Massachusetts man claims he has the constitutional right to take upskirt pictures of women in public

By JD

A Massachusetts man claims he has the constitutional right to take "upskirt" photos of women in public. Michael Robertson, now 31, was arrested in 2010 after trying to take cellphone photos up women's dresses on the Boston subway, according to the Boston Herald.

The Andover man is charged with two counts of photographing an unsuspecting nude or partially nude person, the Eagle Tribune reports, and faces more than two years in jail if found guilty.

Monday, Roberton's lawyer, Michelle Menken, argued before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court that Robertson did not commit a crime because his right to snap photos up women's skirts is protected under the First Amendment.

“If a clothed person reveals a body part whether it was intentional or unintentional, he or she can not expect privacy,” Menken said in court. She went on to say that "peeping Tom" laws protect people from being photographed in bathrooms or dressing rooms, but do not protect clothed individuals in public areas.

She also argued he could not be guilty of photographing a "partially nude" person because the women in the photos were fully clothed, and their genitalia was covered by underwear. “What he saw was in plain sight. He did not place his camera directly up a women’s skirt. He saw what was in front of him,” she argued.

Well, I haven’t heard from any feminists in a while so it’s about time to get The Victory Lap back on the map.  Now before I state the incontrovertible facts of this case, let me point this out: Michael Robertson’s lawyer is a female.  Genius move by this guy to have a chick represent him really, but I just wanted to point out to the Lappettes that it doesn’t make you a stereotypical slutty college girl if you agree with what I’m about to say. It makes you a reasonable human being.

Now I'm sorry but I was under the impression that we were living in America – The Land of the Free and the Home of Objectifying Women. It is an absolute abomination that any man can get in actual legal trouble for taking pictures of women in skimpy clothing.  That’s the entire reason those clothes exist – because the women who wear them want to get noticed by the men who will see them. Don’t tell me it’s because you enjoy fashion. You enjoy the attention that fashion brings. Free advice for all the Lappettes out there: don’t wear skirts that could be mistaken for belts and then call men creeps for looking, and don't let a guy go down on you on the sidewalk and then cry rape because it ends up on social media. Thank me later.

Live. Lap. Love.