EDIT: Sorry this doesn't seem to have appeared in threaded mode. I'm heading to the test/newbies area now to figure out why...
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Damage doesn't have to be physical to exist.
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True. Look I don't wish to play down the experience in any way. It's just that how we experience things is very subjective. For that reason and a number of others (provability in court for example)... I really cannot support physically attacking somebody based on mental pain/damage/insult.
Having said that... I'd probably break my own guidelines if pushed to hard. But I'd not definitely not see that as being justifiable in any rational sense.
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If you were that close to a woman that you had to reach across her to get something, you were at fault for not taking precautions, such as saying "excuse me, can I get in here please?" or waiting.
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In the case I am thinking of... I was not aware that the woman was there. I was reading or looking the other way. I think it was a case of her arriving and me not being aware of her presence. Seriously, this can happen. The reverse has occurred also. I've been touched/bumped in the crotch by a woman in cases that seemed entirely accidental.
Look I have caring days and uncaring days... but I'd not touch a strangers breasts without invitation. In fact, given an option and as a general rule, I don't touch any part of strangers without permission.