You have the right to remain naked
The nude guy at the Portland airport was acquitted of indecent exposure, on free speech grounds. Grope that, TSA.
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Comments (12)
Ok, I have to admit I kinda like this guy. I'll buy him a beverage if I ever run into him. I know I know, as long as he is dressed of course.
Posted by Gibby | July 18, 2012 6:07 PM
Perhaps there was a "lack of evidence" to the crime of Indecent Exposure...
Posted by HMLA-267 | July 18, 2012 6:55 PM
That probably makes PDX the world's only nudist international airport.
Posted by Mr. Grumpy | July 18, 2012 8:16 PM
It's perfect, isn't it?
One thing that was very un-Portland, though: The law in question apparently outlaws exposing your junk in the presence of members of the "opposite" gender. In Portlandia, as we all know, gender, if it exists at all, is a spectrum.
Posted by Jack Bog | July 18, 2012 8:53 PM
All I got to say is that I'm glad I wasn't there to see it.
Posted by dg | July 18, 2012 9:10 PM
I heard the TSA can still put him on the no-fly list. That doesn't seem fair.
Posted by reader | July 18, 2012 9:25 PM
TSA/Homeland Security can do what they want.
Equal protection under law -- yes.
Equal protection under administrative regulations -- er, not so much.
Posted by Old Zeb | July 18, 2012 11:00 PM
Sometimes I think there should be a "but it was funny" defense.
I would have used that one. A lot.
Posted by Jo | July 19, 2012 12:40 AM
The Ruling: Freedom of Expression (Bicycle no longer required)
Posted by TR | July 19, 2012 12:56 AM
I have kids and I think their right to avoid seeing a man's genitals trumps his right to free speech. If I had been at the airport with my kids when he exposed himself, I would have sued him in civil court.
No joke.
Posted by TacoDave | July 19, 2012 11:56 AM
TSA is just like your dentist:
Giving you radiation and doing cavity searches...
I think doing a nude protest is fine - what you might call "genital persuasion"
Posted by Tim | July 19, 2012 12:43 PM
You'd sue someone because your kids saw his junk? I've never understood the danger in seeing a naked person.
Instead of suing my family would simply giggle and point. Maybe take pictures.
Posted by Jo | July 19, 2012 4:44 PM