I Love Florida Law

Only in my home state can something like this happen:

[b]"Book’s Orlando attorney Larry Walters said any appeal by the city would be “frivolous at this point.”

Volusia County Judge David Beck ended more than a year of legal wrangling last week, ruling that Book, of Ormond Beach, was within her rights when she bared her breasts as part of a political protest during Bike Week in March 2004.

The city’s anti-nudity ordinance allows an exemption for nudity that is part of a political protest or other constitutionally protected issue, Beck said, throwing out her arrest and the fine for $253. The city passed the rule in 2002 to curb indecency at special events.

Book has argued that the law unfairly preys on young women who flash their breasts for the crowd. Women should be able to go without shirts wherever men can, Book says.

Book’s victory in court does little to help those young women. Revelers showing their breasts for beads and drinks would not be exempted from the city ordinance, Beck said.

“That’s a battle for another day,” Walters said." [/b]

Ah, the Sunshine State. How do you guys live anywhere else? :slight_smile:

Live in Panama City for a while and you’ll understand. Though I’ve heard other parts are nice!

I just moved here from NJ. I live in Port Saint Lucie and love how lax the people are down here.

It’s sad, up here where I live, women are legally allowed to go topless on a hot day.

Unfortunately, they never do…

[quote]usaffirefighter wrote:
Live in Panama City for a while and you’ll understand. Though I’ve heard other parts are nice![/quote]

I assume this means you are from Panama City huh? My family owns a couple of beach houses down there…as a child and in the summer I basically live there.

I hear the sharks aren’t being very nice this week.