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Women could face jail if they expose their nipples in [North Carolina]
Metro [UK] ^ | Jimmy Nsubuga

Posted on 02/17/2013 9:19:50 PM PST by Slings and Arrows

Women who wish to show their nipples in public in North Carolina may be prevented from doing so in the future after politicians proposed new legislation.

Females exposing their breasts could soon be a thing of the past in the US state after representatives put forward House Bill 34 that would make it a felony to show the ‘nipple, or any portion of the areola, of the human female breast’.

One of the main cheerleaders of the new proposal and co-sponsor of the bill, is Republican representative Rayne Brown.

He said: ‘There are communities across this state, there’s local governments across this state, and also local law enforcement for whom this issue is really not a laughing matter.’

A woman could be imprisoned for six months if they were to contravene the law but there would be exemptions for breast feeding.

Rather unfairly, men would also be exempt from the law.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: napl
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1 posted on 02/17/2013 9:19:59 PM PST by Slings and Arrows
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To: Slings and Arrows; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; ...


2 posted on 02/17/2013 9:21:51 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

So Janet Jackson won’t be performing there?

A felony? Gimme a break.


3 posted on 02/17/2013 9:22:01 PM PST by umgud
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To: Slings and Arrows
You are.....under arrest....?


4 posted on 02/17/2013 9:22:01 PM PST by gaijin
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To: gaijin

Does that really rise to the level of a felony?


6 posted on 02/17/2013 9:24:52 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

This type of crap is why I became a Libertarian.


7 posted on 02/17/2013 9:26:41 PM PST by Husker24
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To: umgud

It seems like a problem that local governments should be able to get a hand on.


8 posted on 02/17/2013 9:26:59 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows
Does that really rise to the level of a felony?

Only if it's really chilly!

9 posted on 02/17/2013 9:27:49 PM PST by JaguarXKE (Welcome to the new America.)
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To: gaijin

hopefully they didn’t mean that! it’s not a woman’s fault if her headlights are on...


10 posted on 02/17/2013 9:28:02 PM PST by latina4dubya ( self-proclaimed tequila snob)
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hopefully they didn’t mean that! it’s not a woman’s fault if her headlights are on...


11 posted on 02/17/2013 9:31:10 PM PST by JaguarXKE (Welcome to the new America.)
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12 posted on 02/17/2013 9:35:05 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

When did women in North Carolina start showing their nipples all the time? I’ve been to North Carolina many times and have yet to see one nipple.


13 posted on 02/17/2013 9:37:19 PM PST by Terry Mross (How long before America is gone?)
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To: Slings and Arrows; a fool in paradise
Say WHAT?!
14 posted on 02/17/2013 9:38:13 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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What a bunch of boobs....will they keep us abreast of the situation? Will it be hard time for hooters??


15 posted on 02/17/2013 9:38:55 PM PST by wyokostur
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To: Slings and Arrows

What does Rayne Brown have against oreos?


16 posted on 02/17/2013 9:41:41 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Slings and Arrows

12/7/41: ‘Nips In The Air!’


17 posted on 02/17/2013 9:41:57 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Even in the shower? ;-)


18 posted on 02/17/2013 9:43:13 PM PST by Tunehead54 (Nothing funny here ;-)
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To: wyokostur
Luckily, they'll still have the Hooters Calendar.
19 posted on 02/17/2013 9:43:29 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: gaijin

Can’t arrest her, but I’ll bet she gets a warning ticket.


20 posted on 02/17/2013 9:44:11 PM PST by The Cajun (Sarah Palin, Mark Levin......Nuff said.)
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