General Chat

Don,t know the full details but just heard on the news that a woman has won the right to sunbathe in the nude in her garden, despite the fact her male neighbour was apparently traumatised by her actions. Interested to hear your views on the subject. For myself , half of me would be pleased if my neighbour did it, but I would be frightened to death to go near a window or into my garden for fear of being accused of being a peeping tom. Happy days

the site of me naked would certainly traumatize him! I look MUCH better with my clothes on.................Barbara..........

thanks for the replies. How is that the male is getting all the flak.? Happy days

harry i think fully nude is a bit much...my neighbour used to go topless in the summer...i feel if this women wants to do this she should fence her garden off where the man cannot see her...that would helpxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(((((:

Isn't it about time we stopped getting het up about the sight of bare flesh: or have the Taliban taken over from the Victorian prudes?

I have lots of those, They don't bother me as I keep myself to myself. Lindy ;-)))

Apparently lots of people were so traumatised by the so-called naked rambler on his two trips from Lands End to John O'Groats that he has had numerous court appearances and lots of time in custody. My views - should have sought pschiatric help for going around unclothed purely because of the weather! But what a waste of the court's time and taxpayer's money. Christine

There is a serious point here in an otherwise jokey thread. If a male went around his garden in the nude, rightly or wrongly, he would be prosecuted. Happy days

Talking in general terms, ie not this case because I don't know details, I agree with Lisa that one should make an effort to shield the garden and respect a neighbour's right to NOT see naked flesh...... Whilst there is nothing wrong with naked bodies, one wouldn't necessarily want to view one when you have friends round for a barbecue, for example, or if children are out playing.

Are people going to become traumatised by all those nude statues in museums and public gardens? Ann

Ann, You make a valid point, but I think there is embarrassment when a couple are together. One, in some cases, doesn,t want to appear to be ogling the private parts of a statue of the opposite[ gender.(or even page 3 of the Sun) As an aside. isn,t there a pub where there is a statue of a male scotsman wearing only a sporran. If any lady lifts up the sporran, a bell rings in the adjoining bar, and everyone runs in to embarrass the lady. XXXPaul - boom, boom.XXXX Happy days

i used to sunbathe noody in my garden, then one day a gorgeous blonde swedish girl moved in next door and started doing the same in her garden!! after a couple of days i noticed a hole in the fence. i was about to patch it up but i thought, 'nah, let her look!' lol!

You are right there, Harry. Last year he had a female companion, she received lighter sentences but that's probably because of his prior record. Always going to get the idiots, but why flaunt it especially if you HAVEN'T got it.

I think you should be entitled to do what you want in your own home. If you plan to go naked in the garden you should ensure there is some sort of screening, so as not to offend others. Did it say how he saw her? Ie was he looking out of a bedroom window (in which case he didn't have to look!). AL

Christine, I have been retired from the police for 21 years. That was the case then. Still is? AL that was my earlier point. she would restrict my right to look out on to my garden for fear..... Happy days

The neighbours do seem to have got themselves in a fine old state about it and it was certainly a waste of public money to prosecute. I thought indecent exposure only applied when the intent was to outrage or upset. I'm not sure being nude in your own garden qualifies. I don't know how sheltered her garden was, I wouldn't sunbathe nude in ours. I wonder why the neighbours didn't 'have a word' before going to the police, it seems a bit weird to video her secretly. Gwynne

Hi Harry, I started nude sunbathing at a very early age and I've got the pictures to prove it. VE Day 1945 aged 6 months, posing charmingly on a sheepskin rug in my parents' garden with the Union Flag flying proudly on the flagpole in the orchard. Cherry

there's a big difference. indecent exposure is waggling your bits in public at people in a place where that sort of thing doesnt usually occur. nude sunbathing in ones own garden is exactly that. if the neighbours didnt like it they shouldnt be looking! if kids could see or something then i accept to have a word with the lady, but taping her? bit far i think.

Gwynne, Pretty much correct. But 'intent' is always the stumbling block. How do you prove what was in the nudists mind.? courts generally don,t side with men over indecent exposure. Paul, waggling your bits about USUALLY proves intent, but it is not as black and white as you suggest. Many thanks. Happy days

cor how do you know all this harry? you werent in the police were you? lol!