Topic: Man who stripped for TSA search at PDX found not guilty
Anonymous A started this discussion 14 years ago #20,907
PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon man kept his clothes on when he went through court security on his way to his trial, unlike the episode that got him there: stripping at Portland's airport to protest security measures he found invasive.
On Wednesday, a judge ruled that John Brennan did not break the law when he stripped down at PDX back in April. Brennan was found not guilty of an indecent exposure charge filed after the incident.
Judge David Rees ruled that Brennan's nudity was an act of protected speech.
"It some way or another the court system works and nudity is protected speech in Oregon," Brennan said after the trial.
On April 17, Brennan arrived at PDX intending to take a business trip to San Jose, Calif. He works with groups in Silicon Valley and flies out of Portland International Airport about once a month.
When he reached the gate, he declined to go through the airport's body scanners, instead choosing the alternative metal detector and body pat-down. After the pat-down, Transportation Security Administration officer Steven Van Gordon detected nitrates on the gloves he used to check Brennan.
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Man-who-stripped-for-TSA-search-at-PDX-found-not-guilty-162935416.htmlOn Wednesday, a judge ruled that John Brennan did not break the law when he stripped down at PDX back in April. Brennan was found not guilty of an indecent exposure charge filed after the incident.
Judge David Rees ruled that Brennan's nudity was an act of protected speech.
"It some way or another the court system works and nudity is protected speech in Oregon," Brennan said after the trial.
On April 17, Brennan arrived at PDX intending to take a business trip to San Jose, Calif. He works with groups in Silicon Valley and flies out of Portland International Airport about once a month.
When he reached the gate, he declined to go through the airport's body scanners, instead choosing the alternative metal detector and body pat-down. After the pat-down, Transportation Security Administration officer Steven Van Gordon detected nitrates on the gloves he used to check Brennan.
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Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 9 minutes later[^] [v] #335,964
> Judge David Rees ruled that Brennan's nudity was an act of protected speech.
Suspect we will see more of this.
Suspect we will see more of this.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 14 minutes later, 24 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #335,966
@previous (B)
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Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 13 minutes later, 37 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #335,967
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Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 21 minutes later, 58 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #335,968
So if I were to travel to the US and get my dick out and wave it at female passersby, I could claim I was protesting something or other, and that would be protected speech?
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 17 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #335,971
@previous (D)
In Oregon, yes. You might still be arrested and have to provide that defense in court, though.
In Oregon, yes. You might still be arrested and have to provide that defense in court, though.