Man Becomes First Person To Be Fined After Slapping A Woman's Bottom, Catcalling

[Rhiannon12866]

A man in France has been jailed and is the first to receive a fine for catcalling. The 31-year-old individual also slapped a woman’s bottom and made crude comments about her appearance.

A judge sentenced the man to three months behind bars and fined him a little over $350 on Tuesday for making lewd remarks about her breasts. The incident took place as the man, who was reportedly under the influence of alcohol, got on a bus in Draveil, Essonne, south of Paris. The bus driver got into an altercation with the man before locking the doors until police responded.

“First conviction for sexual contempt! Well done to the bus driver for his quick reaction, and for the penalty imposed. Together we put an end to sexist and sexual violence,” Secretary of Equality Marlene Schiappa tweeted following the judge’s decision.


More (Includes video): https://www.newsweek.com/man-becomes-first-person-be-fined-after-catcalling-woman-1138305



A picture taken on May 30, 2016 in Paris, France shows the electric bus of the RATP (state-owned public transport operator responsible for most of the public transport in Paris). A man was fined for catcalling after harassing a woman on a bus. ERIC PIERMONT/AFP/GETTY

[SunSeeker]

1. What about that guy at the cafe who viciously slapped a woman who objected to his catcalls?

I was hoping that was the guy this story was about, but it's not. That guy needs to go to jail too.

On edit, that cafe harasser was arrested. https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/08/28/europe/paris-street-harassment-suspect-detained-intl/index.html

Hope the prosector charges him with assault and he gets jail time, along with a fine for the original catcall.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Ah! It does say that that man's in jail - I would think for assault.

The guy in the story I posted is apparently the first under this new law that prohibits the "catcalls" alone. The first guy missed the new law by a week.

The attack came just over a week before France's National Assembly passed a new law banning sexual or sexist comments that are "degrading, humiliating, intimidating, hostile or offensive." Harassment in public could warrant hefty, on-the-spot fines ranging from 90 to 750 euros ($105 to $878).

[TreasonousBastard]

3. "Secretary of Equality"... Fascinating.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. That title jumped out at me, too!

We could use one of those - especially right now!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. GOPers not in power there?

How has France kept the GOPer disease out?

GOPers would fine the woman.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Trump's candidate Marine Le Pen lost to Emmanuel Macron

France dodged a bullet, we didn't.

[Recursion]

7. Their version of Ivanka keeps running

However she just got forced to have a psychological evaluation