men would have routinely wolf whistled at women, maybe made some smart aleck comments about women s appearance, thinking that was their right, that was ok. are you suggesting that there is a way to design a law which would tell men that is not ok, and if they do it, they could face the force of the law? we already have laws here in the united kingdom, both in scotland and in england. and of course, i m a lawyer who practises in the english courts and in international courts, but i. ..my experience of this is that threatening behaviour laws exist. threatening and abusive words or conduct, those.those, you know, offences are already on the statute books. the problem is that women don t know it s available for them, and police officers don t think about it when a woman says, i was at the bus stop and a man started abusing me and talking about my body in an unacceptable way.
some sort of clarity about where the lines are. i m just very mindful that, perhaps a generation ago, men would have routinely wolf whistled at women, maybe made some smart aleck comments about women s appearance, thinking that was their right, that was ok. are you suggesting that there is a way to design a law which would tell men that is not ok, and if they do it, they could face the force of the law? we already have laws here in the united kingdom, both in scotland and in england. and of course, i m a lawyer who practises in the english courts and in international courts, but i. ..my experience of this is that threatening behaviour laws exist. threatening and abusive words or conduct, those.those, you know, offences are already on the statute books. the problem is that women don t know it s available for them, and police officers don t think about it when a woman says, i was at the bus stop
some sort of clarity about where the lines are. i m just very mindful that, perhaps a generation ago, men would have routinely wolf whistled at women, maybe made some smart aleck comments about women s appearance, thinking that was their right, that was ok. are you suggesting that there is a way to design a law which would tell men that is not ok, and if they do it, they could face the force of the law? we already have laws here in the united kingdom, both in scotland and in england. and of course, i m a lawyer who practises in the english courts and in international courts, but i. ..my experience of this is that threatening behaviour laws exist. threatening and abusive words or conduct, those.those, you know, offences are already on the statute books. the problem is that women don t know it s available for them, and police officers don t think about it when a woman says, i was at the bus stop and a man started abusing me
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smart aleck. his response was priceless. the man called the lion of the senate, ted kennedy of massachusetts. senator ted kennedy, a member of one of america s most powerful and captivating political families, dies after a year-long battle with brain cancer. dead tonight. when ted kennedy died, you knew it would be one of those moments that united official washington in mourning. this was someone most people would agree was one of the greatest legislators who ever lived. he was a product of an age when the joy and nobility of politics prevented differences of party and platform and philosophy from becoming barriers to cooperation and mutual respect. a time when adversaries still saw each other as patriots. the president was deeply saddened by senator kennedy s