Italian town of Castellammare di Stabia to ban mini skirts
October 25th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya BhattCastellammare di Stabia, Oct 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Pretty soon, miniskirts will be history in the Italian town of Castellammare di Stabia.
The mayor of the town, Luigi Bobbio believes that the move will “restore urban decorum and facilitate better civil co-existence”.
Already the new law has several supporters including a local priest, Don Paolo Cecere.
When the new law come into force, offenders will be fined an amount of £20. That amount is the least an offender can be made to pay. Depending on other factors, an offender can be made to pay as much as £450 for violating the law.
The town does not want to entertain any skirt that does not reach to the knees.
However that is not the only ban that the town wants to bring into force. The town also plans to ban sunbathing and football at the town’s various parks.
Though the measures can be thought of as harsh, the townsfolk seem to go along with the idea.
The priest, Don Paolo told an Italian newspaper that the law was the “right decision” in curbing the increase in sexual harassment. He said “I think it’s the right decision. It’s also a way of combating the rise in sexual harassment”.
It remains to be seen how the law will be enforced.
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