Chapter 261 Swear to the death to defend the right of citizens to be naked!
The town and the nearby residents follow the rules of celestial sunbathing and fruit swimming. Never stare at other people's fruit bodies when you have nothing to do. Even if you pass by face to face, you will smile and nod, and then both sides immediately turn their heads in the opposite direction until they pass by. As for whether someone will turn their heads to see each other's charming backs later, it is unknown.
In fact, this is also a very American behavioral pattern - be polite in person, and behind the scenes... then just do whatever you want...
This is also the tacit understanding of the local middle class.
But since it became Cape Cod Beach National Park, every summer, a group of curious tourists will come to see the grand occasion excitedly. Their eyes are full of curiosity and other expressions, which often make these old residents feel uncomfortable.
If the voyeurism is still within the limits of the residents of Truro Town endurance (after all, they took off their nakedness voluntarily, and there is no actual loss when they are seen. At most, they will feel a little unhappy, but after a long time, they will get used to it, and they may even feel secretly happy. Of course, Ruthberg's rigor naturally would not write such boring and gossipy speculation in the file. Edward guessed based on his own experience of being a human being for two lives.).
And among these tourists who rolled in from fashionable places such as New York State... gay...
The gay men divided a large piece of land in the hidden area of the Shrub Valley to hold...well, it was a gay celestial bath in name, but it was actually a gay estrus scene.
The buzzing 0 and the singing 1 "Heroic" are really challenging the bottom line of the townspeople. They are basically Protestant believers. Although they don't want to burn the gay man to death, it is unbearable to see their paradise being "defiled"!
Before this, the Fruit Beach on Cape Cod was really just a simple sunbathing place, but now there are signs of evolving into a field holy place.
Although this pollutes the reputation of classical sunbathing, it is also easy to teach young people and children to harm them.
So, under the leadership of the respected Reverend Shore, the town's respected person, some residents made a request to Mr. Lawrence Hadley, the principal of Cape Cod National Park, to "forbidden the fruit body".
The latter is also annoyed by the problems brought by these "fashionable" travelers.
Both sides believe that the fruit body is the source of all evil. If the fruit body is prohibited by the Cape Cod National Beach Park, then the gay men who are watching the fun and even the field will automatically retreat.
The town can be restored to its original calm again.
Seeing this, Edward's mouth curled up. In the printed resume of Pastor Shore, he found the familiar and beautiful notes. "The pastor himself is a fruity sunbathing enthusiast, the price is really huge..."
This shows that Yale Flower seems to be quite gossipy?
He could even imagine the pastor's heartbroken expression when he preached. The old guy must have stood on the podium and shouted in a dizzy manner, "Awaken! Morality!"
Just as he continued to read the file, the doorbell rang.
Put down the case file and go down to open the door.
Ruthberg followed him down the stairs.
There are two middle-aged men outside the door.
One of them greeted Ruthberg when he entered the door and showed his attentiveness. It was obvious that both sides had known each other before.
Ruthberg introduced them.
The leader was Steve Williams, the elected vice chairman of the "Beach Management Committee". He was strong, muscular, dark brown hair, eyes and big faces, which made Edward suspected that this person had Italian descent. Especially when he saw Ruthberg, he immediately showed his smile from the bottom of his heart and the fancy praises that splashed out like money, which made someone feel alert. He had fully experienced this trait at Ferichen.
Xiongzheng's nature made him look very alert.
This person's profession is a painter, and he follows the postmodernism path. In Edward's understanding, he just doesn't know what mess he is painting, but he is quite able to sell it for money.
Lee Bucksander is the leader of the Free Beach Movement, another resident group in the town of Trulo, and is a professor of Marxist aesthetics at the University of Massachusetts.
Both of them were sunburned in bronze, and only the surroundings of their eyes were orange-like white. Needless to ask, only sunbathing enthusiasts would have this characteristic.
And judging from their titles, they are probably the same as their eyes, but they are afraid that even the toes are covered with bronze.
