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I figured that this is a topic, while not dear to us, is relevant to this crowd -- well maybe not the public part. Italy's highest court has ruled that masturbation in public is not a crime, as long as it is not conducted in the presence of minors.
The man was convicted in May 2015 after he performed the act in front of students on the University of Catania campus, according to documents filed with Supreme Court. The man was sentenced to three months in prison and ordered to pay a fine of €3,200 (around $3,600).
However, the defendant's lawyer appealed the case to the country's highest court, which ruled on the side of the accused in June but only just made its decision public. Judges ruled that public masturbation out of the presence of minors is no longer deemed criminal conduct due to a change in the law last year, which decriminalized the act.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/08/europe/italy-supreme-court-masturbation/
(Score: 4, Interesting) by Justin Case on Sunday September 11 2016, @03:22PM
So what would you do with someone who steals/embezzles/blackmails
I prefer a system of mutual consent. Crime is crime because the victim did not consent. But the criminal did consent at the instant of choosing to engage in the act.
You commit a crime -- a real crime that actually harms someone else? They own your ass until you pay off the debt, which includes all costs of prosecution. It takes 10 years? Too fucking bad. You consented when you committed the crime.
Now perhaps your victim doesn't want to deal with owning an asshole. Well, since you can sell something you own, sell the criminal to a group who specializes in extracting value from losers.
Ohh, horrible! you say. Of course, criminals would know what to expect. Perhaps that would be a deterrence...