Good question! And clearly I'm not the arbiter of what you can do with anyone else's body. Ultimately that's up to the person you're touching.
For me, though, I think I'd make the call based on whether it's for their benefit or mine: Tapping someone's arm to get their attention because you want to do them a favour, great. To ask for their phone number? A little more iffy, but still room for consent, and they might possibly benefit from being friend with you, who knows... To ask them for a favour? Okay, that's for your own benefit, but it may also make them feel good to be able to help. Humans are complicated like that! Just because you feel like making them turn round? Significantly more dodgy. (Takes me back to my previous post 'I Am Not Here For Your Entertainment' (http://emanix.livejournal.com/25459.html))
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Date: 2012-10-17 07:52 pm (UTC)For me, though, I think I'd make the call based on whether it's for their benefit or mine: Tapping someone's arm to get their attention because you want to do them a favour, great. To ask for their phone number? A little more iffy, but still room for consent, and they might possibly benefit from being friend with you, who knows... To ask them for a favour? Okay, that's for your own benefit, but it may also make them feel good to be able to help. Humans are complicated like that! Just because you feel like making them turn round? Significantly more dodgy. (Takes me back to my previous post 'I Am Not Here For Your Entertainment' (http://emanix.livejournal.com/25459.html))