arrested for public lewdness on a nude beach

I was arrested over the weekend for a charge of public lewdness on a nude beach : Sandy Hook, New Jersey. here is the story.

I went down after work to spend an hour or so to unstress myself. I walked down to the south part of the beach and sat on a log when this guy came over to me with an erection started to talk to me. Another guy came over and was standing about 4 feet away from me. I got really nerver and just sat in the same position. the guy with the erection touch my chest and I touched his erection. I did not have an erection. to nervous. Then bang, the rangers came out and arrested all of us. how can I get out of this charge. If someone was to put sun tan oil on the gentials of a person is that lewdness too ?

[HomeGuru]

You won hands down for the best post of the day.
Heads up for more responses.

[racer72]

I wouldn't have touched it with a 10 foot pole. Didn't your mother teach you to keep your hands to yourself? Didn't the other guys mother teach him not to point? Can't wait to see what IAAL has to say.

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

Originally posted by fungi
I was arrested over the weekend for a charge of public lewdness on a nude beach : Sandy Hook, New Jersey. here is the story.

I went down after work to spend an hour or so to unstress myself. I walked down to the south part of the beach and sat on a log when this guy came over to me with an erection started to talk to me. Another guy came over and was standing about 4 feet away from me. I got really nerver and just sat in the same position. the guy with the erection touch my chest and I touched his erection.

MY RESPONSE:

Up to this point, this post is sounding REALLY interesting, especially when our writer says : "the guy with the erection touch my chest and I touched his erection."

If you're a heterosexual, this can even sound like a terrific "fantasy", with swaying palm trees, the rush of the waves, and faint sounds of ukelele in the distance, and a warm seabreeze wafting past your naked bodies, wanting to thrash around like two frenzied snakes !

Then, all of a sudden BAM, BAM, BLAST, EXPLOSION ! ! ! Our writer bursts that "thought bubble" with the following . . .

"I did not have an erection."

Oh my God. How to spoil my lunch in one, easy, "stroke" ! ! Just at that moment, I was drinking a tall, cold, glass of milk. I gagged and everything came up through my nostrils. Anybody want "seconds" ?

Lunch is now over - - permanently !

[JETX]

Certainly one of the more 'interesting' ones.... not only today, but so far this year!!!

I have to ask the most obvious question.... "Did you get unstressed??"

And I almost hate to ask... what was happening on the 'north' end of the beach??? If that is where the women are, where is the beach (I will be sure to take a compass!!)

Some more important questions...
1) Did they search you when you were arrested???
2) Did they only use handcuffs to restrain you?? (can't imagine 'petercuffs'!)
3) Did they make you point to the suspect??

Finally, one of the posters on this forum would love to talk with you about your case.... his name is "Mr.Rodgers". Send him a personal message with all your contact information. I am sure that he would appreciate your contacting him!! Click on:
[url]http://forum.freeadvice.com/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=52935[/url]

Dear IAAL, I've saved the day!!!! Chicks don't get erections!!!!

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

Originally posted by Smithy
Dear IAAL, I've saved the day!!!! Chicks don't get erections!!!!

My response:

That's not what I said. I know that fact (I think??). It's just that the beginning gave me visions of this "chick" sitting on a log in the nude, with two guys coming up to "her". Then, all of a sudden, we find out that our writer is a "GUY" who says, "I did not get an erection" ! !

Sheeeesh !

What a rotten way to spoil an afternoon, and a damn good lunch.

But, then again, for you Smithy, and the rest of the gals here, it's not such a bad "visual".

Nice to see you around, Smithy. Take care.

IAAL

But I wanted you to know that since the only evidence of the poster being a guy was the "I didn't have an erection" statement...and women don't get erections...see where I am going? I just wanted to beam a small sunshine ray of hope into your ruined lunch.
Very nice to see you too.

[HomeGuru]

With all due respect, I believe that it has not been clearly established as fact, the gender of the writer.
It is entirely possible that the writer could be a guy with boobs.
I've seen some of these at a Las Vegas show. Half male, half female.

Just to put the cat amongst the birdies here ladies and gentlemen, it could well be that our original poster is of the feminine gender!

Females do in fact have erections. The clitoris, when stimulated it becomes erect. Medically this condition is called vasocongestion.

Back to the "swaying palm trees, rushing waves etc**************" eh?

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

Originally posted by maryp
Just to put the cat amongst the birdies here ladies and gentlemen, it could well be that our original poster is of the feminine gender!

Females do in fact have erections. The clitoris, when stimulated it becomes erect. Medically this condition is called vasocongestion.

Back to the "swaying palm trees, rushing waves etc**************" eh?

My response:

While technically / medically / physiologically correct, the average female doesn't refer to herself as having an "erection" or the condition of experiencing an "erection".

Cough, cough, oooops ! I'm having a bit of "congestion".

IAAL

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

My further response:

Also, if we take a look at our writer's board name, what appears at first to be the word for "plant growth", as in "fungi at the bottom of a lake", it could very well be that our writer is making a play on words, and the actual pronunciation by our writer is "Fun Guy".

That might explain matters.

Ooooh, I think I might have hit on the answer.

IAAL

Sorry IAAL,

Your wrong. I'm a female. A nurse by profession. maryp your the winner of what I don't know. OK, there was a lot of fun at my expense but I do need to know what I can do. So, does anyone have any serious advice their can offer me ?

fungi

Sorry IAAL,

Your wrong. I'm a female. A nurse by profession. maryp your the winner of what I don't know. OK, there was a lot of fun at my expense but I do need to know what I can do. So, does anyone have any serious advice their can offer me ?

fungi

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

My response:

Then, if it is a fact that you are a female, why would you say:

"I did not have an erection" ?

In terms of "public lewdness", why would the above statement matter to your fact pattern at all? Under the law, having or not having an "erection" is not an element of the crime of Public Lewdness. Men sometimes have erections under their swimming trunks, and it can't be helped. But, they don't get arrested for it either - - as long as they are wearing clothing of some sort.

A woman's "erection" would not have mattered in light of what you were doing anyway, and such an "erection" is not readily ascertainable. Especially by a "Ranger".

So, why did you bother mentioning that fact, at all ?

Could it be that you're a "male nurse" and trying to pull a "fast one" on us - - that you saw contributor "MaryP's" description, above, and her definition of a "female erection" and have decided to rely on her theory because you have no, real, reason for having said that you "didn't get an erection" in your fact pattern ?

So, how about answering my questions ?


I still think you're a male, because it's my opinion that:

1. There was no need for you to have mentioned you " . . . did not have an erection" in your fact pattern; and,

2. Despite your profession, women, generally (probably 99.9999% of the time) don't refer to themselves as having an "erection" - - especially one that isn't visible due to the fact that a woman "sits on her groceries".

Then, you go on to say:

"If someone was to put sun tan oil on the gentials of a person is that lewdness too ?"

If it's not supposed to be a nude beach, then the presumption is that all persons on the beach are to be wearing clothing of some sort that covers their genitals. Then, the theory follows, that if you're wearing clothes over your genitals, there would never be a reason or need for "suntan lotion" to be applied on a person's genitals.

Despite whether or not the beach was nude or not, touching ones, or another's, genitals (exposed or not) for any reason in a public area, is within the definition of "lewdness".

IAAL