Nude Man Brewing Coffee In His Own Kitchen Arrested For Indecent Exposure

[RobinGoodfellow]

1) And let the American bashers in....yeesh. The US isn't the only country with laws against public nudity. And for such a prudish county, it's weird how many nude runs we have. And public skinny-dipping holes. And traditions that encourage nudity; how many sites are based off American fraternity hazing rituals? For a nation of prudes, we sure seem to get naked in public a lot...

2) There's at least half a dozen reasons the woman and child could have been out and about that early: Needing to catch an early bus to a baby-sitter's, needing to be in line early, needing to leave for school early (not everywhere is easy to get to for school), she was taking him to her work, taking advantage of an early sale (admittedly it's more likely to be a farmer's market than Sear's, but still...), or even just enjoying the morning air. Seriously: Don't people jog anymore? If that's your hang up in this case, get over it!

3) Sorry, but you have a guy that's well-lit and tall enough to show his privates over the window sill. I respect the right to privacy and all, but this is just stupid: If you're going to walk around your house naked, close a drape. I think that applies in just about any country; your right to privacy only applies if you're being private. Once you start,er, hanging things out in public then that right to privacy pretty much disappears. I think that the guy should have been let off with a warning, but as I'm not aware of how he treated the cops, I can't really say. Next time, just wear shorts....

RG

 

[sexsomniac]

They could probably tell he had no clothes on, but nothing more than that.

She may be but I seriously doubt the kid could tell the guy was pantless. Look at the bush that cover the underside of the window. It's thick. I don't think 7 year old would be tall enough to see pass through it. And besides what's so wrong about kids seeing an adult naked body. It's not like he is doing sexual things. He just drinking a coffee.

On a side note, the prude deserve what she saw. She should have known better not to look into other people house.

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

The guy has common-sense deficiency. How can he be 29 and not know you don't walk around nude in front of a wi[STRIKE]n[/STRIKE]dow? Unless he gets a kick out of it...

Corrected that for you.

Exhibitionism comes with a price.

I thought this kind of thing was popular in Athens? (Or am I 25 centuries late?)

this is stupid. first of all, wtf is she doing out at 530am with her 7yo son??

Off to Holy Mass?

On a side note, the prude deserve what she saw. She should have known better not to look into other people house.

Prudes tend not to see things "by accident".

 

[Strephon]

Funny how people have different takes on this story.

Some are wagging a finger at this guy's insensitivity/stupidity!

Othersdefend his right to do what he likes in his own space!

The divided opinions make me smile, I have to say!

 

[gsdx]

Williamson was making coffee in the buff at 5:30am and standing by his kitchen window when a woman and her seven-year-old son walked along a path by his home in Springfield.

For an Exhibitionist to flaunt his genitalia in front of a window, that faces onto a street, at street level at any time of day, is inviting more complications than a mature person would wish to deal with.

That at 0530 hours the home lights would have been lit, also indicates that the exhibition was well high lighted.

There was no street. He was in the privacy of his own home, standing behind the kitchen counter at 5:30 AM, making coffee in a room where he didn't expect to be overlooked. Unless he's a basketball player, he was probably hidden from the waist down behind the counter.

Then, with his coffee made, he walked past another window, thus briefly exposing himself as he passed by.

Just how long was that woman standing there watching him? And why wouldn't that make her a Peeping Tom?

 

[kallipolis]

^I live on the top floor of an apartment block with large French windows, and a balcony that encircles my flat. As a consequence I give no one the opportunity to gossip.

In the Summer months our temperatures can reach 45 degrees celsius. I always use shorts on the assumption that someone may be looking. But the Greek character is the opposite of the American Puritan. A Greek woman faced with the circumstances that we are discussing would probably smile and compliment the man on his appealing stature. We Greeks appreciate such moments of human showmanship.

