Pictures snapped without consent: What can we do?

Forum - Straits Times, 13 March 2006

WHAT has the world become? Thoughts, media and people have become so immoral. Liberalisation has allowed people to do as they like, through unethical means and practise sexual immorality. I am very upset that a man may take pictures of strangers without their consent, taking for example in the MRT. I emphathise with Ms Sim Khadijah Mohammed who faced bad experiences of men whipping up their cameras staring blatantly at her chest. These perverted men definitely must be caught by the law! Of course to prevent it from happening, we girls must be watchful of our own dressing. Wearing inconspicuous loose-fitting T-shirts and short skirts in the train during peak hours would surely attract the attention of perverted men. I agree that it is very unsatisfying to be told that we may ask the person to delete the photo from his phone. The reason being what if he denies of having taken the photo or refuses, we have no further recourse because seizing the phone would place you at fault in the eyes of the law. If only it was so easy to plead with the society to promote and practice good morality.