N.H. lawmakers think nipples are bad for tourism

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CONCORD, N.H. - Lawmakers backing a New Hampshire bill to criminalize women exposing their breasts in public say that failing to pass it could hurt the state's tourism industry and lead to rampant nudity.

Reps. Brian Gallagher and Peter Spanos are co-sponsors of legislation that would make it a misdemeanor for women to show their breasts or nipples in public with "reckless disregard" for whether it would offend someone. It's partly a response to a "Free the Nipple" movement that led to two women being cited for going topless at a Gilford beach.

Heidi Lilley, 54, said she wanted to prove the Gilford ordinance is unconstitutional and that women should be allowed to expose their upper bodies. Lilley and 28-year-old Barbara MacKinnon were ticketed on Sept. 6 of last year for their lack of shirts.

The new "Nipple Bill" also caused an online spat among several state legislators that drew national attention.

Backers say families and children shouldn't be exposed to women's bare breasts in public. Opponents say it violates the constitution by creating different standards for women and men.
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N.H. won't ban women from showing breasts or nipples in public

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CONCORD, N.H. -- The New Hampshire House on Wednesday rejected a bill that would have made it crime for women to expose their breasts or nipples in public, a measure that caused an online dispute among several legislators that drew national attention.

The House voted against making it a misdemeanor for women to show their breasts with "reckless disregard" for whether it would offend someone. The bill was partly a response to a "Free the Nipple" movement that led to two women being cited for going topless at a Gilford beach. A judge dismissed that case in February.

Heidi Lilley, 54, previously said she wanted to prove the Gilford ordinance is unconstitutional and that women should be allowed to expose their upper bodies.

Lilley and 28-year-old Barbara MacKinnon were ticketed on Sept. 6 of last year for their lack of shirts.

The bill caused the spat among lawmakers in December after a male lawmaker said if women want to show their breasts publicly, they should be OK with men wanting to "grab" them.

Bill supporters had cautioned that allowing women to go topless at beaches could lead to them also going topless at libraries and Little League games. They said they were trying to shield families and children.

Opponents said such a ban violates the constitution by creating different standards for men and women.

In its report recommending the bill's rejection, the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety said it heard testimony from many who warned that, due to likely acts of civil disobedience, the state would face expensive court fees if the bill became law.

The New Hampshire chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union testified that violation of such a law could be considered protected political speech, indicating the state would be unsuccessful in litigation.

The report said many believed the listing of an offender in the state's sex offender registry after a second conviction to be an excessive punishment.

It said the bill also would place police officers "in the uncomfortable position of having to determine the gender of a potential offender."

It added, "In a state with an average temperature of only 46 degrees, the risk of rampant nudity seems rather low."


Bye now

Valid point....

honestly I don't want to look at fatty tissue


a man with 'breasts' should cover up too


a woman with a breast structure of a mans chest, can show it all she wants


but that's up to the people of the state, I suppose

QUOTE:
It said the bill also would place police officers
"in the uncomfortable position of having to
determine the gender of a potential offender."


Does Bruce Jenner own any properly in New Hampshire ?

Harlots. ! I tell ya ! Harlots !

Maybe the secretary of state should take topless drivers license pictures. Then create a computer algorithm to give a special "topless endorsement" to those who's bare breasts will attract tourists.

Well...
I've got good news and bad news for New Hampshire.

Regulating locations where things might get nippley,
might be a good idea. A time and place thing.


Banning toplessness altogether, bad idea.
Boobies are GOOD for tourism.

Vacations cost money, people spend money.
Room, board, transportation, entertainment, and tourism taxes.

Quite honestly, vacation time comes, I'm going somewhere to relax and have a good time.
Which of course means, my tourism money is gonna get spent,
somewhere I might actually get to see the most boobies.