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posted by janrinok on Sunday September 11 2016, @06:32AM   Printer-friendly
from the got-to-hand-it-to-them dept.

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/


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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by linkdude64 on Monday September 12 2016, @09:20AM

    by linkdude64 (5482) on Monday September 12 2016, @09:20AM (#400600)

    "If there isn't a reason for something to be legal, then it comes down to society and culture to decide whether or not it should be permissible."

    I was extremely tempted to stop reading here.

    I am aghast.

    On the chance you are an American, I will have you know that a large part of the reason you are able to enjoy the society you do (one where you have more power and freedom than you will likely ever utilize) is because the Constitution granted to the people all freedoms not explicitly excluded by it. This reflected the Founders' mindset of: I would rather let a guilty man go free than see an innocent man imprisoned.

    You advocate a society where all new and creative acts are illegal before governmental approval? Because that is exactly what your comment means.

    A free society is the only reason you are able to wish you did not live in one. If you are wise, you will be careful of what you wish for.

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