Well, I was talking with a coworker this afternoon and in the conversation I remembered an interesting element of my undergraduate philosophy of law class. It concerns Joel Feinberg's depiction of a hypothetical ride on a bus, during which the reader is asked to put themselves in the role of the bus rider, as progressively more offensive activities occur.
The point of the scenarios is that the individuals entering the bus, while being potentially offensive, are not harming (at least not physically) you. The question is whether some experiences can be so unpleasant that we will provide legal protection against them, even if it means limiting someone's freedom. Each person draws their "line in the sand" at a different point. Go ahead and see for yourselves.
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