Puritanism Alive and Well in US
The claims and counterclaims in this case vary widely, but as it stands, Eric Williamson, of Springfield, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, DC is being accused of indecent exposure.
As a woman, who was walking her 7-year-old son to school tells the story; Williamson has shown himself butt-naked twice through the windows of the house he was living in.
Williamson, in turn says that he just got up and was preparing breakfast in his own house, totally unaware that anyone could see him.
It is also interesting to note that the accusing woman is a wife of a Fairfax County policeman.
Police showed up very quickly. One of the five cops who went into his house reportedly called Williamson a pervert and others looked through his belongings. They left but returned a short time later to take him to the magistrate.
A police spokeswoman would not comment on Williamson’s claim that officers entered his room without a warrant, but she did say “We don’t arrest people for being nude in their house.”
Williamson in turn, says Fairfax County police treated him “like an animal” at his home.
Considering the huge brouhaha about a sex-related show in Saudi Arabia and the sentences of lashes and prison for those involved (apparently now pardoned by King Abdullah), or the stoning and other punishment in Afghanistan and Pakistan, our domestic morals might not seem to be that strict. On the other hand, how does walking naked around one’s own house compare to miles and miles of nude people on many European beaches? Who could be considered more advanced from the cultural and moral point of view, we wonder…
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I thought it was actually against the law to stare into people’s windows. She must have been making an effort. When I see naked people inside their houses (accidentally of course) I look away.
Shelly, there is something definitely fishy about this whole incident, I think.
If Eric was a woman this wouldn’t have happened. Why are Americans afraid of a cock?
Could it be Freudian penis envy?
Instances like this just get me. When it comes to paying taxes to support social programs, the population quickly rejects the notion, because it’s socialist and unAmerican.
However, when it comes to telling others how to live.. well there is no shortage of volunteers.
Do you have a link for the story btw?
Golden Arple, how true.
BTW, the story was widely reported by many newspapers, including The Washington Post.