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Oregon judge rules it’s OK to strip naked in protest of TSA
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Leroy N. Soetoro
Jul 26, 2012, 3:24:52 PM7/26/12
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An Oregon judge ruled on Wednesday that stripping naked at the airport to
protest the Transportation Security Administration is a protected form of
free speech. In other words, if you're protesting the TSA it's OK to show
a little T&A.
The Oregonian reports that 50-year-old John E. Brennan was acquitted of an
indecent exposure charge stemming from an April 17 incident during which
he took off his clothes while standing at a security checkpoint line at
Portland International Airport.
"It is the speech itself that the state is seeking to punish, and that it
cannot do," Circuit Judge David Rees said.
Prosecutors in the case argued that Brennan did not say to airport
officials that it was a protest until after he had stripped and was told
police were on their way to the scene.
Brennan says he stripped after airport screeners asked him to submit to a
pat-down inspection.
"I also was aware of the irony of taking off my clothes to protect my
privacy," he told the court.
However, Brennan's case doesn't affect nudity laws in other jurisdictions.
But it's certainly possible that anyone conducting a similar nude airport
protest in the future could cite his case as precedent.
For his part, Brennan said his nude protest was done to show the TSA "that
I know my rights," and to illustrate his belief that airport screening
devices are already exposing passengers—whether they know it or not.
"They're getting as close to seeing us naked as they can. And we are
upping the ante," he told the court. "I wanted to show them it's a two-way
street. I don't like a naked picture of me being available."
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tsa-182446590.html
An Oregon judge ruled on Wednesday that stripping naked at the airport to
protest the Transportation Security Administration is a protected form of
free speech. In other words, if you're protesting the TSA it's OK to show
a little T&A.
The Oregonian reports that 50-year-old John E. Brennan was acquitted of an
indecent exposure charge stemming from an April 17 incident during which
he took off his clothes while standing at a security checkpoint line at
Portland International Airport.
"It is the speech itself that the state is seeking to punish, and that it
cannot do," Circuit Judge David Rees said.
Prosecutors in the case argued that Brennan did not say to airport
officials that it was a protest until after he had stripped and was told
police were on their way to the scene.
Brennan says he stripped after airport screeners asked him to submit to a
pat-down inspection.
"I also was aware of the irony of taking off my clothes to protect my
privacy," he told the court.
However, Brennan's case doesn't affect nudity laws in other jurisdictions.
But it's certainly possible that anyone conducting a similar nude airport
protest in the future could cite his case as precedent.
For his part, Brennan said his nude protest was done to show the TSA "that
I know my rights," and to illustrate his belief that airport screening
devices are already exposing passengers—whether they know it or not.
"They're getting as close to seeing us naked as they can. And we are
upping the ante," he told the court. "I wanted to show them it's a two-way
street. I don't like a naked picture of me being available."
--
Obama's black racist USAG appointee.
Eric Holder, racist black United States Attorney General drops voter
intimidation charges against the Black Panthers, "You are about to be
ruled by the black man, cracker!"
Eric Holder, prejudiced black United States Attorney General settles the
hate crime debate, "Whites Not Protected by Hate Crime Laws."
Nancy Pelosi, Democrat criminal, accessory before and after the fact, to
former House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel of New
York's million dollar tax evasion.
Barack Obama and Eric Holder, committed treason by knowingly and
deliberately arming enemies of the United States of America through
Operation Fast and Furious. Complicit in the murder of Federal employees
during the execution of their duties.
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clw
Jul 26, 2012, 7:31:59 PM7/26/12
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In article <XnsA09C7E48E4...@202.177.16.121>,
decision.
"Leroy N. Soetoro" <leroys...@usurper.org> wrote:
> http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/judge-rules-ok-strip-naked-protest-
> tsa-182446590.html
>
> An Oregon judge ruled on Wednesday that stripping naked at the airport to
> protest the Transportation Security Administration is a protected form of
> free speech.
Hell it is as valid as "corporations are people" and the citizens united
> http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/judge-rules-ok-strip-naked-protest-
> tsa-182446590.html
>
> An Oregon judge ruled on Wednesday that stripping naked at the airport to
> protest the Transportation Security Administration is a protected form of
> free speech.
decision.
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