ok my final view if he walked around naked in front of me when the girls were young i would of decked him and kicked him in the balls. That is how potentially offensive i think his actions are.

Interesting parental message - "It's fine to be violent to somebody who you disagree with, but not fine to be naked"

Isn't that the message pushed by most media at the moment?

I never said I would do it front of the the kids or anyone else - that would be stupid, breaking the law in public - you could get locked up for that

I never said I would do it front of the the kids or anyone else - that would be stupid, breaking the law in public - you could get locked up for that.

Something for the ladies ... clearly.



This was the show "Oh Calcutta!" at the Roundhouse, London, 1970. 42 years ago. Less chance of hypothermia than hiking the Highlands in winter, admittedly.
The lady looks delighted. The man to her left looks as if he'd have preferred an evening watching the telly.

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For comparison, some photos (and comment) of Stephen Gough - the 'naked rambler' in question. And with his lady.
WARNING: these shots contain full-frontal nudity (sometimes moderated by backpack straps hiding genitalia)

[i-naked-blog.blogspot.co.uk]

[clinicallyfedup.com]

And a news item from 2005 (last time he enjoyed any long-term freedom?):

[news.sky.com]





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daveski wrote:

"ok my final view if he walked around naked in front of me when the girls were young i would of decked him and kicked him in the balls. That is how potentially offensive i think his actions are."

Fair enough. However in my humble opinion you would be the criminal in this situation.



Edited 1 times. Last edit at 17.28hrs Fri 6 Apr 12 by DaveE.

And I would have to pay the consequences for my actions like everyone else.

I am not saying my actions are right - just a man walking naked in front of young girls or boys in public is as far as i am concerned not acceptable behavior.

So from the response to my comment the right action i should take should the situation occur would be to call the police make a complaint and get the guy locked up again.

Not sure if this is a spoof or not ...

"WOW [Scotland] Launches Naked Hiking Tour"

[www.wowscotlandtours.com]


Also 'The Naked Munros' ...

"I set myself the challenge of getting naked photos on as many Munro summits as I could manage."

[www.bn.org.uk]

... and ... [www.nakedmunrobagging.com]

Is Britain going to need a high-altitude police force to arrest these people?

ok, so what about this man, should he be allowed to walk around in the scud?

[www.guardian.co.uk]

Given Jonathan King's criminal record I wouldn't trust his motives. Form your own opinion ...

[en.wikipedia.org]

There are hundreds or thousands of others around the world who go naked for innocent campaigning reasons, e.g. the World Naked Bike Ride

[www.worldnakedbikeride.org]

In 2011 the Edinburgh version of this event included ...

"... temperatures of less than ten degrees and continuous rain, 10 people were still game enough to make the ride wearing only bodypaint and some scraps of lycra. The ride started at approx 4:30pm, half an hour late due to a last minute storage issue."

Storage of a nice hot bath?

thats the point i was making. can't have two sets of rules for the good guys and the bad guys.

An interesting further perspective on Stephen Gough's situation ...

[blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk]

Looking at one of the comments below the blog, it turns out that San Francisco has three 'optional nude' beaches within its city limits and several other opportunities for urban nakedness.

This is interesting because I can't recall a single time seeing anyone naked anywhere in London ... in an open space ... and I've lived here all my life!

Maybe the resumption of skiing on Cairngorm this 'Bigger Weekend' could be celebrated with a combined streak down the White Lady. It's a worthy tradition and would earn the hill some publicity, especially if there's a blizzard blowing.


Classic Scottish conditions



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Update on this story:

Neil Forsyth of The Guardian, who wrote the piece that prompted this thread back in March, now reports that Stephen Gough (the Naked Rambler) has been freed again from prison in Perth.

[www.guardian.co.uk]

"Right now he should be somewhere in central Scotland, enjoying the pouring rain. If you live between Perth and Bournemouth, and police forces continue to look the other way, he could be coming to a town near you soon."

... maybe not carrying the Olympic Torch.

Yip Perth police have decided that he has wasted enough of their time and more importantly tax payers money, and no doubt he will now become someone else's problem.

Got to give him some credit, after 2 and a bit years in jail he still ain't for covering up.

Clearly he has to eat etc.
How does he afford it, plus does he just stroll into local shops?