Upskirting - to become a crime punishable by 2 years imprisonment.

[taxman 12]

Sir Christopher Chope, you should be ashamed of yourself.

 

Nah, he gets off on it. He spends most Friday afternoons derailing private members bills alongside his chum Philip Davies.

 

It wasn't just the upskirting bill he scuppered today. He also opposed plans to afford extra protection to police dogs and horses and talked out an attempt to reform mental health units.

 

It's antiquated rules like this that make a laughing stock of our parliament.

[El Cid 214]

It's antiquated rules like this that make a laughing stock of our parliament.

 

Its a good news story, but ... "Ms Hobhouse has asked for her bill to return to the House on 6 July".

[ANGELFIRE1 10]

Aye, a nasty business. 6 months in the big house for a first offence might make the photographers a bit more reluctant to carry out their disgusting "hobby". Second offence the full two years, minimum.

 

But, as a youth of the 60's and the mini skirt era, there was no need to try and film up a young lady's skirt, many of them wore skirts that short a glimpse of their undies was a common thing. Not that I ever looked of course.

 

Angel1.

Edited June 15, 2018 by ANGELFIRE1

[hobinfoot 25]

I thought it was illegal anyway. What l can't understand if both the government and opposition were in favour of something how can one MP shouting object stop a bill being passed into law.

[ANGELFIRE1 10]

I thought it was illegal anyway. What l can't understand if both the government and opposition were in favour of something how can one MP shouting object stop a bill being passed into law.

 

+1, I agree. One idiot has put a spanner into the works. Maybe he should be deselected asap, he is obviously not fit for purpose.

 

Angel1.

[melthebell 862]

Do we know how prevelant this kind of thing is? I've never experienced anything like this, or know anyone who has. Are there any statistics on reported cases of intrusive photography?

Its massive on porn sites............erm not that ive looked

[Top Cats Hat 10]

I thought it was illegal anyway.

 

You've obviously never read a tabloid newspaper then!

[Guest]

Christopher Chope and Phillip Davies are a pair of absolute *****.

[Mister Gee 813]

Nah, he gets off on it. He spends most Friday afternoons derailing private members bills alongside his chum Philip Davies.

 

It wasn't just the upskirting bill he scuppered today. He also opposed plans to afford extra protection to police dogs and horses and talked out an attempt to reform mental health units.

 

It's antiquated rules like this that make a laughing stock of our parliament.

 

He's a right charmer is Davies, he talked out a bill to allow carers to park for free at hospitals and another to make it compulsory for rented houses to be fit for human habitation.

[hackey lad 3,955]

Sir Christopher Chope, you should be ashamed of yourself.

 

This man sounds like a right idiot

[hobinfoot 25]

+1, I agree. One idiot has put a spanner into the works. Maybe he should be deselected asap, he is obviously not fit for purpose.

 

Angel1.

 

There are over 600 MP's so how can one or two stop a bill from becoming law by simply shouting object during a debate ?

[apelike 10]

There are over 600 MP's so how can one or two stop a bill from becoming law by simply shouting object during a debate ?

 

Because this proposed law/legislation was a private members bill supported by the government but never debated in Parliament. If it had been debated then it probably would have passed. Any law that can commit someone to 2 years in prison should be debated in Parliament and then voted on, and that is what this MP is objecting to. He and other MP's do this on purpose and make a habit of it to promote proper scrutiny of these types of bill.