Scottish bike sex case sparks legal debate

[The Northerner]

The case of a man convicted of simulating sex with his bicycle has sparked a debate about human rights and the privacy of an individual.

Internet message boards have been buzzing with comment about the case of Robert Stewart, 51, from Ayr.

He was reported by cleaners at a hostel who unlocked his door and found him engaged in a sex act with his bike.

Stewart was put on the Sex Offenders' Register, which some posters said was an over-reaction by the sheriff.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7098116.stm

[elleng]

1. Did the bike press charges????????????

[msanthrope]

2. He shouldn't have pled guilty--I think he should be able to whack off with whatever he wants

behind a closed door, as long as it doesn't involve a child.

[Fuzz]

3. He was working up to a threesome with a tricycle

[xchrom]

4. Working up to. Awesome. Nt

[rug]

10. If it was a tricycle he'd be put on a list.

[petronius]

5. How old was the bike?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

6. ...

ssSchwinn!!!!

[edbermac]

7. Must have been a mountain bike.

:7

[JVS]

8. Was it this bike?

[nomb]

9. Too wild

[jorno67]

11. Are there any pics of the bike?