This combination made Edward feel quite emotional about the popular nature of the United States. Two guys who are completely different in their professions and even tit-for-tat can actually come together for the freedom of the fruit body, and each set up their own organizations... This energy and patience are also worthy of admiration and admiration.
However, compared with the black and white Hitler who merged with Wall Street, it is a tiny witch.
"Miss Ruthberg, I haven't seen you for a long time. You are still so beautiful, no, no, no, it should be said that you are more beautiful than before. Your appearance and wisdom are simply God's partiality..." Steve Williams never stopped his mouth since he entered the door.
This made Edward very worried. Ruthberg was surrounded by many suitors, but most of them were nerds and pedantics, and there were normal people. However, compared with Steve in front of him, Ferriche may not have a chance of winning.
"Thank you, Steve, you're still so handsome... Ed, this is Steve, maybe the most likable guy in Truro Town..." Ruthberg said with a smile.
"Hey...Ed?!" He keenly noticed that Ruthberg used the nickname, and that this guy named Ed was obviously hostile to him.
In an instant, he immediately understood something...
It is true that Ruth Berg came to handle the case, but it is natural to pull his boyfriend to enjoy the Fruit Beach. Although the man looks younger, doesn’t this also show the charm of Yale Flower?
Thinking of this, he was a little depressed, "Hello, Ed..."
"Hello, Steve"
Both sides shook hands with each other and were competing in secret.
Edward was obviously at a disadvantage in this regard. After all, he was a verbal scholar. He was not weak at all. However, his grip strength was still a bit worse than a strong man like Steve, who had a tendon and fleshy body.
He calmly held back the pain and tried to recall Chris' phone number in his mind. Damn, find an opportunity to let the big black guy support him, and cut off the claws of this Italian male slut...
After a brief greeting between the two sides, they got to the point.
Ruthberg stood aside and listened to Edward talking with a smile, with a look of pride and pride. This student is indeed different. He may not be able to do better at his age, and this guy completely surrendered to his charm...
"First of all, we must be sure that people have the right to expose their bodies, which is given by the Constitution." Edward said very firmly.
But the next sentence immediately made Ruthberg shake his head
"Especially the Second Amendment to the Constitution" Edward looked serious.
She knew that this guy was telling a cold joke again, and the Second Amendment was "The people have the right to own and carry weapons..."
Of course, it is not too much to use to defend the fruit body.
The problem now is that Steve and Lee intend to file a lawsuit directly in the Federal Circuit Court. In their opinion, this "traditional" and "isolated beach celestial sunbathing" is an act that is completely in line with the consistent spirit of the United States, and anyone who tries to forbid is a potential traitor.
This resentment is obviously quite serious.
Edward disagreed with this, "Two, I can understand your feelings, and I also admit that the right to be naked on public beaches is given to every citizen by the Constitution."
"But" Edward scratched his head, "I don't think it's appropriate to go to the Federal Circuit Court to prosecute this matter now. After all, the circuit court is very busy... Although this case is fought by you and the Federal, it cannot be accepted locally."
"And, Ruth and I have read a lot of legal documents before, and to our surprise, the laws of the United States are actually a vacant in this regard!"
"Ed, it's not us that too much, it's that bastard Lawrence Hadley and Pastor Shore!" Steve was a little angry.
"In fact, this case can be an analogy." Edward showed good professional qualities at this moment, speaking without being impatient, and carrying the inherent rationality and confidence of professionals.
“It’s the same thing to watch pornographic videos with adults in a closed cinema.”
“There is no door on the beach, but an isolated beach is similar to a cinema, and can be regarded as a private personal space.”
"The government has the right to manage its external situations, which is actually one of the government's obligations. For example, there are too few parking places, tourists breaking into private residences and gardens without permission, and destroying the landform of sand dunes, which are all within the jurisdiction of the government. But the government, whether it is the federal government or the state government, has no right to prohibit voluntarily sunbathing on isolated beaches!"
