Sneeking a peek in NYC? NY Times

[BridgeTheGap]

Jeepers! Peepers in New York
NY Times

In the list of wrongs that needed righting, the subway peeper is probably not too high on the average New Yorker’s anxiety list. Still, City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. of Queens thinks it is time to make something he calls “nonconsensual voyeurism” illegal.

Mr. Vallone’s target is a creep who loiters under certain subway stairs and peers upward at women. Rather than something simple, like a fence, Mr. Vallone has written a law that would levy a fine up to $500 and up to 90 days in jail for ogling a person’s “sexual or intimate parts” for more than a brief period. The councilman says he has crafted this legislation narrowly, but if voyeurism ever really becomes illegal, it’s time to build more jails in New York City.

For better or sometimes worse, New York is a city of exhibitionists.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/30/opinion/30thu4.html?th&emc=th

[zbdent]

1. how about spending just a little more money

and making the steps solid, instead of just platforms ...

[Crabby Appleton]

2. How long is a brief period?

"ogling a person’s “sexual or intimate parts” for more than a brief period."

[groovedaddy]

4. Isn't beauty in the eye of the beholder?

But if I had to hazard a guess: 5 seconds?

"Are you look'n at me?"

[soothsayer]

3. can I still do it at home?