I’m not sure, because I had my clothes on at the time, but this past weekend was host to the Naked Bike Ride event that rolls along in various big cities around the world.
I learnt this via my daughter, via
facebook, because her cousin, my niece took part.
I can’t divulge this information, least
ways not until I get photographic evidence to corroborate the claims.
The Guardian newspaper published a series
of photos to celebrate the occasion and although I have combed through them I
can find no images of any bum that I recognise as my niece’s.
Not that I would.
The message that seems to come out of all
this is that it’s ok.
Which pisses me off.
Because it’s not.
Why?
Stephen Gough.
He’s in Prison.
He has been in Prison since 2006.
He’s a clothes refusist, I guess.
He was in the news a bit a while back as
the Naked Rambler then dropped off the radar.
He got arrested, turned up to the trial
naked, got charged with contempt of court and eventually – it’s a long story –
had to fire his lawyer so that he could represent himself to stop them throwing
him out of the courtroom.
Each time he finishes his custodial
sentence he walks out of the prison, naked, and they arrest him again and lock
him up.
This has been going on for 6 years, six of
which naked cyclists have been cycling nakedly.
There’re a lot of naked cyclists around.
And there’s me.
And my niece.
That should be enough.
If we are all there, naked, outside the
prison – Perth Scotland - this
summer when he is released we should be able to keep him out and give him back
his freedom.
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2 comments:
Poor fellow. Talk about the punishment not fitting the crime -- in fact there isn't even a crime as far as I can tell. Very tough living in a world that has no sense of humour or humanity for that matter.
Must be cold though to be clothes-less in Scotland, winter or not.
Let's pray he is released soon.
Mx
So? joining me outside the prison gates?
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