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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
Obviously there are laws against public nudity or sexual acts in public. Exposure to pornographic material, in most work places, is also going to be prohibited.
I'm thinking more of this issue of consent for acts that don't clearly violate any other law. If someone wants to puke in a cup in front of me and proceed to drink their puke, I will find that horrific, deranged and very offensive, and I may feel violated, but could I say they violated my right to consent if I'm free to leave at any point?
Consent for what is done with my own body seems clear. Consent for what others do with their bodies is not so clear.
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The anti abortion protests might be a good test case for this thought experiment.
I think it depends on the location.
If you go to a kids playground the behaviour that is acceptable is much more limited then say in a par. I'd say that while you don't have a right not to be offended there is a reasonable limitation on free speech of don't have your anti abortion protest in a kids playground.
There is certainly a social norm at play.