Mrs Sandra Pupatello (Windsor-Sandwich): The repeal of the guilty verdict against Guelph resident Gwen Jacob has resulted in 4,095 signatures from people in my area on this petition.

"Whereas Justice Osborne stated that she, Jacob, did not commit an indecent act under the Criminal Code because her actions did not exceed the community standard of tolerance, however the community does not tolerate this judgement; and

"Whereas raising children to be good and decent in today's society is difficult enough. We monitor and rate television, movies and magazines for content, but what will be the point if they see half-naked women at school or on the way to the park; and

"Whereas we believe allowing women to expose themselves may create a rise in sexual crimes; and

"Whereas this does not attain women any respect or equality; and

"Whereas Justice Osborne also wrote no one who was offended was forced to continue looking, however, once having been seen, the offence has already taken place; continued onlooking is not the issue,

"Therefore, we call on Attorney General Charles Harnick to launch an appeal to reinstate the original verdict and agree with the community that exposure of the sexual anatomy is in fact an indecent act."