如今,梅姨終于可以欣慰地笑了,因為英格蘭和威爾士也將立法將該行為定為犯罪:
"Upskirting" -- the practice of filming up someone's clothing without their permission -- is on its way to becoming a crime in England and Wales after the House of Lords passed legislation that will see offenders face up to two years in jail.
未經(jīng)允許就拍別人的裙底風光,也就是所謂的upskirting,很快將在英格蘭和威爾士被視為犯罪行為。在英國上議院通過法案后,偷拍裙底風光者將面臨最高兩年的監(jiān)禁。
The new legislation was passed by the upper house of Parliament on Tuesday and is now awaiting a rubber stamp of approval of Royal Assent.
本周二英國上議院通過了這一法案,現(xiàn)在只差獲得女王御準了。
Campaigner Gina Martin, who started an online campaign to outlaw upskirting in 2017, said in a statement posted to Twitter that she was "over the moon" that the bill had passed.
2017年,吉娜·馬丁發(fā)起了一項在線活動,呼吁將偷拍裙底照的行為定為犯罪。吉娜在推特發(fā)帖說,得知法案通過后她“欣喜若狂”。
"After becoming a victim and recognizing the gap in the law, I.. partnered with Ryan Whelan, of Gibson Dunn and began 18 months of exhaustive, emotional and life changing work," she wrote.
她寫道:“在一次受害經(jīng)歷后,我意識到了這一法律漏洞,于是我和吉布森律師事務所的瑞安·惠蘭合作,開始了長達18個月消耗身心、改變人生的征途。”
"I always thought politics was (impenetrable), but with the right help and the willpower you can do it!"
“我過去總認為政治是普通人無法改變的,但只要有得力的幫手和毅力,普通人也能做出改變!”
以往,有人偷看了女性的裙底,并沒有明確的懲罰措施。2008年,一名男子多次在火車上拍攝女性的裙底,但只被罰款了500英鎊。更多的情況下,屢犯者都是被請進局子喝幾天茶就放了。
如今,因為吉娜·馬丁,這些無恥之徒終于可以受到制裁了!
Under the new legislation, perpetrators would face up to two years in jail and the most serious offenders would be named on the sex offenders register.
按照新法規(guī),偷拍裙底照者將面臨高達兩年的監(jiān)禁,情節(jié)嚴重者將被登記在性犯罪者名單上。
The campaign was picked up by Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse, who first introduced the measure to Parliament. It faced a setback in June 2018 when its progress was halted by lawmaker Christopher Chope, prompting cries of "shame" from other lawmakers.
自由民主黨議員韋拉·霍伯豪斯推進了吉娜發(fā)起的這項運動,第一個在議會提出了這一法案。但是在2018年6月,該法案受到議員克里斯多夫·卓佩的反對,導致在場議員的一片噓聲。
setback['s?tbæk]: n. 挫折
The bill eventually secured government backing after UK Prime Minister Theresa May said she was "disappointed" the attempt to make it a criminal offense did not progress.
英國首相特蕾莎·梅曾表示,她對這一法案進程受阻感到“失望”,不過最終該法案還是得到了英國政府的支持。
Scotland has had its own law on upskirting for almost a decade, while several US and Australian states have legislated against the behavior and it is illegal in New Zealand and India.
蘇格蘭立法禁止偷拍裙底照已經(jīng)近十年了,同樣將其視為犯罪的還有美國和澳大利亞的幾個州,以及新西蘭和印度。
英文來源:CNN