Make sending unsolicited nudes a specific criminal offence

Closed 1,861 signatures

What the petition asks

I have, and every female I know has, been a receiver of unwanted photos of a male's genitals. Some containing captions like, "I know you want it", and "You can't handle this". This is a duplication of one pulling their trousers down in public, and uttering these phrases, otherwise known as flashing.

Flashing is a known trait of a sexual predator and one of the first signs of a potential rapist. Flashing, virtually, can build their confidence in sexual perpetrations. When the offender sends these non-consensual photos, when not asked for by the recipient, it is identical to flashing someone in public. If they get a criminal offence on record for this it could prevent them from developing into involvement in worse sexual offences. Flashing is a sexual offence, so why is it normalised when virtual?

Timeline

29 Apr 2021	Petition opened for signatures
29 Oct 2021	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,861

Status Closed

Department Ministry of Justice

Opened 29 Apr 2021

Closed 29 Oct 2021

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