Posted on 04/10/2007 11:20:38 AM PDT by bedolido
The "naked rambler" Stephen Gough has been cleared of causing a breach of the peace by refusing to cover up in a public car park. Despite being convicted eight times, Sheriff Isobel Poole ruled that his latest case was not proven.
The ex-marine, from Eastleigh in Hampshire, admitted refusing to dress before being released into Saughton Prison car park in Edinburgh.
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So by the same line of reasoning, if a smoker can get surrounding people to say they are not bothered by second-hand smoke, the smoker is not breaking the law. This should work well in the bars of the UK.
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