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Should you arrest someone ...
...who is lying by a lake on a shallow pebble beach wearing nothing but a pair of 'Y's??
Basically i think this sort of behaviour is unacceptable but someone in the office said this morning that as long as he is 'covered' he is fine. does that mean i could walk around the streets of glasgow in my pants and bra without any (legal) repercussions?
Basically i think this sort of behaviour is unacceptable but someone in the office said this morning that as long as he is 'covered' he is fine. does that mean i could walk around the streets of glasgow in my pants and bra without any (legal) repercussions?
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I don�t think the two scenarios you mention are comparable really.
Firstly the guy by the lake, is that any different to him being by the lake in swimming trunks like the little Speedo ones? Or do you think it is wrong for people to wear what is basically underwear, in all but name on beaches/by lakes etc?
The second one well personally I couldn�t care less if you walked down the high street in your underwear, but I can understand why some people would disapprove, time and a place and all that. Legally to be honest I�m not sure guess there is no specific law against it, but if there were complaints I think the police would stop you and ask you what you were doing.
Firstly the guy by the lake, is that any different to him being by the lake in swimming trunks like the little Speedo ones? Or do you think it is wrong for people to wear what is basically underwear, in all but name on beaches/by lakes etc?
The second one well personally I couldn�t care less if you walked down the high street in your underwear, but I can understand why some people would disapprove, time and a place and all that. Legally to be honest I�m not sure guess there is no specific law against it, but if there were complaints I think the police would stop you and ask you what you were doing.
Just because i included my personal opinion doesnt mean i think it should be law - if that were the case i'd ban people who wear slippers and pjs to th supermarket - but that's my opinion and i'm entitled to it.
i just wanted to know about the underwear - the legalities? - i dont know if its any different to being by the lake wearing mini speedos, that's why i asked the question in the first place, i didnt ask it to get into a big debate about personal opinions on taste/attire.
i just wanted to know about the underwear - the legalities? - i dont know if its any different to being by the lake wearing mini speedos, that's why i asked the question in the first place, i didnt ask it to get into a big debate about personal opinions on taste/attire.
There was a load of stuff on this last year as I recall. One of the TV companies got a bus of women touring London naked on a bus. Dawn Porter fronted it I think
I think the law only provides coverage against expose of the genitals.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indecent_exposure #Legal_status_in_Europe
I think the advice they got was that in the case of women it wouldn't apply "unless they were planning to turn cartwheels"
But there might be all sorts of local byelaws depending on where you were and in some circumstances I guess the catch all "likely to cause a breech of the peace" might apply.
I think the law only provides coverage against expose of the genitals.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indecent_exposure #Legal_status_in_Europe
I think the advice they got was that in the case of women it wouldn't apply "unless they were planning to turn cartwheels"
But there might be all sorts of local byelaws depending on where you were and in some circumstances I guess the catch all "likely to cause a breech of the peace" might apply.
I don�t think anyone said you were not entitled to your opinion, just disagreed with it! ;-)
If you don�t want to get into a debate then just ask about the legality of the issue at hand and do not add your personal opinion to the question at all. By doing so you are inviting people to get into a debate.
If you don�t want to get into a debate then just ask about the legality of the issue at hand and do not add your personal opinion to the question at all. By doing so you are inviting people to get into a debate.
