Every person who intentionally makes an obscene display or exposure of his person, or the private parts thereof, in any public place, or in any place where others are present, or procures another to so expose himself, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. No person shall be deemed to be in violation of this section for breastfeeding a child in any public place or any place where others are present. (Code 1950, § 18.1-236; 1960, c. 233; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1994, c. 398.) Answer the following questions: a. Are the sunbathers guilty of indecent exposures? Why or why not? b. Are there any other crimes for which they could be found guilty? c. What are the various solutions available for this problem? Review the following case: You are a prosecutor in Fairfax, VA and you receive a report filed by a homeowner complaining that her next- door neighbors are sunbathing in the nude and violating public decency laws. Because the homeowner has 3 small children, she wants her neighbors to stop doing this. To date, however, they have refused. Local police have spoken to the sunbathers, who responded that they are allowed to sunbathe naked on their own property in their backyard. They argue that it would be different if they were out on the street or in the front of the house. The only divider between the two homes is a four-foot picket fence. (This case can be found on page 364 of your textbook). Review Code of Virginia, Section 18.2-387: § 18.2-387. Indecent exposure. Every person who intentionally makes an obscene display or exposure of his person, or the private parts thereof, in any public place, or in any place where others are present, or procures another to so expose himself, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. No person shall be deemed to be in violation of this section for breastfeeding a child in any public place or any place where others are present. (Code 1950, § 18.1-236; 1960, c. 233; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1994, c. 398.)

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Every person who intentionally makes an obscene
display or exposure of his person, or the private parts
thereof, in any public place, or in any place where others
are present, or procures another to so expose himself,
shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. No person shall
be deemed to be in violation of this section for
breastfeeding a child in any public place or any place
where others are present.
(Code 1950, § 18.1-236; 1960, c. 233; 1975, cc. 14, 15;
1994, c. 398.)
Answer the following questions:
a. Are the sunbathers guilty of indecent exposures? Why
or why not?
b. Are there any other crimes for which they could be
found guilty?
c. What are the various solutions available for this
problem?
Transcribed Image Text:Every person who intentionally makes an obscene display or exposure of his person, or the private parts thereof, in any public place, or in any place where others are present, or procures another to so expose himself, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. No person shall be deemed to be in violation of this section for breastfeeding a child in any public place or any place where others are present. (Code 1950, § 18.1-236; 1960, c. 233; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1994, c. 398.) Answer the following questions: a. Are the sunbathers guilty of indecent exposures? Why or why not? b. Are there any other crimes for which they could be found guilty? c. What are the various solutions available for this problem?
Review the following case:
You are a prosecutor in Fairfax, VA and you receive a
report filed by a homeowner complaining that her next-
door neighbors are sunbathing in the nude and violating
public decency laws. Because the homeowner has 3 small
children, she wants her neighbors to stop doing this. To
date, however, they have refused. Local police have
spoken to the sunbathers, who responded that they are
allowed to sunbathe naked on their own property in their
backyard. They argue that it would be different if they
were out on the street or in the front of the house. The
only divider between the two homes is a four-foot picket
fence. (This case can be found on page 364 of your
textbook).
Review Code of Virginia, Section 18.2-387:
§ 18.2-387. Indecent exposure.
Every person who intentionally makes an obscene
display or exposure of his person, or the private parts
thereof, in any public place, or in any place where others
are present, or procures another to so expose himself,
shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. No person shall
be deemed to be in violation of this section for
breastfeeding a child in any public place or any place
where others are present.
(Code 1950, § 18.1-236; 1960, c. 233; 1975, cc. 14, 15;
1994, c. 398.)
Transcribed Image Text:Review the following case: You are a prosecutor in Fairfax, VA and you receive a report filed by a homeowner complaining that her next- door neighbors are sunbathing in the nude and violating public decency laws. Because the homeowner has 3 small children, she wants her neighbors to stop doing this. To date, however, they have refused. Local police have spoken to the sunbathers, who responded that they are allowed to sunbathe naked on their own property in their backyard. They argue that it would be different if they were out on the street or in the front of the house. The only divider between the two homes is a four-foot picket fence. (This case can be found on page 364 of your textbook). Review Code of Virginia, Section 18.2-387: § 18.2-387. Indecent exposure. Every person who intentionally makes an obscene display or exposure of his person, or the private parts thereof, in any public place, or in any place where others are present, or procures another to so expose himself, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. No person shall be deemed to be in violation of this section for breastfeeding a child in any public place or any place where others are present. (Code 1950, § 18.1-236; 1960, c. 233; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1994, c. 398.)
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