July 19, 2006

Which is the Obscenity?

Filed under: Rants, Utter Bullshit — cherie @ 6:18 pm

Saw this in the news today:

JACKSON, Wyo. - Every year, as the sun sets on the Teton County Fair, the moons come out: as many as 10 streakers at the demolition derby on the fair’s last day. This year, law enforcement officers are pledging a crackdown.

Teton County Attorney Steve Weichman said a growing number of people have told him they didn’t think that “drunk, crazy and naked streaking” is a “great, normal, fun thing.”

Opposition to the streaking has grown since last year’s derby, he said, when a deputy used a Taser to apprehend John Chase Rogers, 21, dropping him to the dirt as he streaked with a fire extinguisher before a crowd of 3,500.

Posters at the fair office warn that at this year’s fair, any public nudity will bring a charge of misdemeanor child endangerment, punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.

Attorney David DeFazio spoke out against last year’s Taser incident and questioned the need for a crackdown this year.

“I just question whether a couple of streakers at a county fair in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is objectionable to accepted standards of decency,” he said.

But Jackson Police Chief Dan Zivkovich said streaking doesn’t have to be tolerated. “We just think it’s time to take control of the event again and say this really is intended to be a family event,” he said.

OK now, which of these sights do you think is most likely to be disturbing to a child:  the sight of a drunk naked guy running around in public, or the sight of a drunk naked guy being tazered by cops?

Hint:  how likely do you think it is that the average four year old will embarass you by dropping his drawers in front of anybody and everybody?

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