Ahhhhh to feel the breeze

[Jangler]

http://www.lfpress.com/news/weird/2010/11/20/16233276.html

ORILLIA, Ont. - The law has tried to stop an Ontario man from walking outside naked - but failed.

"It's like total freedom. You can just feel the breeze, the sun, unless you try it you have no idea what it feels like," says the 60-year-old naturalist who frequents a recreational trail on the shores of Lake Simcoe, north of Toronto.

"Other naturists are still fearful of being in the general public on out-of-the-way trails because of the fact they think they're going to get convicted."

On Monday, the man, who requested anonymity, went to trial for a charged of an indecent act.

Two off-duty police officers witnessed him walking naked in September 2009. The charge was dismissed because the man was not doing anything harmful - such as public masturbation, luring or flashing.

"It is a landmark case in the sense that the law has been applied to nudists and naturists. Now there is a clear pronouncement that a naturist is not engaging in an indecent act."

But Charlene Ewanchuk, who's home backs onto the Uhthoff Trail in Severn Township, disagrees with the decision.

She told QMI Agency she has called police on the "naked man" several times.

"I find it offensive. If I catch him going by my house I'll call the cops.

"If it's so acceptable why isn't he doing it in downtown Orillia?"

Ewanchuk said she has encountered the man while walking on the trail with her children, aged 10 and 14.

"Turn your head the opposite way and just go by," Ewanchuk said she told her children. "Don't look, don't talk to him, just go by."

[CatsMeow]

I would do that if I could.

[Doyle]

Why would flashing be illegal if walking around naked isn't?

[cookinwithgas]

If its a slippery slope that may lead to young women walking around the stadium naked I'm willing to consider this.

[88 Bronco]

That woman is just pissed because she ruins a pair of panties every time she sees him.