Luke,
Firstly, this happened in the USA, the laws are different over there.
Secondly, he broke the law, was charged, convicted and sentenced. His lawyer is arguing that the law is too vague and needs to be changed. That doesn't change the fact that he broke the law.
And if someone grins at you,
and there's a law that prohibits that kind of behaviour, then you can legally take him to court over it. (Although I would recommend you get a life instead.)
In the mid-eighties - in Perth I think - a guy was shopping in a supermarket. A female customer in front of him dropped something on the floor and bent down to pick it up. As she did, the front of her loose-fitting top gave him a view of her chest and like any normal male, he had a good look and smiled. The woman didn't notice. But a cop behind the man did, and he charged the man with some valid, but little-known law prohibiting that behaviour.
The woman was not offended when she found out what happened - in fact, she said if she had been a guy she would have done exactly the same thing. She didn't care that the guy had seen her chest.
But the cop charged the guy anyway and it went to court. Everyone thought it was a joke, until the guy lost. He also lost his house in the battle.
Sorry about the long post, but I thought it might shed some light onto the workings of the law, and provide an interesting - although off-topic - story.
<place obligatory smiley here>
[Edited by admin : the smily is
not obligatory - but it's useful if your post can be misinterpreted as either friendly advice or as having a go at someone - the smily makes your intentions obviously friendly]
Hix