"Yes," Lee Bucksander resumed, and he could feel something was wrong between Steve and Edward.
So he came out to smooth things out: "In fact, since the beginning of the previous year, Pastor Shore colluded with a group of old antiques to demand that Director Lawrence Hadley order all forms of fruit behavior be banned within the Cape Cod National Park. In this regard, we clearly objected and formed our own organization to submit our opinion report to Director Lawrence."
"Yeah," Edward nodded. In theory, the principal of the national park is indeed qualified to issue a ban on nude order.
"President Lawrence did not say that it would be banned before, but we learned that in just three days he would formally order. At that time, our traditions would disappear and the government's power would further invade the personal space."
On the surface, this is a struggle between the Fruit Sect and the Forbidden Fruit Sect, but in the United States, things are never as simple as they appear.
Both sides have a big background.
The Fruit Sect found the Aclu as a tiger skin, and the leader of the Forbidden Fruit Sect was Pastor Shore, and behind it was naturally the conservative force representing the church.
In recent years, the conservative forces have gradually faded, but they always jump out to show their presence. They can't participate in big things, but letting people wear swimsuits instead of swaying around is very much for their appetite. It's not a big deal but has a big impact. You can let go and don't worry about attracting any particularly big revenge, which is unlikely to cause huge social unrest.
"Mr. Lawrence Hadley really decided to do this?" Ruthberg interrupted
"Yes! We can confirm this!" The two fruit lovers replied in unison.
"If this happens, it seems that war is really inevitable."
"Look." Steve took a document out of his pocket, wrinkled.
Edward took it and found that this was a draft, and it was not published by Director Lawrence Hadley. It was a bigger deal and was promulgated by the Federal Park Service, which reads:
"From July 4, 1969, it is prohibited to expose your body in public, including in public. The so-called exposing your body in public refers to the person's outer device, inner device, y hair part, g door department, or part of the female breast lower than the upper edge of the halo in public. This regulation does not apply to children under 10 years old."
"Isn't this tmd cheap for copper smelting?" Although he knew that the last sentence did not actually have such a dirty meaning, Edward still couldn't help but complain in his heart.
As a time traveler, he has a very good understanding of the copper smelting customs in the Western world.
In fact, it was in his previous life that with the strong rise of a major East Asian country and the Western voice fell, the copper smelting scandal broke out on a large scale.
At that time, many talents suddenly realized whether true or false that this copper smelting could last for decades in time, geographically spread throughout the Western world, and professionally, ahem, the more respected, the more perverted it is, including but not limited to the charity world (various orphanages), the news media world (bbc), medical institutions and the famous religious world...
But Lee Bucksander didn't know what this guy was thinking, and thought he was shocked by the courage of the Federal Park Service.
He added: "Now, anyone who violates this provision will be fined $25 for the first time."
"It doesn't seem to be too much?" Edward muttered
"Yes. The highest federal standard is $500, and it can be sentenced to six months in prison." Steve was also anxious. "God, I can't imagine that really, I could be imprisoned for half a year while walking naked!"
"Yes" Lee Bucksander was also very angry. "This is not even as good as the Eastern camp! The whole world knows that Russians like to bask in the sun naked! I have traveled to the Black Sea before, and the beaches are all white and no one has ever taken care of them! But I didn't expect that the United States would introduce such a rigid law in New England, which is simply unbearable!"
"Uh" Edward didn't expect that this matter could be exaggerated into ideological disputes, and he was a little unresponsive.
But then I remembered that the other party was right. In his previous life, he had seen photos of Aunt Mo when he was young on the Internet. Judging from the photos, Aunt Mo, who should have been called Maid Mo at that time, was obviously doing sunbathing and other activities. Although his face was a little shy, he was indeed clearly visible in front of the camera. He showed all the things he should have to reveal, and he saw all the things he shouldn't have to reveal.
The only regret is that the black and white photos cannot be seen in the specific coat color...
Chapter completed!