Man sentenced for ride-by bottom slap

[IronLionZion]

BOGOTA, Colombia, Feb 24 - A Colombian man has been sentenced to four years' house arrest for slapping a woman's bottom as he rode by her on his bicycle, sparking debate on whether the punishment fit the crime.

Showing re-enactments of the incident, television news shows were filled on Friday with legal experts offering opinions about the judgment handed down earlier in the week by Bogota's district court.

Some said that to confine bicycle messenger Victor Garcia to his home for four years for smacking Diana Marcela Diaz's buttocks was excessive. Others said it would deter other men.

One program showed three models having their denim clad bottoms smacked so hard by a phantom hand it could be clearly heard by television viewers.

The women said that while the punishment seemed extreme, they hoped the case would mean they would be safer while on foot.

"It happened to me once," one of the models said. "I was walking very relaxed and a guy rode by on his bicycle and, 'ta!' He smacked me. I took off my shoe to hit him with it but he was already too far away."

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Any thoughts on this matter?

The punishment is ridiculous IMO. But I'm a supporter of consensual bottom slapping.

Hmmm...legal experts watching models get slapped...:silly:

[DS1]

1. If she fell and broke a hip, would it be too extreme then?

[IronLionZion]

3. If she fell into a lava pit and pigs flew out of her ass maybe...

there's no mention of injuries in the article. 4 years house arrest????

[DS1]

7. Excellent. I'm off to go shoot a gun into some crowds

hope nobody gets hurt!

[CanuckAmok]

8. If you're using metaphors as ammo, they won't.

:P

[CanuckAmok]

4. No, then it would be a Benny Hill skit.

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[Richardo]

6. .

:rofl:

[Hugin]

2. Sounds extreme as only an example.

Boy, I wouldn't want to be singled out as an example there!

The problems in that society are deeper than bottom slapping.

[IronLionZion]

5. Yeah, what do they do for coke dealers, murderers, and rapists?

hopefully something more extreme.