Fine convinces naked California jogger to keep his clothes on
Published: Friday, February 16, 2007 | 10:24 AM ET
Canadian Press
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - A man with a habit of jogging in a park wearing nothing but a pair of running shoes plans to keep his clothes on after being fined $95 for indecent exposure.
Darryl Delacruz, a Silicon Valley engineer, said he would miss the "liberating feeling" of running naked in Fremont Older Open Space Preserve. But he conceded his personal comfort was less important than the discomfort he caused others.
"I'll go back, but I'll be wearing clothes," he said. "I don't want people to have the wrong impression."
After other park users complained about Delacruz streaking, park rangers kept an eye out for him and finally caught him in the buff Jan. 9. People are allowed to sunbathe naked in the park, but only out of the sight of others.
"We don't see it as appropriate behaviour," said Kerry Carlson, president of the Midpeninsula Rangers Peace Officers Association. "A significant number of people feel uncomfortable with a nude person running around."
Delacruz, 43, said his preferred jogging attire was "about getting in touch with nature, not meeting people."
Friday, February 16, 2007
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You know this would be totally legal in Canada (or maybe just Ontario, I can't remember). According to a court decision of a few years back, nude means completely without clothing of any kind. So assuming he was wearing shoes, he is free to experience the "liberating feeling" of running starkers.
Americans are so prudish. I mean honestly, we all have the same stuff going on under our clothes. Who cares.
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