I never mentioned criminalising physical contact I just underlined that I do not want to be touched without my consent. The law already has
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certain physical contact acts criminalised, but that's not for me to use as a moral code nor as a baseline.
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I think it is not appropriate to touch someone without their consent in a professional setting
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Neither appropriate nor legal in the UK actually.
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That doesn't mean every act of touching somebody without their consent is legally actionable, but the law is pretty clear TBH.
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i think the problem is "sexual intent". someone might say that they never had such intentions. i don't care - it has the same effect on me
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Exactly! You don't get to judge or react to someone's intentions. Behaviors are what affect you and intentions shouldn't excuse behaviors.
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Legally, sadly mens rea is important though. But the legal stuff is only being included because of the "police state" stuff.
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Yup I understand. Of course I wasn't speaking from a legal perspective. Just that telling someone to stop touching you isn't the same as
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accusing them of having sexual intentions. They turn things around. But I don't care about your intentions really. Just don't touch me!
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Agreed 100%
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