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Originally Posted by BeachBiker
It seems the NYC naked riders really have been trying to provoke the police into arresting them for indecent exposure for years, and they finally succeeded right in the middle of Greenwich Village last Friday night. Those two naked riders were held in police custody for 24-hours, and now they will have their day in court. They may have the support of some hot-shot New York Civil Liberties lawyers who might attempt to LEGALIZE nude protests, like the WNBR, by claiming it's freedom of speech, or that it's not lewd or indecent behavior in that specific protest situation. Who knows what legal approach they might take?  |
If this was the genuine intent of the riders - i.e. to get arrested so that they could sacrifice themselves, if you will, go to trial and force a ruling that
might turn out in favor of full nudity in public in NYC - well, they deserve some sort of medal, I guess.
But in San Diego, the woman who challenged the public nudity laws didn't succeed. It went to federal court but the court did not side with her.
we can only hope...
Davidavin (Klondike)