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Published Date: 11 April 2007
THE naked rambler was celebrating a victory today after a sheriff cleared him of creating a breach of the peace by refusing to cover-up in the Saughton Prison car park.
Stephen Gough, 47, has been found guilty eight times before for exposing himself in public, but yesterday Sheriff Isobel Poole ruled his latest case was not proven.

The ex-marine admitted refusing to dress before being released into Saughton Prison car park in Edinburgh but argued that his "natural state" should not cause distress to others.

Sheriff Poole ruled there was insufficient evidence to show his undress might have caused alarm.

Defence agent John Good told Edinburgh Sheriff Court: "Mr Gough argues that a grown man in his natural state, almost by definition, should not be a crime. It should not place people in a distressed state. Breach of the peace has been redefined continually over the course of time."



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  • Last Updated: 11 April 2007 12:23 PM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Naked Rambler
 
1

Dox,

11/04/2007 21:17:41

His "natural state" may not cause distress, but I'm sure it causes plenty of disgust.

2

tanked up,

Edinburgh 12/04/2007 02:41:51

why #1, have you never seen a naked man before,c.mon im sure you have,you and yours have seen worse on the beaches,or dont you go on holiday.

thats whats wrong with this country,too many people telling us what we can and cant do,im all forthis man to walk around naked,it takes the eye away from the local neds....and no im not,,,im married with 2 kids...........

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James (1),

12/04/2007 10:11:28

Yet another example of standards dropping. Yes we could all go about naked, after all that is how we come into this world. We could also, whilst naked, have sex, for example in Princes Street, after all that is how we reproduce and surely the same standards would apply.
We waste so much time and money pandering to these weirdos because regardless of them being exhibitionists they have "rights".


 

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