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"Did you open by sexually assaulting this woman, such as by unwanted touching?" Touching someone on the shoulder is not sexual assault. Let's try to keep thing
by boboblong 14y ago
"Did you open by sexually assaulting this woman, such as by unwanted touching?"
Touching someone on the shoulder is not sexual assault. Let's try to keep things in perspective, please--if simply touching a member of a particular group warrants jail time, that group is an overclass.
- DanBC 14y agoDepends on the touch. No one has suggested this warrants jail time. People are saying, and quite reasonably I think, that you should keep your hands to yourself. Shaking hands = fine. Tapping shoulder or top outside of arm = less fine, but acceptable in a narrow range of situations. Placing cupped hand on shoulder of a stranger, with squeezing or stroking, with "friendly banter" = really not okay.
- boboblong 14y ago"Placing cupped hand on shoulder of a stranger, with squeezing or stroking, with "friendly banter" = really not okay." Nope, still not worth jail time. Move away from the person or grab their hand and remove it from your shoulder. I'm sorry, but you do not get to have people arrested for giving you an unwanted shoulder rub. If they persist, then yeah, they're assaulting (and harassing) you. Again, let's have some perspective.
- GiraffeNecktie 14y agoRelax. It's just hyperbole.
- derleth 14y agoNot when a mere accusation has serious repercussions.
- DanBC 14y agoWhy do you keep mentioning jail time? Especially when I specifically said that no-one is claiming jail time is warranted.
- jack-r-abbit 14y agoI think they were getting confused. It was the Flowchart Guy that said it: <Did you open by sexually assaulting this woman, such as by unwanted touching?> -------------YES---> GO TO JAIL
- btilly 14y agoTouching someone on the shoulder is not sexual assault. How about, as described in the original post, licking someone's shoulder tattoo?