Re:Japanese hotel room costs $1 a night, but you have to liv...
by DanBC on Sunday November 24, 2019 @05:37PM
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I am not certain that it isn't a crime, which is why I asked "what law is being broken?". It's not an unreasonable question. People have made some assumptions that this reprehensible behaviour is obviously illegal, based on their knowledge of laws in their country. But it might not be illegal in Ireland.
Clarity about law is important. It allows people to campaign for changes to the law.
Here's an old article about Ireland where someone planted hidden cameras in toilet cubicles for the purposes of sexual gratification. He was not successfully prosecuted under the Irish law. I don't know if there's been any newer law implemented to cover this.
https://www.thejournal.ie/hidden-cameras-legal-loophole-1696...
> Either way, I think calling the police in such cases is exactly the right thing to do
We don't know that they didn't call the police.
In Germany, for example, filming private spaces (ownership doesn’t really matter) is very clearly a crime: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_stgb/englisch_st...
So yeah, now we know the laws in two European countries that are not Ireland and they are different. How does that help us with Ireland? Not at all.
Either way, I think calling the police in such cases is exactly the right thing to do. If in doubt they can tell you whether it’s likely there was a crime committed and they can also likely help you at least figure out what remedies you have. Because I think we can very clearly agree that no matter whether this is a crime in your jurisdiction or not, nobody would think it absurd if this were a crime.