWN LIFE.
I don't think men or women should do this, but the thing to remember is the Margaret Atwood quote, I really appreciated: Men are afraid women will laugh at them: Women are afraid men will kill them. " |
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Your title "Differentiation between ":mild": and extreme catcalling..."
When I say "mild" I mean what could arguably amount to a pickup-line, and wouldn't necessarily involve yelling. "ma'am, the sun graces you like a flower"
Compared to a foaming at the mouth yelling of obscene sexual expletives at a stranger across the road
So of course there's mild and extreme, I point out the distinction not to condone the mild form, but to explain the different psychology.
About the legal, I could be wrong as it's been written very open-ended, but my interpretation is that, while not requiring actual physical contact, there would need to be some other "act or gesture" besides the verbal alone to qualify.
(b) he attempts or threatens,
by an act or a gesture, to apply force to another person, if he has, or causes that other person to believe on reasonable grounds that he has, present ability to effect his purpose
Would also require some sort of physical evidence or witnesses, otherwise it's "he said, she said" which doesn't play out well.
Theres harassment, but that needs to be over a period of time, for example if someone was following a person around all day yelling expletives at them.
Edited by Enfyre, 2017-08-16 11:49:46