{"id":421412,"date":"2023-07-13T13:44:55","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T08:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=421412"},"modified":"2023-07-13T15:16:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T10:16:31","slug":"tiktokers-grope-themselves-to-protest-shocking-10-second-rule-for-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/tiktokers-grope-themselves-to-protest-shocking-10-second-rule-for-sexual-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTokers Grope Themselves to Protest Shocking 10 Second Rule for Sexual Assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Italian men and women are groping themselves on TikTok in protest of a judge&#8217;s ruling that any unwanted touching for less than 10 seconds is not a crime.<\/p>\n<p>The controversial ruling was part of a sexual assault case in which a man, who admitted to groping a young schoolgirl, claiming it to be a &#8220;joke,&#8221; was acquitted. The decision has sparked outrage all over social media with thousands of men and women sharing unsettling clips of groping their bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Prominent Italian influencer and actor, Paolo Camilli, known for his role in The White Lotus, was among the first to post a 10-second video as part of the protest.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/jannat-mirza-and-kanwal-set-dance-floor-on-fire-at-bestie-sehar-hayats-wedding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jannat Mirza and Kanwal Set Dance Floor on Fire at Bestie Sehar Hayat&#8217;s Wedding<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"html5\" id=\"arve-html5-\" style=\"max-width:1080px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed\">\n\t\t\t<video class=\"arve-video fitvidsignore\" controls controlslist=\"\" data-arve=\"arve-html5-\" onloadstart=\"this.volume=1\" preload=\"metadata\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/white-lotus-actor.mp4#t=0.1\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>Many other TikTokers followed suit, expressing their disdain for the ruling and emphasizing that no one has the right to touch another person without consent, regardless of the duration.<\/p>\n<p>Users have been sharing videos in which they maintain a serious expression while groping their breasts and chests, with a visible timer counting down from 10 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some videos show continuous caressing for nine seconds, followed by a mock request for the groper to stop before it becomes assault, or a sarcastic laugh acknowledging that it was supposedly just a joke.<\/p>\n<p>These videos, often accompanied by hashtags such as #10secondi or &#8220;<em>palpata<\/em> <em>breve<\/em>&#8221; (Italian for &#8220;a brief groping&#8221;), aim to highlight the unsettling length of 10 seconds, particularly in the context of sexual assault.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"html5\" id=\"arve-html5--2\" style=\"max-width:576px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed\">\n\t\t\t<video class=\"arve-video fitvidsignore\" controls controlslist=\"\" data-arve=\"arve-html5--2\" onloadstart=\"this.volume=1\" preload=\"metadata\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/italian-10-second-rule.mp4#t=0.1\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>The protest emerged following the ruling in the case of Antonio Avola, a 66-year-old caretaker at a Rome high school. Avola had confessed to groping a 17-year-old female student in a school stairwell, pulling down her pants, and touching her buttocks and underwear. When confronted, he dismissed his actions as a joke.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/italia-10-second-rule.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-421415\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/italia-10-second-rule.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/italia-10-second-rule.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/italia-10-second-rule-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/italia-10-second-rule-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/italia-10-second-rule-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/cerkutay-and-aygul-from-kurulus-osman-tie-the-knot-in-a-fairy-tale-wedding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cerkutay and Ayg\u00fcl From Kurulu\u015f: Osman Tie the Knot in a Fairy Tale Wedding<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>Despite the public prosecutor&#8217;s request for a nearly four-year prison sentence and a sexual assault conviction, the judge ruled in favor of Avola, arguing that the brief duration of the groping did not constitute a crime.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2575.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-421416\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2575.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2575-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2575-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2575-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2575-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The victim at the center of the case expressed her deep disappointment with the judge&#8217;s decision. She highlighted the traumatic experience she endured, emphasizing that the incident was not a joke, and called attention to the profound impact even a few seconds of unwanted touching can have on a person.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian men and women are groping themselves on TikTok in protest of a judge&#8217;s ruling that any unwanted touching for less than 10 seconds is not a crime. The controversial ruling was part of a sexual assault case in which a man, who admitted to groping a young schoolgirl, claiming it to be a &#8220;joke,&#8221; was acquitted. 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