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?

[dannyk13]

Sqad, the intent must be to cause alarm or distress.

[shoota]

Walking down the road swaying gently in the breeze is not an offence.
Walking down the road stiff as a ramrod shouting 'Woohoo, look at my monster, darling' (or somesuch) would be.

[anotheoldgit]

anneasquith

/// Breasts are not genitals . ///

I never said they were, strange you did not notice in your rush to have another dig at me, that some of the men and women are not wearing pants.

[jackthehat]

Walking down the street with your genitals exposed is *not* an offence.
Thrusting your hips about whilst shouting, "What do you think about *this*, missus...?" is an offence....

[Sqad]

danny...yes! yes! that I understand, but if I walked down Regent Street, naked,would i then be allowed to continue on the basis that i " don't intend to cause alarm or distress officer?"

Someone will be alarmed or even distressed...............

[Bazile]

Why do nipples have to be pixeled out ?

[Sqad]

JTH...O.K fine.
I will not try it but should I then i will know that the Law is on my side.

[dannyk13]

Sqad, if there was any proof that alarm or distress was caused to any person then you would be arrested.

[ToraToraTora]

"Hope they don't catch a draft up the Urals " - or a wind up the Trossocks baz.

[Sqad]

Quite........danny....but hoe can you "prove" alarm or distress?
JTH is probably right........walk down the street naked and providing you don't say, " would you like a slice of this maam"....you would be fine.

[jakep]

I just hope the saddles get wiped over!

[Spicerack]

Why does the Naked Rambler keep getting arrested if it isn't an offence?

[dannyk13]

Squad //.but how can you "prove" alarm or distress? //
You would need to have a complainant who was willing to give evidence in court

[ichkeria]

The Naked Bike Ride is there purely to tide AOG over until late August ;-)

[anotheoldgit]

dannyk13

Once again it only refers to men.
/// he intentionally exposes his genitals, ///

Yes in this case, both the men and the women have intentionally exposed their genitals.

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

Both the men and the women in this case obviously intend that people will see them.

As regards to them causing alarm or distress, there are many who would be, alarmed or even distressed at such exposure.

[Sqad]

LOL...danny! danny! danny!....you are scraping the bottom (ooops! sorry)of the barrel now.

[maggiebee]

At what age does appearing naked become a "problem"? Fine for babies up to what age? In other countries/cultures being naked is perfectly natural and is not sexualised as in the west. Remember hearing about "outraged" readers commenting on a young woman photographed wearing a bra and knickers - so what about bikinis? The term "indecent exposure" has always puzzled me - what makes it indecent? Sorry, playing devil's advocate here but it's Sunday morning and I'm bored!

[dannyk13]

SR, Maybe someone was alarmed or distressed by the sight of him.

[shoota]

Exposure contrary to section 66 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003

This requires a person to intentionally expose their genitals and intend that someone will see them and be caused alarm or distress. It is triable either way. Depending on the age of the defendant and the sentence that is imposed, an offender may be subject to the notification provisions (the sex offender register).

The need to prove that the person exposed their genitals intending that someone will see them and be caused alarm or distress means that a naturist whose intention is limited to going about his or her lawful business naked will not be guilty of this offence.

That's from the decision makers: https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/nudity-public-guidance-handling-cases-naturism

[shoota]

It is irrelevant if someone is caused alarm or distress.
What is relevant is whether the exposer intended to cause alarm or distress.