“Naked” officials endorse a cover-up
Well, I was skeptical about St. Louis being party to a World Naked Bike Ride event, and sure enough, the ride is now the World No-Nudity-Allowed Bike Ride.
After meeting with police officials on Thursday, ride officials now advise “strategic coverage,” and “no complete nudity” for the oil-protest/promote-cycling ride set to start at 9 p.m. Saturday night at Tower Grove Park.
At issue is the city ordnance that includes a clause prohibiting exposure of, uh, certain body parts “which is likely to cause affront or alarm,” the portion of the ordnance likely to apply Saturday night. Makes me wonder who sets the standard of what “affronts or alarms,” and whether anyone would want to challenge the legality of that portion of the ordnance.
Guess we’ll have to wait and see.
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“Ordnance” was used three times in this tiny piece…so, I’m assuming that it wasn’t a typo. Mr. Lueking, in this case you might wish to tuck an “i” after the “d” and before the “n”, making it ordinance. Ordnance, defined by Merriam-Webster means: 1 a: military supplies including weapons, ammunition, combat vehicles, and maintenance tools and equipment b: a service of the army charged with the procuring, distributing, and safekeeping of ordnance. Just thought you might want to know.