The Monkey May Be Spanked

September 18, 2013 05:26 PM EDT

It Is 'OK' to Masturbate in Public Says Swedish Court in Landmark Ruling

"A Swedish Court recently ruled that it was "Ok" to masturbate in public after acquitting a 65-year-old man charged with sexual assault for openly masturbating on a beach in Stockholm.

According to a report in Sweden's The Local, the man was on the Drevviken beach on June 6 when he stripped himself of his shorts and started pleasuring himself close to the water triggering the sexual assault charge.

In the judgment handed down in the Södertörn District Court, however, it was noted that while it "may be proven that the man exposed himself and masturbated on this occasion," there was no evidence demonstrating that an offense was committed against a specific person.

Public prosecutor Olof Vrethammar agreed and said he didn't plan on appealing the ruling."

http://m.christianpost.com/news/it-is-ok-to-masturbate-in-public-says-swedish-court-in-landmark-ruling--104875/ 

Masturbation laws around the world: the penal code

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/blog/2013/sep/19/masturbation-laws-world-penal-code?CMP=twt_gu

Did You Really Have This In Mind, When You Made Your Silly Laws?

August 20, 2013

Everyone who shared the #Slanegirl photos got doxed

"The backlash over a round of Twitter slut-shaming has led to nearly two dozen suspended accounts as users flock to support an Irish teen known as #Slanegirl.

Over the weekend, Irish Twitter users were quick to throw the wolves of the Internet at a girl who was photographed multiple times engaging in public sexual activity at an Eminem concert at Slane Castle, near Dublin. The girl's identity was leaked and her image turned into a meme as #Slanegirl went viral.

Now, the Independent reports that the girl has been hospitalized and sedated. She’d had a rough weekend: According to the police, the girl reported having been sexually assaulted at a different outdoor event on the same night—before her photos went viral.

On the Web, the tone seems to have shifted rapidly. What started as a litany of mockery turned into outrage that the girl's photos—which technically constitutes child pornography; she's still a minor under Irish law—were ever leaked to begin with.

The doxers have become the doxed. A source sent the Daily Dot email proof that roughly 125 accounts were forwarded to Twitter. That number includes those who first tweeted the #Slanegirl images, plus about 100 more who retweeted."

http://www.dailydot.com/news/slanegirl-photos-twitter-accounts-suspended

#Slanegirl: How the Internet turned a girl's Eminem concert into a nightmare

http://www.dailydot.com/news/slanegirl-eminim-ireland-teenage-girl-slut-shaming

Pictures Of Teenage Girl Engaging In Oral Sex At Eminem Concert Spark Intense Online Slut-Shaming 

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/pictures-of-teenage-girl-engaging-in-oral-sex-at-eminem-conc

Girl [sic] (17) 'distraught' after sex act pictures posted online

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/girl-17-distraught-after-sex-act-pictures-posted-online-29511781.html

Slane girl photo: Police make inquiries over teenage girl 'sex act' photograph

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23768688

Slane Girl: Police probe after photographs 'showing teenage girl [sic] performing sex act' at Eminem concert posted online

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/slane-girl-police-probe-after-2191718

'Distraught' girl [sic], 17, faces humiliation on the web after explicit pictures of her performing sex acts at Eminem gig go viral on Twitter and Instagram

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2397841/Explicit-photos-Eminem-Slane-Castle-gig-viral-Twitter-Instagram.html

A Photo Of A Teen Having ‘Oral Relations’ At An Eminem Concert Has Brought Out The Worst In Humanity

http://www.uproxx.com/music/2013/08/a-photo-of-a-teen-having-oral-relations-at-an-eminem-concert-has-brought-out-the-worst-in-humanity/

#SlaneGirl Is Now In Hospital

http://www.sickchirpse.com/slanegirl-hospital/

Slane Girl: Police 'awaiting blood test results to establish if teenager was spiked' as new 'grope video' emerges

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/slane-girl-police-awaiting-blood-2199533

The Slane Girl Twitter scandal proves that women can't make mistakes

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/sep/01/slane-girl-twitter-scandal-women?CMP=twt_gu

Why Democracies Often Fail

TUESDAY 09 JULY 2013

British public wrong about nearly everything, survey shows

"Research shows public opinion often deviates from facts on key social issues including crime, benefit fraud and immigration

A new survey for the Royal Statistical Society and King's College London shows public opinion is repeatedly off the mark on issues including crime, benefit fraud and immigration.

The research, carried out by Ipsos Mori from a phone survey of 1,015 people aged 16 to 75, lists ten misconceptions held by the British public. Among the biggest misconceptions are ..."

"We need to see three things happen. First, politicians need to be better at talking about the real state of affairs of the country, rather than spinning the numbers.

Secondly, the media has to try and genuinely illuminate issues, rather than use statistics to sensationalise. "

And finally we need better teaching of statistical literacy in schools, so that people get more comfortable in understanding evidence.""

Amen.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-public-wrong-about-nearly-everything-survey-shows-8697821.html

Muslims, benefits and teenage pregnancies: the perils of perception

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/07/muslims-benefits-and-teenage-pregnancies-perils-perception