France fines hundreds under new harassment law
French courts have handed down 447 fines in the past eight months under new laws to tackle street harassment of women.
The "outrages sexistes" law was passed in August 2018, and allows for on-the-spot fines of up to €750 (£650).
The first fine was handed down a month later to a man who slapped a woman's bottom on a bus and made lewd remarks.
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I heard a show on the radio about 2 years ago, where this woman recorded things she went through while being on the street of one of our large cities. It wasn't exceedingly bad but it was definitely obnoxious.