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Topless women could get prison time under North Carolina proposal, Nip Slips OK for men...
Published February 14, 2013
Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. – A bill that could send women to prison for going topless in public appears headed for approval by the North Carolina legislature.
The Republican-backed bill headed to a floor vote in the House would amend the state's indecent exposure law to expand the legal definition of "private parts" to explicitly include "the nipple, or any portion of the areola, or the female breast."
Depending on whether such exposure is judged to be "for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire," the woman could be charged with a felony, punishable by up to six months in prison for first-time offenders. More mundane exposure would be a misdemeanor meriting up to 30 days in jail.
Co-sponsor Rep. Rayne Brown, R-Davidson, told members of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that her bill was triggered by topless rallies promoting women's equity that were held during the last two years in Asheville. Though her district is more than a two-hour drive from Asheville, Brown said her constituents are concerned whether the topless protests are legal.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/02/14/nc-bill-could-mean-prison-time-for-topless-women/#ixzz2L2KYDbL4
So it seems this bill is primarily retaliatory based on the action of the Asheville women. Why are men's nipples not included? And it is OK for pseudo sex workers to bare the nip... THIS IS THE MOST SEXIST BULLSHIT I HAVE EVER HEARD.
What do you think?
Love, Peace and Shelter. lmsp
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10691579
THE BILL
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2013
H D
HOUSE DRH50000-RK-2 (09/14)
Short Title: Clarify Indecent Exposure Law. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives R. Brown and Moffitt (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to:
*DRH50000-RK-2*
H.B. 34
Jan 31, 2013
HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE OFFENSE OF INDECENT EXPOSURE. 2
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 3
SECTION 1. G.S. 14-190.9 reads as rewritten: 4
"§ 14-190.9. Indecent exposure. 5
(a) Unless the conduct is punishable under subsection (a1) of this section, any person 6
who shall willfully expose the private parts of his or her person in any public place and in the 7
presence of any other person or persons, except for those places designated for a public purpose 8
where the same sex exposure is incidental to a permitted activity, or aids or abets in any such 9
act, or who procures another to perform such act; or any person, who as owner, manager, 10
lessee, director, promoter or agent, or in any other capacity knowingly hires, leases or permits11
the land, building, or premises of which he is owner, lessee or tenant, or over which he has 12
control, to be used for purposes of any such act, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. 13
(a1) Unless the conduct is prohibited by another law providing greater punishment, any 14
person at least 18 years of age who shall willfully expose the private parts of his or her person 15
in any public place in the presence of any other person less than 16 years of age for the purpose 16
of arousing or gratifying sexual desire shall be guilty of a Class H felony. An offense 17
committed under this subsection shall not be considered to be a lesser included offense under 18
G.S. 14-202.1. 19
(a2) For the purposes of this section, the term "private parts" means external organs of 20
sex and of excretion, including the nipple, or any portion of the areola, of the human female 21
breast. 22
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may breast feed in any public 23
or private location where she is otherwise authorized to be, irrespective of whether the nipple 24
nipple, or any portion of the areola, of the mother's breast is uncovered during or incidental to 25
the breast feeding. 26
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local government may regulate the 27
location and operation of sexually oriented businesses. Such local regulation may restrict or 28
prohibit nude, seminude, or topless dancing to the extent consistent with the constitutional 29
protection afforded free speech." 30
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law. 31
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2013
H D
HOUSE DRH50000-RK-2 (09/14)
Short Title: Clarify Indecent Exposure Law. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives R. Brown and Moffitt (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to:
*DRH50000-RK-2*
H.B. 34
Jan 31, 2013
HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE OFFENSE OF INDECENT EXPOSURE. 2
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 3
SECTION 1. G.S. 14-190.9 reads as rewritten: 4
"§ 14-190.9. Indecent exposure. 5
(a) Unless the conduct is punishable under subsection (a1) of this section, any person 6
who shall willfully expose the private parts of his or her person in any public place and in the 7
presence of any other person or persons, except for those places designated for a public purpose 8
where the same sex exposure is incidental to a permitted activity, or aids or abets in any such 9
act, or who procures another to perform such act; or any person, who as owner, manager, 10
lessee, director, promoter or agent, or in any other capacity knowingly hires, leases or permits11
the land, building, or premises of which he is owner, lessee or tenant, or over which he has 12
control, to be used for purposes of any such act, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. 13
(a1) Unless the conduct is prohibited by another law providing greater punishment, any 14
person at least 18 years of age who shall willfully expose the private parts of his or her person 15
in any public place in the presence of any other person less than 16 years of age for the purpose 16
of arousing or gratifying sexual desire shall be guilty of a Class H felony. An offense 17
committed under this subsection shall not be considered to be a lesser included offense under 18
G.S. 14-202.1. 19
(a2) For the purposes of this section, the term "private parts" means external organs of 20
sex and of excretion, including the nipple, or any portion of the areola, of the human female 21
breast. 22
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may breast feed in any public 23
or private location where she is otherwise authorized to be, irrespective of whether the nipple 24
nipple, or any portion of the areola, of the mother's breast is uncovered during or incidental to 25
the breast feeding. 26
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local government may regulate the 27
location and operation of sexually oriented businesses. Such local regulation may restrict or 28
prohibit nude, seminude, or topless dancing to the extent consistent with the constitutional 29
protection afforded free speech." 30
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law. 31
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But first she would have to grow a pair.
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