Public Decency Laws: Putting a Damper on my Fun

Written by Tara Tainton

Thursday, 07 July 2005 23:00

As the increasingly summer season persuades me to wear as little clothing as possible, I thought it might be entertaining (okay, and educational as well) to actually look up the local laws regarding public nudity for the first time. No, I don't actually intend to streak down the main street, but I've always been curious about just what I could get away with... if I wanted to. More importantly, I wanted to know what the legal system could get away with if they deemed anyone's attire "inappropriate."

How many of you actually know the public decency laws that pertain to your own choice of clothing or your freedom to walk outside your home and in the public view? My recent Tara's Trysts entry, "Benefiting the World One Bikini Top at a Time," had me thinking... and realizing that it's always a good idea to know the law. At least that way, we can gain full enjoyment from breaking it.

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And so, I looked up the state of Indiana's regulations regarding public decency and other exhibitionist/voyeuristic pastimes. Just as you can guess, I was startled by some of the laws governing my body and freedom of choice and found the wording of others downright laughable.

As it turns out, I (and anyone else strolling through the state, which is governed by laws shared by most other states in the union) can be charged with Class A or Class C misdemeanors for knowingly or intentionally (is it possible to not realize you're revealing your birthday suit to others?), in a public place:

Fuck my lover (now, that really puts a damper on spontaneity and the activity that is paired with the thrill of getting caught),
Strut around naked intending to sexually arouse others (at least it's still legal to do that in private), or
Fondle my own genitals or someone else's (really now, what else is there to live for!)

I also get into big trouble if I'm strutting around naked in public trying to purposely sexually arouse some poor soul under 16...as if a 15-year-old boy wouldn't be sexually aroused just by seeing a hot chick, fully clothed, in the vicinity! Then, of course, I suppose that's not intentional.

Being "nude" in public also means that I can't show my genitals or even my ass. And yes, less than completely opaque clothing counts as revealing yourself. Now, I can get away with showing my breasts in their gorgeous entirety either bare or under that transparent clothing... as long as I don't show any nipple whatsoever, because that means "boob." And my sexy male counterparts can't even be caught walking around with their genitals covered if they happen to be in a "discernibly turgid state." So, learn to curtail those erections, boys!

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Even if I'm in a non-public location, I have to watch my conduct and exhibitionism. I can still be charged with a Class C misdemeanor while in a private location if I engage in the same fucking or fondling or strutting nude in front of people who don't happen to live there or have been "invited" to the festivities. Well, then, tell Doris to keep her nosey self next door and not pop over for an impromptu visit!

Of course, we all know that peeping Toms can be cuffed by the police. So, don't go around "peeping" in Indiana, which includes stepping onto someone else's property with the intent to peep, or peeping where it's likely that someone is going to strip their clothes off, like in a restroom or bath or shower or dressing room. What does it really mean to "peep?" Well, it means you can't play secret agent or spy by being "clandestine, surreptitious, prying, or secretive" in nature. I suppose it's okay to practice your voyeuristic tendencies if you're being forthright about it. Of course, it's also okay to peep if you have the consent of the peepee... I mean, the "peepist." Oh, you know what I mean.

There goes most of my fun. Hey, but at least I know it's perfectly legal to walk down main street wearing nothing but pasties and a full coverage, opaque bikini bottom, which is enough to make any Midwestern girl's dreams come true...