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Originally Posted by thesheriff443

It’s a joke
Women can’t get justice for being raped with men being let off with a warning or nfa, so the idea of people getting convicted for pestering is ridiculous

They’re unlikely to have anything happen to them for the harassment/pestering however making it illegal means if they get reported every time, it’s logged against their name every time. Still unlikely to come to anything (verbal warning probably).

HOWEVER what it does mean is, if that man then goes on to commit a sexual assault or rape, when their file is checked it isn’t “clean” - it shows a clear pattern of behaviour going back over a span of time - which means they’re less likely to end up with a “soft” conviction for the assault because it won’t be seen as a “one off mistake”.