偷拍裙底風光將被定罪 梅姨可以欣慰地笑了

去年6月，英國首相特蕾莎·梅曾因為一件事非常憤怒——英國議會未能通過將偷拍裙底風光定為犯罪行為的法案。當時除了蘇格蘭以外，這一猥瑣行為在英國其他地區(qū)都不算違法。

 

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如今，梅姨終于可以欣慰地笑了，因為英格蘭和威爾士也將立法將該行為定為犯罪：

"Upskirting" -- the practice of filming up someone's clothing without their permission -- is on its way to becoming a crime in England and Wales after the House of Lords passed legislation that will see offenders face up to two years in jail.

未經(jīng)允許就拍別人的裙底風光，也就是所謂的upskirting，很快將在英格蘭和威爾士被視為犯罪行為。在英國上議院通過法案后，偷拍裙底風光者將面臨最高兩年的監(jiān)禁。

The new legislation was passed by the upper house of Parliament on Tuesday and is now awaiting a rubber stamp of approval of Royal Assent.

本周二英國上議院通過了這一法案，現(xiàn)在只差獲得女王御準了。

Campaigner Gina Martin, who started an online campaign to outlaw upskirting in 2017, said in a statement posted to Twitter that she was "over the moon" that the bill had passed.

2017年，吉娜·馬丁發(fā)起了一項在線活動，呼吁將偷拍裙底照的行為定為犯罪。吉娜在推特發(fā)帖說，得知法案通過后她“欣喜若狂”。

over the moon: 興高采烈;欣喜若狂

"After becoming a victim and recognizing the gap in the law, I.. partnered with Ryan Whelan, of Gibson Dunn and began 18 months of exhaustive, emotional and life changing work," she wrote.

她寫道：“在一次受害經(jīng)歷后，我意識到了這一法律漏洞，于是我和吉布森律師事務所的瑞安·惠蘭合作，開始了長達18個月消耗身心、改變?nèi)松恼魍尽?rdquo;

"I always thought politics was (impenetrable), but with the right help and the willpower you can do it!"

“我過去總認為政治是普通人無法改變的，但只要有得力的幫手和毅力，普通人也能做出改變!”

以往，有人偷看了女性的裙底，并沒有明確的懲罰措施。2008年，一名男子多次在火車上拍攝女性的裙底，但只被罰款了500英鎊。更多的情況下，屢犯者都是被請進局子喝幾天茶就放了。

如今，因為吉娜·馬丁，這些無恥之徒終于可以受到制裁了!

Under the new legislation, perpetrators would face up to two years in jail and the most serious offenders would be named on the sex offenders register.

按照新法規(guī)，偷拍裙底照者將面臨高達兩年的監(jiān)禁，情節(jié)嚴重者將被登記在性犯罪者名單上。

The campaign was picked up by Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse, who first introduced the measure to Parliament. It faced a setback in June 2018 when its progress was halted by lawmaker Christopher Chope, prompting cries of "shame" from other lawmakers.

自由民主黨議員韋拉·霍伯豪斯推進了吉娜發(fā)起的這項運動，第一個在議會提出了這一法案。但是在2018年6月，該法案受到議員克里斯多夫·卓佩的反對，導致在場議員的一片噓聲。

setback['s?tbæk]: n. 挫折

The bill eventually secured government backing after UK Prime Minister Theresa May said she was "disappointed" the attempt to make it a criminal offense did not progress.

英國首相特蕾莎·梅曾表示，她對這一法案進程受阻感到“失望”，不過最終該法案還是得到了英國政府的支持。

Scotland has had its own law on upskirting for almost a decade, while several US and Australian states have legislated against the behavior and it is illegal in New Zealand and India.

蘇格蘭立法禁止偷拍裙底照已經(jīng)近十年了，同樣將其視為犯罪的還有美國和澳大利亞的幾個州，以及新西蘭和印度。