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Re:Calling a man bald counts as sexual harassment, UK judge ... by veltas on Friday May 13, 2022 @01:52PM (#31370579)
Another case of judges writing their own laws.
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Re:Calling a man bald counts as sexual harassment, UK judge ... by 7speter on Friday May 13, 2022 @03:32PM (#31371688)
Isn’t that a feature of the british legal system?
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Re:Calling a man bald counts as sexual harassment, UK judge ... by colejohnson66 on Friday May 13, 2022 @04:01PM (#31371964)
It's a feature[a] of any common law legal system. It just has a less catchy name: precendent/case law.

[a]: Whether it's a feature to you or not doesn't change that it's a feature of the system

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Re:Calling a man bald counts as sexual harassment, UK judge ... by veltas on Friday May 13, 2022 @06:15PM (#31373090)
Judges are not meant to write laws. There is deciding a new precedent in the application of existing law. And then there's redefining 'sexual harassment' to mean whatever you want to get the same level of punishment for things you think deserve it.
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