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Judge: Florida woman didn't break law by exposing breasts
The Miami Herald ^
| December 15, 2006
| AP
Posted on 12/15/2006 5:24:52 AM PST by King of Florida
DAYTONA BEACH - (AP) -- A woman did not break the law when she exposed her breasts to protest laws that bar women from publicly going bare breasted, a judge has ruled.
County Judge David B. Beck said Thursday that Elizabeth Book, 44, of Ormond Beach, did not violate disorderly conduct laws.
Book was arrested by Daytona Beach police July 2, 2005, for disrobing in public.
Her attorney, Lawrence G. Walters, said the city is trying to censor his client.
''I've never seen another city or case where the city has shown so much time and effort to shut down one person's First Amendment right of protected speech,'' Walters said. 'They just can't seem to let it go. They need to stop wasting taxpayers' money.''
Beck and the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court of Appeals previously ruled in favor of Book for a similar incident. She was first arrested for bearing her chest during Bike Week in March 2004.
Deputy City Attorney Marie Hartman said an appeal has been filed for a local court of appeal to reconsider the most recent case.
''We have no problems with her holding up signs, to hold public forums to protest nudity laws, but that does not include the right to go nude,'' Hartman said. ``Any more than you can stand on a podium and snort cocaine to protest cocaine laws.''
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: firstamendment; freespeech
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To: Manic_Episode
I'd prefer she keep her top on! In fact, I would tip her nicely to keep her top on!
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posted on
12/15/2006 7:24:36 AM PST
by
martinidon
(Bush won sKerry lost and Soro's is out millions for nothing!)
To: King of Florida
62
posted on
12/15/2006 7:57:33 AM PST
by
Hatteras
To: imahawk
Your kidding right? No. No I'm not.
You don't see anything wrong with that sentence from the article?
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posted on
12/15/2006 8:12:21 AM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(This is my tagline. There are many like it but this one is mine.)
To: imahawk
Your kidding right? Unless, of course... your making a joke.
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posted on
12/15/2006 8:14:22 AM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(This is my tagline. There are many like it but this one is mine.)
To: Rb ver. 2.0
I agree. It is a sacrilegious misuse of the human body. A gross public display of gluttony. It is assault on the human eye, a waste of human resources and a noxious gas producing, putrid smelling, inefficient human leech.
To: imahawk; Bloody Sam Roberts
No, he wasn't kidding. It bears upon a writer to know the difference between bare and bear, though barely perceptable the difference may be.
To: Bloody Sam Roberts; imahawk
Unless, of course... your making a joke.Psst! Shoulda quit while you were ahead, Sam. :-)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Evidently they're removable? ;-P
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posted on
12/15/2006 9:06:59 AM PST
by
MortMan
(I was going to be indecisive, but I changed my mind.)
To: Larry Lucido
Psst! Shoulda quit while you were ahead, Sam. :-) The 'mistake' I made was intentional to point to either:
- imahawk's grammatical error, or
- imahawk's possible attempt at humor.
69
posted on
12/15/2006 9:09:31 AM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(This is my tagline. There are many like it but this one is mine.)
To: freedomlover
Actually, I prefer the bare-breasted biker chicks...
70
posted on
12/15/2006 9:25:41 AM PST
by
StoneGiant
(Power without morality is disaster. Morality without power is useless.)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Ah, you're excused, then.
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Dang, I meant to intentionally type "your excused." I can't even err correctly today. Sigh.
To: TexConfederate1861
It is FULLY permitted under the Texas penal code.
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posted on
12/15/2006 9:46:19 AM PST
by
2harddrive
(...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
To: 2harddrive
I would think local city ordinances would prohibit it though....:)
74
posted on
12/15/2006 10:48:19 AM PST
by
TexConfederate1861
("Having a picture of John Wayne doesn't make you a Texan :) ")
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
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posted on
12/15/2006 11:26:48 AM PST
by
Old Professer
(The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
To: looscnnn
Urinals in women's toilets, too?
76
posted on
12/15/2006 11:28:30 AM PST
by
Old Professer
(The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
To: Old Professer
Actually, one of the places I worked for was in a temp location while the space we rented was being renovated had a bathroom that had a urinal in it. One of the girls that worked the front desk (she was a unique person) wanted to use it and asked the other girl to help.
77
posted on
12/15/2006 12:40:03 PM PST
by
looscnnn
("Olestra (Olean) applications causes memory leaks" PC Confusious)
To: Manic_Episode
44 specials, magnums, 44 what?
78
posted on
12/15/2006 12:42:29 PM PST
by
looscnnn
("Olestra (Olean) applications causes memory leaks" PC Confusious)
To: Larry Lucido
Ah, you're excused, then. Whew! I was all worried and stuff.
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posted on
12/15/2006 12:51:15 PM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(This is my tagline. There are many like it but this one is mine.)
To: Larry Lucido
Dang, I meant to intentionally type "your excused." Oh my god, good thing you didn't. That would have set up an endless loop of grammatical corrections that would have kept us occupied for eons.
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posted on
12/15/2006 12:51:34 PM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(This is my tagline. There are many like it but this one is mine.)
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