What Are Your Thoughts On London's Naked Bike Ride?

[anotheoldgit]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7119447/Naked-Bike-Ride-sees-thousands-baring-streets-London.html#newcomment

Should they have been arrested for indecent exposure?

[shoota]

Nudity in a public place is not an offence - only those who indulge in indecent acts would commit an offence.
Just another boring excuse for mock outrage...

[dannyk13]

No, they are not committing any offence.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/66

[aelmpvw]

wusses all seem to be wearing socks and trainers

[Rockrose]

No

[weecalf]

The cheek of it

[anneasquith]

As long as their vital parts are protected, I have no issue ,

[anotheoldgit]

Censorship is strange although the females boobs are on display for all of London to see, they need to be pixeled out for the press.

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/06/08/18/14541900-7119447-image-a-92_1560016305168.jpg

[Sqad]

I have read danny's link........but could someone please confirm with a YES or a NO, if it is an offence to walk naked down the street or anywhere else in public?

[ToraToraTora]

I think they are all lib non dems, clearly, there's not a naked one among them.

[anneasquith]

You appear to be disappointed aog ?

[aelmpvw]

the law re this appears to be confusing?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/general-election-2015/politics-blog/11664860/Naked-rambler-why-have-we-spent-300000-imprisoning-this-harmless-eccentric.html

[anotheoldgit]

dannyk13
/// A person commits an offence if—

(a)he intentionally exposes his genitals, ///

Why doesn't this apply to females?

[shoota]

Sqad - No, simply being nude is not an offence.
If it is associated with lewd/obscene/offensive/insulting type behaviour then it becomes so.

[dannyk13]

Sqad ,See Fi (b) in the link. There must be an intent to cause alarm or distress.

[anneasquith]

Breasts are not genitals .

[shoota]

That's not the whole story Aog, you have to prove intent:

A person commits an offence if—
.

(a)

he intentionally exposes his genitals, and
.

(b)

he intends that someone will see them and be caused alarm or distress

[Sqad]

ael....very confusing, I just wondered if any of our legal contributors had anything to offer.

There is a thread in News, which is headed "In the Real World", the problem is that i cannot identify the "Real World" as it is today and the World, real or otherwise into which i was brought up.

[dannyk13]

AOG. You have on;ly quoted part of that .
[F1(1)A person commits an offence if—. (a)he intentionally exposes his genitals, and. (b)he intends that someone will see them and be caused alarm or distress.
There must bequote[ intent] to cause alarm or distress.

[Bazile]

Hope they don't catch a draft up the Urals

[Sqad]

LOL...LOL...thanks folks.......BUT....how can one walk nude down a street without intentionally exposing one's genitals ( particularly males)?