Problem was the law covered major awards too.
Yes, it protects the killing of unborn babies.
I hope they will also rule that a father's/husband's/brother's fists or the girl's knee/elbow/fist/foot in response to this intrusion on privacy are also "inherently expressive". It's Texas, so they should see my point.
Note to all women in Texas, “wear your bra and panties.”
Not in public.
Common Sense is very uncommon.
This is the equivalent of a Peeping Tom.
It’s a sex crime.
These judges should be removed from the bench.
There are going to be times when a group picture is taken, or even a single picture will be taken and an upskirt shot will be captured. That isn’t the same thing.
The natural assumption of innocence covers a normal shot.
This guy clearly had devious intent.
If you wear a skirt in public your crotch does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy?
Liberal idiot judges.
When walking around in public, you have no right to stop people from photographing you and your surroundings.
If you are worried about how you may appear in public, dress so that you aren't worried. You are in public.
Problem was the law covered major awards too.
Fair is fair. Set up cameras in Austin and Houston to snap uptent photos of muslimettes and post them anonymously on the internet.
Because a camera is a way of expressing oneself, these people think that it’s ok to use it for taking illegal pictures. Following their logic, if a gun is for shooting, no one could be accused of murder by gun.
Photos are exempt. If you look up someone’s skirt, that’s a violation of privacy, because it’s a private view. But if you take a photo and share it, then it’s not private anymore. /s
From what I understood of the ruling it was that which is shown in public is not covered by reasonable expectations of privacy (eg, Bikini at the beach) its not illegal since its public - but where there was a reasonable expectation of privacy like in dressing rooms, bathrooms, etc it was still illegal.
As a photographer I can tell you. If you are in a public place or visible from one. You have none.
I’m going to play devil’s advocate here and suggest that this is telling as to how men view women. Whether the photographing is legal or not should serve as a warning to women who reveal too much. These are not photos of women wearing knee length skirts or collar high blouses, these are women wearing clothing that is inappropriate for the activity for which they are engaged (yes, some are likely inconvenient shots taken at just the right time). Whether or not someone is photographing you does not mean that someone is not viewing you in an inappropriate manner; someone may still lust or have sexual thought without a picture.
The problem is people wish to dress or behave in a any manner they like without any consequence. Is it inappropriate to treat a woman who dresses like a prostitute like a prostitute? If you dress like a biker or a gangster rapper and are viewed as dangerous, is that wrong? If your local law enforcement dresses more like a Seal Team member on a op than Barney Fife is it wrong to assume he primary mission is one other than to serve and protect?
Someone will say it is wrong to judge a book by its cover, but is it? Do you invite the guy with a swastika tattooed on his forehead to Thanksgiving Dinner and act surprised when he carves something other than the turkey?
Don’t get me wrong, I love tattoos, sleazy clothing, and inappropriate messages on T shirts. Never in history have the bad, the unstable, and the foolish been so clearly labeled.
Be careful of your thoughts, for they become your words, be careful of your words for they become our action, be careful of our actions for they become our character, be careful of our character for they become our destiny.
We are a people who wish to dress and behave in any manner without consequence; it speaks volumes about our character and our ultimate destiny.
Upskirt some of the female judges, or the wives, mothers, daughters, sisters of the male judges. Bet the law changes quickly...
How ‘bout installing cameras in the urinals of the ‘public mens’ room at the 4th Court of Appeals and posting photos of the ‘privates’ of these black robes on line?
If you don’t want to have your vagina or breasts showing in public, dress appropriately. It is not upto the public to avoid your crotch or cleavage!
Those who whine should wear burkha... I heard that you can’t see #@$! inside.
Eight of the nine justices are republican and all are elected
for six year terms via partisan elections.
http://judgepedia.org/Texas_Court_of_Criminal_Appeals
What’s under my skirt is private. Any upskirter is liable to get my spike heel in their shin or preferably their hand.