Nudists in Seattle! What's Next???

This story seemed to get past the usual mainstream media. I caught a couple of seconds of it on Fox News and had to investigate further... Apparently, it is just fine in Seattle if you want to walk around and bike ride nude. I'm not sure what else you can do in the nude, but "A police spokesman, Sean Whitcomb, says just being nude is not against the law, but showing yourself naked with the intent to alarm and offend is illegal." Apparently thinking bad thoughts while being nude in public is the problem. You can't do it if your "intentions" are alarming???? Huh, exactly what does that mean? Have the police in Seattle just taken on the role of "thought police"? If you live in Seattle, make sure and report your neighbor if he has bad intentions when he is biking nude.

So, this came up on Fox News because someone was complaining about having a birthday party for a nine year old with nudists riding bicycles in the park. They apparently complained, but to no avail. So if someone wants to walk around nude in their own home, great, go for it. I really have a problem with having to stop and explain things to children while they're in the midst of a birthday party at a park. If my children are protected from seeing nudity on television, then why do they have to see adults nude while they are playing in a park? What's next? Does the nudist have the right to "express himself" in the classroom as long as his intentions are not offensive? If we give people the right to public nudity, where does that right end? How can we know if they INTEND to alarm our children?

The mynorthwest.com article was written on November 14th. One would hope that very shortly it will be cold enough for children to go to the park safely.