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To be fair, the American equivalent (Christopher Thomas Knight) was immediately sent to prison.

by pasabagi 8y ago

bitL 8y ago
...for burglaries.
- pasabagi 8y ago
  ...of candy. (In any case, isn't public nakedness also a crime? It is in many countries.)
  - feintruled 8y ago
    It's technically not illegal in the UK, but they get you one way or the other it seems. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Gough https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Gough "The Naked Rambler" has spent years in prison over the matter.
  - laumars 8y ago
    It maybe a crime in highly religious counties but it's actually perfectly legal in many countries (as well as some states in the US). In the UK you can get arrested for "indecent exposure", which I believe basically means someone has to be offered by your nakedness. Which means nude beaches, organised naked cycle events and such like are all perfectly legal. I wouldn't class myself as a naturist but I am often surprised at just how offended some people get by nakedness. I mean sure, nudity of a sexual nature in public places I can understand, but that's completely different to a woman sunbathing topless or a guy hiking. People should just live and let live. But that's just my opinion.
    - Ntrails 8y ago
      > I believe basically means someone has to be offended by your nakedness. Which means nude beaches, organised naked cycle events and such like are all perfectly legal. Fortunately we're all incredibly good at being offended by anything and everything - so I'd argue you've got sod all chance of avoiding it at this point unless in an area explicitly defined as "nudist"
    - roywiggins 8y ago
      For more on the UK approach, see the long saga of Stephen Gough, the Naked Rambler. And sometimes naked plane rider, which is rather asking for trouble. Rambling yes. Naked on a plane, please do not. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Gough?wprov=sfla1 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Gough?wprov=sfla1
  - dahart 8y ago
    > isn’t public nakedness also a crime? It can be, but in the US it somewhat depends on intent. And, of course, nudity is usually a misdemeanor or less, in contrast to Chris Knight’s ~1000 felony burglaries — burglary is a felony in Massachusetts. Trying to be provocative or shocking is mainly what’s illegal, but breastfeeding, for example, isn’t illegal. The wikipedia page on indecent exposure laws has this hilarious sentence: “The Supreme Court of Massachusetts ruled that the law could refer to sudden, unexpected exposure of the buttocks” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indecent_exposure_in_the_United_States#Cases https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indecent_exposure_in_the_Uni...

To be fair, the American equivalent (Christopher Thomas Knight) was immediately sent to prison.

bitL 8y ago

...for burglaries.

pasabagi 8y ago
...of candy. (In any case, isn't public nakedness also a crime? It is in many countries.)
- feintruled 8y ago
  It's technically not illegal in the UK, but they get you one way or the other it seems. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Gough https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Gough "The Naked Rambler" has spent years in prison over the matter.
- laumars 8y ago
  It maybe a crime in highly religious counties but it's actually perfectly legal in many countries (as well as some states in the US). In the UK you can get arrested for "indecent exposure", which I believe basically means someone has to be offered by your nakedness. Which means nude beaches, organised naked cycle events and such like are all perfectly legal. I wouldn't class myself as a naturist but I am often surprised at just how offended some people get by nakedness. I mean sure, nudity of a sexual nature in public places I can understand, but that's completely different to a woman sunbathing topless or a guy hiking. People should just live and let live. But that's just my opinion.
  - Ntrails 8y ago
    > I believe basically means someone has to be offended by your nakedness. Which means nude beaches, organised naked cycle events and such like are all perfectly legal. Fortunately we're all incredibly good at being offended by anything and everything - so I'd argue you've got sod all chance of avoiding it at this point unless in an area explicitly defined as "nudist"
  - roywiggins 8y ago
    For more on the UK approach, see the long saga of Stephen Gough, the Naked Rambler. And sometimes naked plane rider, which is rather asking for trouble. Rambling yes. Naked on a plane, please do not. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Gough?wprov=sfla1 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Gough?wprov=sfla1
- dahart 8y ago
  > isn’t public nakedness also a crime? It can be, but in the US it somewhat depends on intent. And, of course, nudity is usually a misdemeanor or less, in contrast to Chris Knight’s ~1000 felony burglaries — burglary is a felony in Massachusetts. Trying to be provocative or shocking is mainly what’s illegal, but breastfeeding, for example, isn’t illegal. The wikipedia page on indecent exposure laws has this hilarious sentence: “The Supreme Court of Massachusetts ruled that the law could refer to sudden, unexpected exposure of the buttocks” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indecent_exposure_in_the_United_States#Cases https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indecent_exposure_in_the_Uni...