Deja NON Vu: Someone Was Imprudent Enough to Mention It

[Lord Jim]

I do not believe that posting something here -- once, twice, a billion times -- is likely to have any substantial effect.

But millions of people posting here and at millions of other places?

Maybe.

If we're lucky.

Which brings me back to my original, if a little sarcastic, point. Who, what, when, where, why, and how is this movement of millions of people going to start and be organised?

I KEEP six honest serving-men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When
And How and Where and Who.

LMAO

Yeah, persuading "millions" of people to rise to the cause of letting a handful of exhibitionists wave their butts in their faces on Main St....

Let me know how that works out for you....

[Lord Jim]

Everybody Sing!

We shall overcome, we shall overcome,
We shall overcome someday;
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
We shall overcome someday.

[Andrew D]

I will quote the actual statute, since you don't seem to get it yet:

Every person who commits any of the following acts is guilty of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor.Who is found in any public place under the influence of intoxicating liquor, any drug, controlled substance, toluene, or any combination of any intoxicating liquor, drug, controlled substance, or toluene, in a condition that he or she is unable to exercise care for his or her own safety or the safety of others, or by reason of his or her being under the influence of intoxicating liquor, any drug, controlled substance, toluene, or any combination of any intoxicating liquor, drug, or toluene, interferes with or obstructs or prevents the free use of any street, sidewalk, or other public way.

To reiterate, simply being found drunk in public is not enough to be charged. One must either (a) be a risk to one's own safety or the safety of others, or (b) be hindering the use of public streets or sidewalks. If your friend Nate was held, it was because either (1) he was doing one of (a) or (b) above, or (2) he was arrested illegally.

Or (3) the police had probable cause to believe that he had violated the statute, so the arrest was lawful, even though he had not actually violated the statute.

The police see me staggering out of a bar, lurching into an intersection, and screaming incoherently. The police have probably cause to arrest me.

It turns out, however, that I consumed only coffee and overpriced snacks while in the bar, and my behavior was the result of a brain tumor. The arrest was lawful even though I did not actually commit the offense for which I was arrested.

[loCAtek]

ThX Andrew, some fail to understand what the African-American has to face every day.

My good nieghbors, the BlackSmiths, aren't allowed to ride thier mini-bikes in the park, regardless that [white] children under 14 are otherwise allowed to. Something about the Managers can determine what's 'street-legal' [based on race] on thier property?

[Gob]

A man who rambled through a popular Yorkshire beauty spot naked except for a backpack, boots and a baseball cap has been fined £315.



Nigel Keer, 41, was found guilty at Leeds Magistrates' Court of a public order offence after causing distress to a woman walking her dog last October.

The court heard he was arrested by an off-duty policeman who saw the woman looking on with a "disgusted frown".

Keer, of Cottingley, Leeds, had denied the offence.

He maintained he did not mean to cause distress or provoke a reaction and said "being naked is not an offence".

The court heard that during his naked tea-time stroll, in Otley Chevin on 2 October, Keer kept score of the number of positive and adverse reactions he received.

The score was 15-0 in his favour until he was apprehended by off-duty officer Pc Mark Buxton, he said.

He arrested Keer and ordered him to get dressed, which he did after pulling some clothes out of his backpack.

Pc Buxton, who was out running at the time, told the court the woman dog walker "had a disgusted frown across her face".

"I saw her turning around," he said. "I could tell she was upset about something."

On seeing Keer walking naked through the fields, Pc Buxton said he did not believe what he initially saw and carried on running before doing a double-take.

"I was so shocked and surprised and to some degree alarmed by what I had just seen," he said.

Judge Christopher Darnton said: "I do accept that Mr Keer is a naturist but I note with some interest that he would not walk with his clothes off in the city centre of Leeds.

"On this occasion, a lady was clearly distressed by what she had seen going on."

Speaking after the verdict, Mr Keer said: "I'm not happy with the decision and I plan to appeal.

"I'll carry on being a naturist.

"The surprise of seeing a naturist whilst you're out walking I don't think would be much different to seeing a steam train on the East Coast Main Line."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-17040020

[Lord Jim]

Quick!

Somebody call Amnesty International!

[Scooter]

He maintained he did not mean to cause distress or provoke a reaction and said "being naked is not an offence".

£315 is completely disproportionate, but his claim that he did not intend to provoke any reaction is belied by the fact that he was keeping score of the "positive and adverse reactions he received".

He clearly expected some people to be offended by his appearance. That in and of itself doesn't justify charging him with an offence, but he's being disingenuous in claiming he didn't believe he was committing one.

[Gob]

Funny how he hides his cock in his photo.

Must be a small one.

[Lord Jim]

On the other hand, he's not covering up his gut, so how much shame can he have?

[Gob]

"Hello, Laydeees!"

[Andrew D]

Can anyone make out the words on that piece of paper?

[Gob]

Nope, blowing it up just distorts it.

Speaking outside court after the verdict, Keer said: "I'm not happy with the decision and I plan to appeal.

"It's not right and I will be appealing.

It would make a big change for him to be appealing, try wearing a mask mate..

[Lord Jim]

It would make a big change for him to be appealing, try wearing a mask mate..

I was going to suggest a chador....