[xarball]

I don't think the video depicts any need for a new law.

Harassment already has laws. But I think what happened in the video was clearly a step up from that, and would fall under criminal assault.

Not sure what the woman in the video expects to get done by pushing for more change. Everybody at that restaurant stopped eating. A man in a white shirt grabs a chair to defend the woman. I counted at least 3-4 ready to jump in after him. All pedestrians stopped. There was more than enough evidence to perform a citizen's arrest (assuming that's legal in France?)

To me this is an indication that the current laws are working fine. They may not be heaven, but they are effective at curbing any immediate danger as best can be afforded without treading on other public freedoms (i.e. the freedom to express oneself!)

[maym86]

The video depicts an example where no one needed to pull out their phone to catch the incident. That was the point.