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Florida: Appeals Court Upholds Woman's Right To Protest While Topless
Local 6 (Florida) ^
| October 12, 2006
Posted on 10/12/2006 3:51:01 PM PDT by Stoat
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- The Seventh Judicial Circuit Court of Appeals disclosed Thursday that it upheld a Volusia County judge's opinion that Elizabeth Book could protest while topless on the city's Main Street Bridge.
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Appeals Court Upholds Woman's Right To Protest While Topless
POSTED: 4:59 pm EDT October 12, 2006
UPDATED: 5:33 pm EDT October 12, 2006
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A woman, who was arrested when she exposed her breasts to protest laws that bar women from publicly going bare breasted, can demonstrate topless as part of a legitimate political protest, an appeals court has ruled. The Seventh Judicial Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 5 upheld a Volusia County judge's opinion that Elizabeth Book could protest while topless on the city's Main Street Bridge.
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Book, of Ormond Beach, was arrested by Daytona Beach police and fined $253 during Bike Week in March 2004. The city said she violated an ordinance banning public nudity that was passed in 2002 to curb indecency at special events. Book's attorney, Lawrence G. Walters, said the latest ruling is a victory for his client, who set out to test laws against nudity because she believes they are unfairly applied to women. Deputy City Attorney Marie Hartman said the city "respectfully disagrees with the opinion." Hartman said the city is looking into an appeal to the Fifth District Court of Appeal. Book also faces charges in a separate case, where she was arrested for appearing topless in front of topless Grecian statues near a city auditorium in July 2005. She has been charged with disorderly conduct in connection with the incident.
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Police in Daytona Beach arrested five topless women Sunday during a protest over the city's anti-nudity law, according to Local 6 News.
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The women, who claimed the city's law was unconstitutional removed their shirts and were arrested.
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Liz Book who staged a similar protest last year, was videotaped on a stage taking off her shirt. Then, several women showed up during the protest and took their shirts off.
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The women were handcuffed by police officers and led away from the protest.
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Daytona Beach and Book apparently had an agreement to have a topless protest in the city but the event had to be on a covered platform away from traffic and the general public, Local 6 News reported.
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The city said the supporters were supposed to stay by the covered state area to avoid arrest, according to the report.
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"They started making flagrant and blatant attempts to draw attention to their cause and that exceeded the purview of our agreement, "Daytona Beach police spokesman Brian Skipper said. "These supporters were not part of the original understanding"
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Book claims the city said there would not be any arrests at this year's protest.
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"They just made the biggest mistake they could have ever made in violating this agreement and our constitutional rights," Book said.
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Book said she will continue the fight against Daytona's anti-nudity law.
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"Daytona, who do they think they are to supercede the Constitution of the United States," Book said. "Big brother needs to leave his little sisters alone.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: courts; crime; egginasock; florida; protest; topless; tripdownmammarylane
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While this might seem cute and funny and perhaps even sexy to some, consider the horrific impact upon the landscape when the protesters who look more like Rosie O'Donnell or Helen Thomas want to exercise their new "rights".....
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posted on
10/12/2006 3:51:02 PM PDT
by
Stoat
To: Stoat
Appeals Court Upholds Woman's Right To Protest While ToplessThis could be good, and this could be bad.
To: Stoat
As long as they get the fuzzy focus treatment so nobody can see a thing, it's fine with me.
Is there any way that fuzzy focus trick can just make the leftists, 'Rats and scumbags disappear completely? ;)
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posted on
10/12/2006 3:53:36 PM PDT
by
mkjessup
(The Shah doesn't look so bad now, eh? But nooo, Jimmah said the Ayatollah was a 'godly' man.)
To: Stoat
So then in Florida car jacking someone in protest of a law making car jacking illegal is exercising their rights?
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posted on
10/12/2006 3:53:56 PM PDT
by
JLS
To: Stoat
I may be 50 or weigh 300 lbs - but I have the right to gross you out....
blech, I have to go wash now.
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posted on
10/12/2006 3:54:38 PM PDT
by
ASOC
(The phrase "What if" or "If only" are for children.)
To: SteamShovel
This could be good, and this could be bad. Stoat perspective: Bad all 'round.
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posted on
10/12/2006 3:56:01 PM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Stoat
I nominate Babwa Streisand, Helen Thomas and Janet Reno to take the lead on this.
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posted on
10/12/2006 3:57:03 PM PDT
by
saganite
(Billions and billions and billions-------and that's just the NASA budget!)
To: Stoat
consider the horrific impact upon the landscape when the protesters who look more like Rosie O'Donnell or Helen Thomas want to exercise their new "rights".....
From looking at the photos, there were some RD and HT wannabes there. Should have just stuck with my imagination.
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posted on
10/12/2006 3:57:29 PM PDT
by
crazyhorse691
(Diplomacy doesn't work when seagulls rain on your parade. A shotgun and umbrella does.)
To: Stoat
At least this shows her "BETTER" side....
To: SteamShovel
This could be good:
Let them protest topless in front of a mosque!
Let them decorate their, uh, attributes with pro-Israel, anti-jihad slogans!
Carrying signs with downward arrows: "Hey Achmed! They're tempting you!!"
To: crazyhorse691
To: Stoat
I live in Flagler Beach (about 15 Miles from Daytona) Trust me these protesters are all scanks, its like why cant the Hot 22 year olds get into the act? Ha Ha
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posted on
10/12/2006 3:59:36 PM PDT
by
cody32127
(When is The New York Times going to get around to uncovering an al-Qaida secret program?)
To: traditional1
Uh-uh.
Judging from that girl's back, nobody wants to see her front, except maybe a masochist.
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posted on
10/12/2006 4:00:45 PM PDT
by
AnAmericanMother
((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
To: Stoat
Thank god for digital masking.
Ordinarily, I would support this because I am a dog, but the womyn who protest like this are wallet packing bull dykes.
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posted on
10/12/2006 4:00:46 PM PDT
by
lormand
(0 to 10,000,000 people read my posts everyday)
To: Stoat
Under this ruling a man should be able to expose his penis otherwise the law and the court itself should be sued for discrimination.There are many outbursts like this all over the country and i think it shows men are clearly more moral than women.
To: mkjessup
As long as they get the fuzzy focus treatment so nobody can see a thing, it's fine with me. Hate to tell you this, dude, but that wasn't the focus that was fuzzy . . .
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posted on
10/12/2006 4:00:58 PM PDT
by
Tanniker Smith
(I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
To: mkjessup
As long as they get the fuzzy focus treatment so nobody can see a thing, it's fine with me.
Is there any way that fuzzy focus trick can just make the leftists, 'Rats and scumbags disappear completely? ;)WONDERFUL IDEA!!!
<<<phoning Carl Zeiss in Germany to ask them to get right on this essential development
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posted on
10/12/2006 4:01:25 PM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: traditional1
aaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!
This thread needs a visual pallet cleansing...
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posted on
10/12/2006 4:02:31 PM PDT
by
lormand
(0 to 10,000,000 people read my posts everyday)
To: Stoat
Ugh! Anything you want lady, just put the bra and shirt back on.
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posted on
10/12/2006 4:03:15 PM PDT
by
Nachum
To: Stoat
Not sure how I feel about this. I think I need to see the evidence.
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posted on
10/12/2006 4:03:32 PM PDT
by
Defiant
(Do you realize if the Star Wars creator's last name was Thomas, we would have Tom Skywalker?)
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