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Park Officials Won’t Arrest Topless Bathers. Cory Merritt, Jamie Franklin, Matt Prichard. Summary. State park officials will not arrest topless women at the stat’s parks or beaches, but will ask them politely to cover up.
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Park Officials Won’t Arrest Topless Bathers Cory Merritt, Jamie Franklin, Matt Prichard
Summary • State park officials will not arrest topless women at the stat’s parks or beaches, but will ask them politely to cover up. • Officials are waiting on the state Court of Appeals to clarify a ruling stating that state law prohibiting women from baring breasts should only be enforced if the act is lewd or for profit.
Summary (Continued) • In the past, park officials would arrest women who went topless at state parks or beaches. • The state Court of Appeals recently ruled 6 to 0 to throw out the convictions of two women arrested for going topless to protest the state nudity law, which they claimed discriminated against women.
Summary (Again) • Yesterday, the states highest court ruled that women could go in public with breast bared legally. • Laws that require women to clothe their chests were found to be unconstitutional because it singles out women only.
Options • Policies and procedures must now be altered. • Require men to cover their chest as well. • Allow anyone who wishes to bare their chest. • Designate specialized areas. • Other
Our Solution: Designated Areas • Nude or Prude
Nude • These areas will be well marked. • Clothing optional. • Those under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. • Explanation of the court ruling and our attempt to meet it. • Privacy fence erected around area.
Prude • Designated area well marked. • Require adequate clothing/swimsuits. Women cannot go topless in these areas.