Man on the beach in Florida gets a ticket for wearing a Speedo... something he claims to have done for years. Funny, nothing in the article about whether or not women in thongs were ticketed.
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I'm not too sure about this. I'd already seen the headline, and read the story ... but I would sure like a LOT more information. The problem is, the headline incorrectly states the person was ticketed for "wearing a speedo" ... but the story says the "ticket" was actually for TRESPASS. This seems to me to be a case of him being on a private section of beach (without permission) ... not showing off his privates.
This article seems to have more details: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2008/may/07/beach-bobs-brouhaha/
From what I can tell from the stories, he was cited for both trespass *and* what amounts to a minor version of indecent exposure. Since the trespass citation was thrown out, I hadn't mentioned it in my original post. The kicker is that if the trespass violation is thrown out, then by law there was no basis for the citation for the speedo. The Deputy first had to have a trespassing complaint before he could approach him and address the speedo issue.
I think it's like the police needing just cause to raid your house. If they later discover that they didn't have just cause, they can't use anything they found in your home against you in court. I'm no attorney, but I think that's how it works. Not exactly sure why a simple "indecent exposure" charge wouldn't be enough to earn a citation, though. No wonder they have attorneys working on this one!