And have an ugly picture of you on the Internet for people to laugh at. Brilliant. Smh

Silly, if they're riding the bus they cant afford Internet anyways.

*tram Whatever is politically correct. It was a joke anyways, ya *****.

107, please tell me you're not that ignorant.

Please tell me you understand the difference between a joke and an awesome joke.

She shouldnt have to change her seat.

Half the time the trams are packed and it's an epic battle just to get off the damn things, sometimes it's easier to just stay on one or risk not being able to get on the next one

Throw the creepers off the tram, duh.

For talking?

For being ******* creepy. Not only that, it can be considered sexual harassment and obviously rude. What is wrong with you? Jesus.

Woah, calm down with your penises and such.

Doesn't getting people where they need to go safely include their personal safety on the bus? I would have felt threatened if I was being sexually harassed.

Overhearing someone talking to their friend about you isn't sexual harassment. You're in public; people are allowed to talk about whatever they want to and take pictures of whatever they want to. If the situation makes you uncomfortable you can leave or tell them to shut-up. There's no sexual harassment going on here.

Eavesdropping on a conversation and hearing something that pertains to you isn't considered sexual harassment. Define the phrase then get beck to me, pls. You're in public. If he said it directly to her you might have a point; but that didn't happen. Good day.

There are some things that just shouldn't be said in public, a place where anyone can see or hear you.

I'm just saying it's not sexual harassment. I'm not taking up for anyone. I'm simply tired of people throwing around a phrase when they have no clue what it means. Define the phrase before you use it. What they guys did was vulgar and rude; but not illegal by any means.

Not sure about Australia, but isn't sexual harassment only for the workplace? Maybe if OP works on the tram... But I was under the impression she was just a passenger.

Because Boners said to define a phrase before you use it, I looked up the definition for sexual harrassment, and this is what I found (UK based definition): "harassment occurs where there is unwanted conduct on the ground of a person's sex or unwanted conduct of a sexual nature and that conduct has the purpose or effect of violating a person's dignity, or of creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for them. If an employer treats someone less favourably because they have rejected, or submitted to, either form of harassment described above, this is also harassment."

That's the work definition, not in public. Doesn't pertain to this situation in the least.

I'm aware that it's the work definition, you wanted a definition, so I gave you one. Besides, you can still take the principles from it to another environment. Also what lalalady42 said.

57 - Taking pictures of a person without their consent DOES count as harassment, thank you very much. Maybe not sexual harassment but if you're on a bus and you're talking about someone at a normal level, it's normally assumed they're going to hear you, especially if you're in a nearby seat. No one should be able to take a picture of a person without their consent. There's no reason for it. The comments, whether said to her face or not were wrong and shouldn't have been said. She did the right thing by talking to the tram driver; they're not only supposed to get people to where they need to go safely, they're also supposed to solve problems within the bus if there is a harassing or violent bus rider. Why do you think they kick violent or angry riders off the bus? For the safety of their passengers, and because they don't need to deal with that crap. The driver was wrong to dismiss what was brought up. If she'd told them to shut up, she doesn't know who they are or what they're capable of. This is going extreme, but the guy could be a serial killer for all she knows! If she didn't feel comfortable going up to the guy to tell him off, she has every right to find another option.

I can take pictures of whoever I want to anywhere I go. I can't use them without their consent to post them anywhere, idiot.

Go be stupid somewhere else. Next time I'm standing next to an attractive lady and feel intimidated I'm calling the cops because that's harassment. Right? Workplace and out in public are two completely different things.

Why does it matter where it happens? Yeah, the workplace and public tend to have different environments, but that doesn't mean that wildly inappropriate comments and stuff should be tolerated in public.

At work I can't tell a female that she looks nice today because it's a form of sexual harassment. In public I can say whatever I want to as long as I don't threaten her. There's a huge difference.

To add onto Cinn's comment: My workplace is very similar to a public environment therefore it does have a lot of the same situations. Agreed though, why does it matter where it happens? Boners, you're missing my entire point as usual. Telling a girl she looks nice today is very different from saying you'd like to **** her this way and that and if only you could get your hands on her right this moment blah blah blah. Personally I don't see an issue with telling a girl she looks nice. I do however see an issue with detailing exactly what you'd want to do to the girl, either to her face or not. Agreed with lalalady.

Also, no you cannot take pictures of whoever you want, whenever you want. I have personally been in this situation and have it confirmed that you most certainly cannot, even if you aren't going to use them for anything other than your wanking or whatever.