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Naked rambler goes on trial (From Daily Echo)
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Naked rambler goes on trial
7:40am Thursday 23rd August 2012 in News By Echo Reporter
Naked rambler goes on trial
A Hampshire man will go on trial today accused of committing a breach of the peace by walking close to a children's park while wearing no clothes.
Stephen Gough, 53, known as the ''naked rambler'', was arrested on Friday July 20 in Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife.
He is accused of conducting himself in a disorderly manner and committing a breach of the peace by walking naked in Cairncubie Road, close to the play park, and refusing to put on clothing or move away from the park.
Gough, from Eastleigh , pleaded not guilty at an earlier court hearing.
He chose to represent himself rather than be given a duty solicitor.
His trial is due to begin at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court.
Comments(27)
bigfella777
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9:19am Thu 23 Aug 12
ToastyTea
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9:25am Thu 23 Aug 12
Shoong
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9:45am Thu 23 Aug 12
Ford Prefect
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10:30am Thu 23 Aug 12
andysaints007
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11:11am Thu 23 Aug 12
ToastyTea wrote:Stop coming on here then if they are so bad - idiot!
LOL at another one of the Echos headlines this morning "Theif steals necklace in hug", is thief really that difficult to spell. Shocking they don't even do a simple spellcheck before publishing stories.
alanrr
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11:15am Thu 23 Aug 12
ng he's not actually acting indecently he's more likely to get laughed at than shocking people........and if i was out with any of my 5 grandaughters i would simply say don't look it's not a pretty sight and laugh
S!monOn
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11:28am Thu 23 Aug 12
alanrr wrote:Hopefully, most young children do NOT know what a naked man looks like. And if you don't believe its a problem - why ask your granddaughters to look away?
leave this guy alone i can't believe everyone doesn't know what a naked man looks like.........providi ng he's not actually acting indecently he's more likely to get laughed at than shocking people........and if i was out with any of my 5 grandaughters i would simply say don't look it's not a pretty sight and laugh
Georgem
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11:32am Thu 23 Aug 12
Wizzel
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12:00pm Thu 23 Aug 12
or naive to the human body..!!
alanrr
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12:02pm Thu 23 Aug 12
S!monOn wrote:same reason i would say if it was a crash victim "it's not a pretty sight" apart from the laughing bit, do you not read the post fully........you really should go to specsavers
alanrr wrote:Hopefully, most young children do NOT know what a naked man looks like. And if you don't believe its a problem - why ask your granddaughters to look away?
leave this guy alone i can't believe everyone doesn't know what a naked man looks like.........providi ng he's not actually acting indecently he's more likely to get laughed at than shocking people........and if i was out with any of my 5 grandaughters i would simply say don't look it's not a pretty sight and laugh
Scott_OOOSH
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12:35pm Thu 23 Aug 12
BP
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12:48pm Thu 23 Aug 12
If he wants to ramble naked fine, go rambling in the countryside.
Do what most naturists do and go somewhere that will not cause offense.
Right or wrong society dictates we either conform or go somewhere away from society.
alanrr
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12:54pm Thu 23 Aug 12
Scott_OOOSH wrote:glad you like it......thought of it all by myself..........ah wait a minute you're not laughing with me are you?
Ah the witty, underused and still hilarious Specsavers line...
Georgem
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12:59pm Thu 23 Aug 12
alanrr wrote:Ironically, not even Specsavers can lay claim to coming up with it. Remember "should have gone to Radio Rentals?"
Scott_OOOSH wrote:glad you like it......thought of it all by myself..........ah wait a minute you're not laughing with me are you?
Ah the witty, underused and still hilarious Specsavers line...
boobooj
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1:41pm Thu 23 Aug 12
I'd like to see him do Lands End to John O Groats with nothing On and no gear, drinking from rivers, feeding off the land and sleeping in trees. If he manages it, he should be able to appear naked anywhere in the UK unharassed for the rest of his days!
alanrr
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1:49pm Thu 23 Aug 12
boobooj wrote:i believe that was his intention originally but john o' groats to land's end but never got out of scotland.........and as for losing some of his gear there are lots of thistles in scotland give him something please
I still cant understand why he forgoes clothes but still insists on all the other equipment like a rucksack, mobile phone, a hat and sandals. Come on man, if you are truly naked and not just some sort of sex pest, lose the rest!
