Simon (Dark Angel)
Joined: 08 Jul 2007
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 Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 12:34 pm Post subject: Naked Rambler jailed AGAIN |
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Now I'm not sure what to make of this guy, nudity par-se is not actually prohibited by law (if im not much mistaken), unless you are deliberately exposing yourself to someone.
Whilst I certainly wouldn't want to bump into him in the high street, I'm not sure that jailing him for simple "nudity" is justified. Seems a bit much.
Anyway, from
http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh.cfm?id=1408372007
83 more days behind bars for Naked Rambler
THE Naked Rambler has been ordered to serve a further 83 days in prison after picking up his 11th conviction for breach of the peace.
Stephen Gough, 48, was picked up by police officers on July 31 on his release from Saughton prison wearing only a pair of boots.
A number of pedestrians and motorists witnessed Gough, and one driver even tooted his car horn at him. He denied his nudity amounted to a breach of the peace at Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday.
But Sheriff Kathrine Mackie disagreed and ordered him back to prison - where he has been almost continuously for the last 16 months.
His solicitor, John Good, pointed out that the jail time he had served was the equivalent of a three-year term, but said his client still refused to wear clothes and planned to continue his solitary confinement at Saughton. He told the court: "It is Mr Gough's position that people should not be afraid of the human state."
The ex-Marine, who comes from Hampshire, was originally arrested during a trek the length of Britain as part of a campaign for the advocacy of public nudity.
So, opinions?
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