There's a distinction between civil and criminal law, and the post you responded to was only talking about civil law.
I'm no lawyer, but as I understand it, you sue people under civil law for some kind of compensation - for financial loss, loss of reputation, psychological consequences, etc. Your voyeur example would hopefully fall under criminal law, which deals with the things society considers morally wrong. But a criminal trial would be prosecuted by the government, not by you suing.
I'm no lawyer, but as I understand it, you sue people under civil law for some kind of compensation - for financial loss, loss of reputation, psychological consequences, etc. Your voyeur example would hopefully fall under criminal law, which deals with the things society considers morally wrong. But a criminal trial would be prosecuted by the government, not by you suing.