Patrick signs bill to ban “upskirting.”

18 Mar 2014 • bostonglobe.com

Under the bill signed Friday, it will now be a misdemeanor to take secret photos and videos of “the sexual or other intimate parts of a person under or around the person’s clothing.” The law would apply to times when a “reasonable person” would believe those parts of their body would not be publicly visible.

Distributing those images could lead to felony charges and prison time.

Prison time sounds a bit harsh to me personally.