Women could face jail if they expose their nipples in [North Carolina]

Metro [UK] ^ | Jimmy Nsubuga

[Slings and Arrows]

Women who wish to show their nipples in public in North Carolina may be prevented from doing so in the future after politicians proposed new legislation.

Females exposing their breasts could soon be a thing of the past in the US state after representatives put forward House Bill 34 that would make it a felony to show the ‘nipple, or any portion of the areola, of the human female breast’.

One of the main cheerleaders of the new proposal and co-sponsor of the bill, is Republican representative Rayne Brown.

He said: ‘There are communities across this state, there’s local governments across this state, and also local law enforcement for whom this issue is really not a laughing matter.’

A woman could be imprisoned for six months if they were to contravene the law but there would be exemptions for breast feeding.

Rather unfairly, men would also be exempt from the law.

[equaviator]

“Thanks, for the mammaries...”

[TheOldLady]

Gee, I hope they never do a movie premier in North Carolina. That could be entrapment for most starlets and some old exhibitionists.

[Palio di Siena]

Just a guess, but it could be legislation aimed at strip joints.

[Slings and Arrows]

You should be able to see at least two.

[Daffynition]

I'm full of all sorts of capitol ideas, today.

[Average Al]

So much for strip clubs.....

[Rebelbase]

The annual women’s topless rally in Asheville is what perked up the dogooder’s interest in passing a law.

http://www.google.com/webhp?source=search_app#hl=en&tbo=d&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=asheville+topless&oq=asheville+topless&gs_l=hp.3...2140.5375.1.5562.19.18.1.0.0.0.188.1475.14j4.18.0.les%3Bernk_timediscounta..0.0...1.1.3.hp.PE1B8_pyjCU&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.42553238,d.eWU&fp=6f96e560ba68ae50&biw=1600&bih=751

[FreedomOfExpression]

A link to the actual bill: http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H34v0.pdf

The felony aspect of the law:
14 (a1) Unless the conduct is prohibited by another law providing greater punishment, any person at least 18 years of age who shall willfully expose the private parts of his or her person
15 in any public place in the presence of any other person less than 16 years of age for the purpose
16 of arousing or gratifying sexual desire shall be guilty of a Class H felony. An offense
17 committed under this subsection shall not be considered to be a lesser included offense under 18 G.S. 14-202.1.

[elcid1970]

On the day they hanged Tojo for war crimes, someone was heard to say,

“Ah, there’s a little nip in the air this morning!”

[Hot Tabasco]

[Slings and Arrows]

Lot of overlap in those two groups.

[stylin19a]

the loophole is interesting...what’s the cut off age for feeding from the breast ?

[Enterprise]

[who knows what evil?]

I figured Asheville would turn up in this story somewhere...