Some Charges Dropped Against Nude Walker [View All]

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=518&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/20030904/ap_on_re_eu/britain_naked_walker

LONDON - A man who has been repeatedly arrested for trying to walk the length of Britain naked was given a brief respite Thursday when prosecutors in southern England dropped charges against him...

Gough left Land's End in southwest England on June 16 bound for John O'Groats village in northern Scotland, hoping to cover about 20 miles a day on foot. Fifteen miles and one day later, he was arrested in St. Ives and charged with breaching the peace. The case was abandoned after magistrates found he had not committed a criminal offense.


Three days later, he was arrested in the Cornish coastal resort of Newquay and charged with indecent behavior. That charge was dropped Thursday because there wasn't enough evidence, court officials said.
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There is no law in Britain against public nudity, although there are laws against indecent exposure — which requires proof of intent to insult a woman — or any behavior likely to cause "harassment, alarm or distress."



Frankly, I think nudity should be MANDATORY for politicians and royalty.