Daggers Posted 13 January 2010 Posted 13 January 2010 Naked rambler faces life in prisonThe naked rambler, Stephen Gough, has been told he will spend the rest of his life behind bars if he continues refusing to wear clothes in public. The former Royal Marine, who became notorious for his naked hike from Land's End to John O'Groats in 2003, has spent much of the past seven years in prison for repeatedly appearing nude in public. He was yesterday found guilty of breaching the peace when he walked naked from Perth prison in December after finishing a 12 month sentence for the same offence. Mr Gough was warned he will continue to be jailed every time he steps out of prison without any clothes on. The 50-year-old, who conducted his own defence while appearing in court completely naked, turned down an offer to walk free yesterday on the condition that he got dressed. Perth Sheriff Lindsay Foulis told Gough she would consider granting him bail to go home to his "warmer" house in Eastleigh, Hampshire, if he agreed to put some clothes on. The former lorry driver refused the offer and was remanded in custody. Ordering psychological and psychiatric reports, the Sheriff said: "When the day comes for you to be released, you will be apprehended and the same process gone through again.” Mr Gough said he accepted he could "potentially" remain in jail forever and added: "This is about individual freedom." The father of two has spent most of the past seven years in Scottish jails after stripping off on a flight to Edinburgh. Since then he has declined to wear prison uniform or to appear clothed in court, resulting in further custodial sentences for contempt. Mr Gough completed his first naked ramble across Britain in 2003. He was arrested 15 times during the journey and spent 140 nights in jail, mainly in Scotland where the authorities take a stricter approach to public nudity than in England and Wales. He finished his second hike with his then girlfriend Melanie Roberts three years later. It was while returning to Edinburgh to appeal against contempt of court convictions in Scotland that he undressed on board an early morning flight from Bournemouth airport. What a pointless waste of time and money.
Bellend Sebastian Posted 13 January 2010 Posted 13 January 2010 If there's one thing prisons need, it's more naked men
Daggers Posted 13 January 2010 Author Posted 13 January 2010 If I didn't know that Thracian's name was Tony I'd swear it was why he's been posting less.
davieG Posted 13 January 2010 Posted 13 January 2010 What we need is more naked judges, juries, MPs , in fact all those holding official office.
Daggers Posted 13 January 2010 Author Posted 13 January 2010 What we need is more naked judges, juries, MPs , in fact all those holding official office. PM Ultra, he was very forthcoming when I wrote to him with a similar request.
Sir Fynwy Posted 13 January 2010 Posted 13 January 2010 So to protect his personal freedom he gets himself locked up constantly, glad to see they've got the psych ward involved.
Daggers Posted 13 January 2010 Author Posted 13 January 2010 What we need is more naked judges, juries, MPs , in fact all those holding official office.
Vacamion Posted 13 January 2010 Posted 13 January 2010 I was tempted to say "i don't mind him being nude, as long as he doesn't ram it down my throat", but thought again. If this guy, in the midst of one of the coldest Winters for ages, wants to be nude in public, and doesn't whilst being nude invade the personal space of anyone, or loiter outside the school gates, or become, how shall I say it...tumescent, then why is the State getting involved? Next time the Police can't be arsed doing anything about gangs of off-their-face teenagers menacing your estate, you should ring them and say that one of them has no clothes on... Germans laugh about what prudes we Brits are about nudity and this just proves them right.
lou Posted 13 January 2010 Posted 13 January 2010 I was tempted to say "i don't mind him being nude, as long as he doesn't ram it down my throat", but thought again.If this guy, in the midst of one of the coldest Winters for ages, wants to be nude in public, and doesn't whilst being nude invade the personal space of anyone, or loiter outside the school gates, or become, how shall I say it...tumescent, then why is the State getting involved? Next time the Police can't be arsed doing anything about gangs of off-their-face teenagers menacing your estate, you should ring them and say that one of them has no clothes on... Germans laugh about what prudes we Brits are about nudity and this just proves them right. The couple in the pic look worryingly like my Mum and Step Dad (not the nudity bit just the age/height and the fact they are ramblers!!)
acooling08 Posted 13 January 2010 Posted 13 January 2010 Nudism is wrong. Unless it's a young big breasted woman.
Fosse Boy Posted 13 January 2010 Posted 13 January 2010 Nudism is wrong. Unless it's a young big breasted woman. What about young guys with moobs who can make astoundingly good manginas? They're pretty much the same thing...
ozleicester Posted 14 January 2010 Posted 14 January 2010 The father of two has spent most of the past seven years in Scottish jails What absolute absurdity, you get less than that for manslaughter, and to think its the Brits doing this... nowhere in the world can match the number of exhibitionists’ or what appears to be the true national sport of Dogging. As an aside... has anyone told him just how cold it seems to be over there, if there was anywhere i would want to be wearing as much as possible right now....
Alexikokopops Posted 14 January 2010 Posted 14 January 2010 The father of two has spent most of the past seven years in Scottish jailsWhat absolute absurdity, you get less than that for manslaughter, and to think its the Brits doing this... nowhere in the world can match the number of exhibitionists’ or what appears to be the true national sport of Dogging. As an aside... has anyone told him just how cold it seems to be over there, if there was anywhere i would want to be wearing as much as possible right now.... It's not one sentence. It's because he gets released and does exactly the same thing that he's just been in jail for in front of countless prison guards and police.
ozleicester Posted 14 January 2010 Posted 14 January 2010 Why not go the whole hog and bring back hanging! I think its the hanging out thats causing the problem
Daggers Posted 14 January 2010 Author Posted 14 January 2010 The wife likes Radio 2, it upsets me but she does. On her Radio 2 was this woman liking walking in the wilds nude bloke to a) a paedophile and then b) a serial rapist. She was erudite too, knew loads of long words and stuff. Amazing.
lou Posted 14 January 2010 Posted 14 January 2010 The wife likes Radio 2, it upsets me but she does.On her Radio 2 was this woman liking walking in the wilds nude bloke to a) a paedophile and then b) a serial rapist. She was erudite too, knew loads of long words and stuff. Amazing.
BoneDog Posted 14 January 2010 Posted 14 January 2010 Seriously I think that if someone walks round with their cock-a-doodle-do out in public then they are a bit weird. Just go to a nudist beach or wap the suntan lotion on your shaft in your own back garden. I really don't want to look at your nuts when I'm nipping into town for a KFC. If they want to walk around in their natural state just put a loin cloth on like this man. Then I honestly have no problem with it
ozleicester Posted 15 January 2010 Posted 15 January 2010 Seriously I think that if someone walks round with their cock-a-doodle-do out in public then they are a bit weird. Just go to a nudist beach or wap the suntan lotion on your shaft in your own back garden. I really don't want to look at your nuts when I'm nipping into town for a KFCIf they want to walk around in their natural state just put a loin cloth on like this man. Then I honestly have no problem with it Hve you looked at your Nuggets recently?
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