Court Finds In Favour Of Mosley

[lupestripe]

For once common sense has prevailed. This court case posed a significant threat to civil liberties and the fact that the court has ruled in favour of Max Mosley protects those liberties for those who dare to live an unconventional lifestyle.

What people do in the privacy of their own houses should be their own business and this verdict has protected us from an increasingly intrusive and nefarious media, one that so often fails to exercise restraint and responsibility.

Mosley wins court case over orgy

Mr Justice Eady said Mosley could expect privacy for consensual "sexual activities (albeit unconventional)" and "...there was no public interest or other justification for the clandestine recording, for the publication of the resulting information and still photographs, or for the placing of the video extracts on the News of the World website - all of this on a massive scale."

Irrespective of Eady not calling this a "landmark" case, it still sets a precedence and proves that civil liberties are still valued by some in this country.

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The damages were punitive. I can understand it from the point of view of cheating on his wife as it could be seen as an action of someone who is untrustworthy from the point of view of his own marriage but even then, that shouldn't impinge on his job. The hiring of prostitutes? Well many companies would sack an employee for that but again, how does it affect his capacity in the role he is paid to fulfill? And as for BDSM, it becomes even more ridiculous...