I'd like to see him do Lands End to John O Groats with nothing On and no gear, drinking from rivers, feeding off the land and sleeping in trees. If he manages it, he should be able to appear naked anywhere in the UK unharassed for the rest of his days!
sarfhamton
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2:33pm Thu 23 Aug 12
Des Olated
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2:52pm Thu 23 Aug 12
sarfhamton wrote:Why? He clearly desires to walk naked, believes in his right to do so and is prepared to be jailed repeatedly for it; perhaps he should simply be ignored, after all, why should it be a criminal offence to appear in public exactly the way we all arrived in the world?
This guy is unwell and needs help not jail.
wilson castaway
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3:44pm Thu 23 Aug 12
sarfhamton
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4:13pm Thu 23 Aug 12
Des Olated wrote:I just don't think if he was sane then he would act like this or at the very least do this is a warmer country!
sarfhamton wrote:Why? He clearly desires to walk naked, believes in his right to do so and is prepared to be jailed repeatedly for it; perhaps he should simply be ignored, after all, why should it be a criminal offence to appear in public exactly the way we all arrived in the world?
This guy is unwell and needs help not jail.
Shoong
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5:07pm Thu 23 Aug 12
Des Olated wrote:Because it's not socially acceptable - sorry, but it's just not - full stop.
sarfhamton wrote:Why? He clearly desires to walk naked, believes in his right to do so and is prepared to be jailed repeatedly for it; perhaps he should simply be ignored, after all, why should it be a criminal offence to appear in public exactly the way we all arrived in the world?
This guy is unwell and needs help not jail.
Fatty x Ford Worker
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9:48pm Thu 23 Aug 12
Des Olated
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10:06pm Thu 23 Aug 12
Shoong wrote:Obviously not to you but then again you may well do things he finds socially unacceptable, it's just a matter of perspective isn't it?
Des Olated wrote:Because it's not socially acceptable - sorry, but it's just not - full stop.
sarfhamton wrote:Why? He clearly desires to walk naked, believes in his right to do so and is prepared to be jailed repeatedly for it; perhaps he should simply be ignored, after all, why should it be a criminal offence to appear in public exactly the way we all arrived in the world?
This guy is unwell and needs help not jail.
I cannot see why all the fuss and allegations of mental illness just because he doesn't want to conform to your and others' view of socially acceptable - it is just a bloke hiking whilst naked, nothing more, nothing seedy, and still in parts of the world totally natural, leave him alone.
Des Olated
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10:12pm Thu 23 Aug 12
sarfhamton wrote:LOL, you can't question his sanity just because he's doing something you wouldn't. I wouldn't either incidentally!
Des Olated wrote:I just don't think if he was sane then he would act like this or at the very least do this is a warmer country!
sarfhamton wrote:Why? He clearly desires to walk naked, believes in his right to do so and is prepared to be jailed repeatedly for it; perhaps he should simply be ignored, after all, why should it be a criminal offence to appear in public exactly the way we all arrived in the world?
This guy is unwell and needs help not jail.
That said there may well be many others who'd like to do the same but haven't the dedication or preparedness for the ridicule & negative attention he's received. Good for him I say, for continuing his trek knowing full well every time he refuses to cover up Plod nicks him.
Des Olated
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10:56pm Thu 23 Aug 12
There really appears none yet presumably because he's solo he can be prosecuted unlike 200 cyclists.
Silly, the longer they take incarcerating him the longer his walk will take and the more it will cost in policing etc; surely cheaper to get a couple of chaperones walking ahead with placards warning "danger, naked man approaching"
Georgem
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10:02am Fri 24 Aug 12
Des Olated wrote:Oh, the same fuss is made over the naked bike ride on this site.
I would ask one question; what exactly is the difference between what he's doing and such as the naked bike rides that seem well supported?
There really appears none yet presumably because he's solo he can be prosecuted unlike 200 cyclists.
Silly, the longer they take incarcerating him the longer his walk will take and the more it will cost in policing etc; surely cheaper to get a couple of chaperones walking ahead with placards warning "danger, naked man approaching"
ToastyTea says...
9:14am Thu 23 Aug 12