Freedom of Speech II
A Montgomery County judge ruled that mooning is not illegal in Maryland. The case hinged on the actions of Raymond Hugh McNealy, 44, who allegedly mooned a neighbor. A lower court had found McNealy guilty, but Circuit Court Judge John W. Debelius III overturned the conviction. “If exposure of half of the buttock constituted indecent exposure,” he said, “any woman wearing a thong at the beach at Ocean City would be guilty.” One of McNealy’s attorneys, James Maxwell, said the ruling should “bring comfort to all beachgoers and plumbers.” (Washington Post) ...And panic to every politician in nearby Washington D.C.
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