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By *ighlandballs OP Man
over a year ago

DUNKELD

The agency that looks after the beach at Tentsmuir in Fife is telling nudists to cover up – after increasing reports that they are exposing themselves to visitors.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Good. It's a great family place for everyone to enjoy, not for that kind of harassment.

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By *ellhungvweMan
over a year ago

Cheltenham

It is not illegal to be naked. People generally get confused with nudity and obscenity but the two things are fundamentally different.

The law does not care how much clothing is (or isn’t) being worn when it decides if an act is obscene or not. Walking down the road is not considered an obscene act therefore you can do it wearing whatever you want. That includes your birthday suit if you so wish.

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By *vbride1963TV/TS
over a year ago

E.K . Glasgow

In Scotland, you can be arrested under indecent exposure if you are naked in a public place. The Sexual Offences Act 2003 outlines that it is a prosecutable offence for a person to intentionally expose genitals or intend for someone to be alarmed or distressed by their appearance . Don’t know if it differs elsewhere .

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By *ighlandballs OP Man
over a year ago

DUNKELD

Yes discretion required

"Good. It's a great family place for everyone to enjoy, not for that kind of harassment."

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By *ellhungvweMan
over a year ago

Cheltenham

"In Scotland, you can be arrested under indecent exposure if you are naked in a public place. The Sexual Offences Act 2003 outlines that it is a prosecutable offence for a person to intentionally expose genitals or intend for someone to be alarmed or distressed by their appearance . Don’t know if it differs elsewhere . "

I think a similar law applies in England. The key phrase is intentionally causing distress - it is basically the same as the obscenity definition.

Simply being naked is not automatically seen as intentionally causing distress.

If you are naked in front of a school and swinging your genitals around then that law would clearly apply. If you are lying on a beach (where people are generally undressed) then it would be hard to apply it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That part of the beach that is used for nudists (and other shenanigans, so I've heard) is so far away from the main part where the families go, it would be hard to actually arouse the interest of the authorities. To my knowledge it has been used by naturists (I've seen men, women and couples there) for decades without much issue. I am talking about the beach way to the south of the car park - probably around 2 miles from the car park. Families and random beach goers just do not go that far. I believe there is something similar towards the Tayport (North end) too - although I have never seen anything.

Horse riders and runners sometimes go as far as the unofficial nudist bit to the south (I used to run a lot up and down that beach) but the nudists tend to see them coming and scuttle off towards the dunes well before any indecency can be observed.

My point is that whomever was seen being 'indecent' has to be some kind of stupid and probably ruined it for every one else. Probably the same kind of stupid that draws attention to late night dogging places.

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