Mexican City Bans Indoor Nudity

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:31 am

Is this story crazy, or am I?

(AP) Alarmed by glimpses of sweaty citizens in the buff, the city council in the southeastern city of Villahermosa has adopted a law banning indoor nudity, officials confirmed on Wednesday.

The regulation, which takes effect on Jan. 1, calls for as much as 36 hours in jail or a fine of $121 for offenders in the Tabasco state capital, 410 miles east of Mexico City.

"We are talking about zero tolerance ... for a lack of morality,'' said city councilwoman Blanca Estela Pulido of the Revolutionary Institutional Party, which governs the state and city.

Opposition party councilman Rodrigo Sanchez said in an interview that the measure, part of a larger series of prohibitions, "tramples on the rights of the citizens by taking laughable measures such as contemplating penalties for citizens who walk around nude inside their houses."

"I have no idea how you detect the naked. You'd have to have a big operation to try to bring it under control," he added.

Pulido said she was confident that citizens who catch a glimpse of offenders would report them to police -- though the law also threatens jail for peeping Toms.

The city on the southern Gulf of Mexico is noted for its swelteringly hot, humid climate.

"The majority of houses have a lot of ventilation and we give ourselves the luxury of going naked," Pulido said. "Because we walk past the windows, you see a lot of things."

Hawke · Post by **Hawke** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 12:02 pm

Hmm...

I guess citizens should be showering in a bathing suit?

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 1:44 pm

Tombstone wrote: Is this story crazy, or am I?

(AP) Alarmed by glimpses of sweaty citizens in the buff, the city council in the southeastern city of Villahermosa has adopted a law banning indoor nudity, officials confirmed on Wednesday.

The regulation, which takes effect on Jan. 1, calls for as much as 36 hours in jail or a fine of $121 for offenders in the Tabasco state capital, 410 miles east of Mexico City.

"We are talking about zero tolerance ... for a lack of morality,'' said city councilwoman Blanca Estela Pulido of the Revolutionary Institutional Party, which governs the state and city.

Opposition party councilman Rodrigo Sanchez said in an interview that the measure, part of a larger series of prohibitions, "tramples on the rights of the citizens by taking laughable measures such as contemplating penalties for citizens who walk around nude inside their houses."

"I have no idea how you detect the naked. You'd have to have a big operation to try to bring it under control," he added.

Pulido said she was confident that citizens who catch a glimpse of offenders would report them to police -- though the law also threatens jail for peeping Toms.

The city on the southern Gulf of Mexico is noted for its swelteringly hot, humid climate.

"The majority of houses have a lot of ventilation and we give ourselves the luxury of going naked," Pulido said. "Because we walk past the windows, you see a lot of things."

It would only happen in Mexico :wah: :wah:

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 1:58 pm

Fyrehawke wrote: Hmm...

I guess citizens should be showering in a bathing suit?
Needless to say, how would one perform toilet duties?

Der Wulf · Post by **Der Wulf** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 3:14 pm

I think the next logical step, is a law that require's everyone to wear "blinders", can't allow them sideways glances.

Der Wulf · Post by **Der Wulf** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 4:50 pm

tmbsgrl wrote: Does that mean that sex is illegal?

Not with your clothes on:-2

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 6:48 pm

Der Wulf wrote: I think the next logical step, is a law that require's everyone to wear "blinders", can't allow them sideways glances.

And if they do..... :yh_ghost

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:13 pm

Tombstone wrote: And if they do..... :yh_ghost

They will see what they have been smelling...people who haven't taken their clothes off to bathe.

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 7:49 am

Der Wulf wrote: (sex) Not (illegal) with your clothes on

Aha! "Frottage"!

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 8:07 am

Sounds like a Peeping Tom's charter.

Der Wulf · Post by **Der Wulf** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 2:55 pm

Bill Sikes wrote: Aha! "Frottage"!Whoa, planned to keep feet up and relax today. Frottage sent me scrambling for the thesarus, wiser now, visualization still ugly.

Suresh Gupta · Post by **Suresh Gupta** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 6:08 am

I find it interesting. There must be reasons for making such a law. Think about them. May be the number of peeping toms was very high. So theydecided to kill the cause to control the effect.