Perverts of Korea Rejoice!

Apparently...according to Korea's Supreme Court...it's A-OK to photograph the legs of women on subways with your cameraphones! It's not hard to imagine what creeps, such as this "Mr. Ahn" who take these pics, do once they get home!!!
Photographing Legs is NOT Sexual Harassment in Korea
Asian OffBeat
Does taking a picture of the bare legs of a woman in a miniskirt constitute sexual harassment or not? Korea’s top court said, ``No.’’

The Supreme Court acquitted a 34-year-old man of charges that he sexually harassed a young woman by taking a picture of her legs on the subway last December.

The man, identified as Ahn, photographed the legs of the woman in her 20s using his mobile phone. She was sitting in front of him while he was standing.

During questioning, police found the photo saved on his mobile phone and charged him with sexual harassment. The picture shows legs with a skirt covering her thighs 10-15centimeter up from knees, according to the court records.

The key in this case was to establish whether Ahn’s act constituted a violation of that law. But the photo presented as evidence does not reveal the face of the woman and only features her legs below the short skirt. The Supreme Court said the picture did not fully prove that Ahn wanted to gratify his sexual desire or to cause the woman humiliation by taking it.

The top court supported an acquittal by a lower court which said, ``It is hard to say that the defendant took a picture of a part of another person’s body that can cause sexual desire or shame.’’

Under the law on sexual harassment, those found guilty of photographing parts of other people’s bodies in a way that can cause sexual desire or shame can be jailed for up to five years or fined a maximum 10 million won ($10,000).

Prosecutors had demanded the accused be fined 500,000 won.

A lawyer approved the Supreme Court decision, saying the man had not taken photos of intimate parts under the skirt and had not spread the photo on the Internet. Therefore if he had been found guilty, his personal freedom would have been limited excessively.

Women rights advocates criticized the ruling. ``No matter which part of the body the man photographed, it is an infringement of human rights if he took the picture without her permission,’’ said Kim Eun-kyung, a director of Korea Women’s Associations United.

``It is regrettable that recent court rulings are lenient to violators of women rights,’’ she added.
Asian OffBeat
Women's rights...I'm sure these supreme court judges don't even know the basic definition of the term!

This story reminded me off this BIZARRE sight...a men's room at a pub in Busan, South Korea. I came across it during a night of beers with my friends about 2 years ago. I thought it soooooooo very warped...I had to share it with the wider world.

This Somyeon pub bathroom in Busan, Korea makes it "easy" to see why some male-type folks might think it ok to take candid photos of women on trains...Freakin Warped stuff...in my opinion!