TheTechnician27 comments on Women given free shorts at Oktoberfest to prevent upskirting

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 53 points 22 hours ago* (5 children)

They do.

Filming under skirts is illegal in Germany, and carries a two-year sentence in jail. [...] The Teufelsrad tent is hung with signs and police posters in German and English warning against filming under people's skirts, but Polaczy[, the woman handing out shorts,] says it is impossible to control everyone filming with smart phones.

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[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 20 points 21 hours ago

Tbf it’s still really frustrating that people can’t help but target women in this way no matter how many warnings or punishment or altering of behavior there may be.

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[+] Blibly@lemmy.world -27 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Yeah? Do they follow through on that? cuz that's the important part.

Why are you always defending stupid shit lol it's always you

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[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 30 points 20 hours ago*

I mean, from the same article I have to keep reading on your behalf:

This year, police arrested a 45-year-old Swiss man for using his phone to film under a German woman's dirndl. Last year there were 10 arrests for upskirting and seven in 2024.

I don't think I can compile enough statistics on the niche crimonology of "people who take upskirt shots at Oktoberfest" to satisfy "do they follow through on that?" – nebulous enough that the goalposts could be anywhere, especially for someone who can't be bothered with the bare minimum effort to inform themselves on the topic – but it's enough that I hope you'll consider researching the topic further if you want to justify being this obnoxious.