30dive Posted January 4, 2006 Posted January 4, 2006 By Ernesto Londoo Updated: 9:59 a.m. ET Jan. 4, 2006 WASHINGTON - Acquitting a Germantown man who exposed his buttocks during an argument with a neighbor, a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge ruled yesterday that mooning, while distasteful, is not illegal in Maryland. "If exposure of half of the buttock constituted indecent exposure, any woman wearing a thong at the beach at Ocean City would be guilty," Judge John W. Debelius III said after the bench trial, reversing the ruling of a District Court judge. Debelius made clear his disdain for the defendant, calling the alleged act "disgusting" and "demeaning." The outcome could have been different, he suggested, if the man had been on trial for "being a jerk."
Ramius Posted January 4, 2006 Posted January 4, 2006 This will make for some great times at the Ravens tailgate next season...
Bill from NYC Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 Interesting decision. It doesn't seem to take intent into account. When a man moons his neighbor, one would think that the intent was to cause said neighbor to be alarmed and annoyed. When I see a hot girl wearing a thong, my reaction is quite different.
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