The proposals were released following a climbdown by the commission this month over its call for new laws criminalising hate speech.
It has withdrawn a proposal that it should become a crime for anyone to stir up hatred in their own homes.
They'd have got away with it if not for you meddling kids freedom campaigners!
But they don't give up, they just switch tactics...
Laws on upskirting introduced two years ago make it illegal to take a mobile image from under a woman's clothing. However, they do not extend to pictures taken from above, down a female's top to capture an image of her bra, cleavage or breasts.
The commission called for sweeping new rules which would outlaw a range of attempts to take intrusive pictures. It would also outlaw efforts to humiliate someone by posting faked pornographic pictures of them.
Who knew this was even an issue worthy of the time? How many cases can there possibly be, anyway?
Professor Penney Lewis, of the Law Commission, said: 'For victims, having their intimate images taken or shared without consent can be an incredibly damaging and humiliating experience. However, the law does not adequately protect victims from this behaviour.
'Our proposals would reform the existing law and ensure that victims are given the protection they need.'
Assuming victimhood seems to be everyone's goal these days. Now it can be gained because someone took an image of you?
Its new law would not only give victims of 'intimate image abuse' lifelong anonymity but would remove the need for prosecutors to prove that whoever took the picture intended to cause distress.
The commission said: 'We have heard from many victims that requiring proof of a specific motive has led to no prosecution taking place.'
It's utter madness. We have people being stabbed to death in the street because they were in the 'wrong' postcode, and here's a bunch of well-fed civil servants fretting over who cropped a picture out of the paper and superimposed it over a still from 'Debbie Does Dallas'..
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At school we used to have a laugh with the clothing catalogues, cutting out men's faces and sticking them on the women's underwear models.
"Become a crime for anyone to stir up hatred in their own homes"
What if there is only ONE person (in my case) living in the home. Will I have to make a "Hate Crime" report to the Polis every time I swear at the TV or newspaper??? I'll be doing FCUK all else, if that's the case...
I have reported you to the appropriate authorities.
"...cutting out men's faces and sticking them on the women's underwear models."
That would probably put you on a watchlist these days!
"What if there is only ONE person (in my case) living in the home."
I don't think they've thought of that one!
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