Her name is Gina Martin. She was at a music festival in London when a man pushed his phone between her legs and took a photo under her skirt. She reported it to the police immediately. They told her it wasn't a criminal offence. There was nothing they could do.
She went home and decided that was unacceptable. With no legal background, no political connections and no funding she launched a campaign to make upskirting a criminal offence in England and Wales. She petitioned. She lobbied MPs. She spoke publicly about what had happened to her. The government initially blocked the bill.
She kept going. The Voyeurism Act passed in January 2019. Upskirting now carries up to two years in prison. Scotland followed. Other countries are following. A woman at a festival with no lawyer, no funding and no political connections rewrote the law for an entire nation in eighteen months.
On occasion, I just like to remind everyone that rapist Brock Allen Turner goes by the name Allen Turner and lives in Ohio. So he is now rapist Allen Turner.
His victim, Chanel Miller, wrote a memoir called "Know My Name," identifying herself and coming forward in the most courageous way. Chanel is bi-racial (Chinese and American) which may be why the judge refused to properly sentence Turner. She's also the author of a children's book and a coming of age story. A success in every way.
And if someone in the comments mentions being disappointed by the AI usage they get drowned out by 30 replies going "who cares bro" which is why it keeps happening
Sony announced them killing off physical games with a tweet and a blog post like it was some regular Wednesday, expecting people will be mad for a bit and move on.
And now the backlash has gotten so big it’s being covered by mainstream news outlets.
DON’T LET UP, DON’T SHUT UP.