What right is this? When out in public she's at the mercy of civil behavior or the lack of it, on the part of everyone else. How does she or anyone else have a right to never encounter boorish behavior? Have boors been outlawed?
This wild, expansive but ill-defined notion of "rights" has got to be reined in. It's shocking to see it on FR.
From my later post: (post #37): I'm not talking about legal or civil rights here. I'm talking about standards of civilized behavior. A person in public has the right (reasonable expectation) to assume that others will treat him/her in a civilized manner.
So I'm not arguing for any legal remedies here. I'm arguing that men should behave in an honorable and civilized manner, especially when dealing with women they don't know.
I would add one more thing to my post #50. My argument is that men should behave in an honorable way towards women, and women have a “right” (reasonable expectation) to be treated that way. I believe that is a very FR way of thinking. I hope you might agree.