Mooning deemed 'disgusting' but legal in Md.

[hootinholler]

Man who exposed his buttocks during an argument walks free

WASHINGTON - Acquitting a Germantown man who exposed his buttocks during an argument with a neighbor, a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge ruled yesterday that mooning, while distasteful, is not illegal in Maryland.

"If exposure of half of the buttock constituted indecent exposure, any woman wearing a thong at the beach at Ocean City would be guilty," Judge John W. Debelius III said after the bench trial, reversing the ruling of a District Court judge.

Debelius made clear his disdain for the defendant, calling the alleged act "disgusting" and "demeaning." The outcome could have been different, he suggested, if the man had been on trial for "being a jerk."

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James Maxwell, one of McNealy's attorneys, said yesterday's ruling should "bring comfort to all beachgoers and plumbers" in the state.

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Chalk one up for freedom of expression! Now when is the next visit by *? Camp David is in Md.

-Hoot

[HillDem]

1. Live free or die man! n/t

[leveymg]

2. This does present a temptation. Let's see, what's on Google images?

But, alas, I'm in DC. So, no pic this time.

[Ian David]

3. It looks like it's only legal if the WHOLE ass isn't exposed...

and in particular, if the testicles aren't exposed, either.

Spreading the cheeks open to reveal one's inner recesses would probably also have been over the line.

[0007]

6. Now that's good common sense, anyway ya look at it!

I've always said that Maryland was light years ahead of asshole states like TEXAS.

[Orsino]

4. They hate us for our freedoms. n/t

[redqueen]

5. hahaha ... Imagine if being a jerk were illegal...

Talk about a clogged up judicial system! :o

[hootinholler]

7. Hmmm. My first lounge post apparently.

This is a free speech issue.

-Hoot

[hobo_baggins]

8. I think all forms of nudity should be legal