 

[Lefty]

first, quit bashing americans, you are becoming quite fucking tedious.

second, i was always under the impression that windows were for looking OUT of not in to.

third, if that flacid dick with a man sipping a cup of coffee is going to scar the kids psyche then the mother has done a seriously lousy job of rearing him...kid probably wouldn't have even noted the incident w/o mama. mens public rest rooms, the gym, the local plunge (pool) all provide visual ops for penis viewings of various shapes and sizes. does mama make him bathe in his undies?

shit, i run my house naked all the time i do keep a robe at the door in case of visitors. i do my backyard naked all the time, its my backyard don't look over or through the fence damn it. i spent a lot of money on my pool/spa and hot tub and refuse to use them clothed unless entertaining guest...and sometimes not even then depending on the guest(s).

what a crock.

 

[kallipolis]

There was no street. He was in the privacy of his own home, standing behind the kitchen counter at 5:30 AM, making coffee in a room where he didn't expect to be overlooked. Unless he's a basketball player, he was probably hidden from the waist down behind the counter.

Then, with his coffee made, he walked past another window, thus briefly exposing himself as he passed by.

Just how long was that woman standing there watching him? And why wouldn't that make her a Peeping Tom?

I can only respond to the media report that speaks another reality. In other words I will not speculate past the news report.

It is possible that you have better access to the facts.

A portion of The Sky News report:

Eric Williamson, 29, from Virginia, insists he has done nothing wrong and any exposure of his private parts was purely accidental.
Williamson was making coffee in the buff at 5:30am and standing by his kitchen window when a woman and her seven-year-old son walked along a path by his home in Springfield.
The woman then called the police.
Fairfax County Police spokeswoman Mary Ann Jennings said the woman claimed Williamson then moved and exposed himself again through a large front window.

 

[kallipolis]

Was this in the UK or US? If the US, then I don't believe they can arrest you for being naked within your own home.

What happens in ones own home is not a public matter (the exception being a possible violent act is taking place or burglary and such), therefore in this case he did not commit public indecency.

So what if someone saw him. They should have looked away and kept going on with their business if they didn't want to see it. He wasn't doing anything destructive to anybody's health. Morons.

I am sure that a court of law will determine the facts, and pronounce accordingly.

I always avoid exposing my nude body before my windows. I wouldn't want to disturb my neighbours, or risk having to appear before a court of law.

A little common sense eliminates, or reduces the prospect of being hauled before the courts.

 

[gsdx]

A little common sense eliminates, or reduces the prospect of being hauled before the courts.

Odd, since common sense would probably tell him not to expect a mother and her 7-year-old son to be standing on a path in the dark outside his kitchen window at 5:30 in the morning.

Besides, the guy walked past the window. It wasn't like he was standing there waving at her or getting ready to whitewash his Pellas.

 

[blackbeltninja]

Who says she was peeping inside? Lots of houses have large windows and when the curtain is open you can clearly see inside when you pass by without having to peep. Children don't know any better and if I was walking with my kid I wouldn't want them to be exposed to a naked person.

I probably wouldn't have called the police but he still should have known better. I don't find it too hard to believe that he wanted to be seen.

I think if he wanted to show himself off he wouldn't have done it at 05h30 when the streets are fairly deserted.

That aside, what's wrong with a naked body? Wouldn't your son have one as well under his clothes?

For a nation of prudes, we sure seem to get naked in public a lot...

Unofficially, perhaps.

The official stance is, well, arrest people drinking coffee with no clothes on in their own homes, apparently. I fully expect a SWAT team will burst in on me in the shower next time I take a vacation Stateside and will be rather disappointed if they don't.

-d-

 

[kallipolis]

Odd, since common sense would probably tell him not to expect a mother and her 7-year-old son to be standing on a path in the dark outside his kitchen window at 5:30 in the morning.

Besides, the guy walked past the window. It wasn't like he was standing there waving at her or getting ready to whitewash his Pellas.

The news report did not state that the woman and her child were standing on the path outside the defendant's home. Rather that they were walking past the defendant's home.

I can only respond to the news report that states the defendant was nude and moved from his kitchen window, to another window in his home.

When walking past a home where the lights are lit, and the curtains are not drawn closed, it is a very human response to look.

I for one do not make my coffee in the nude, nor do I stand in front of my windows nude, with my home lights lit to further illuminate my stark appearance.

I am sure that a court of law will determine the facts.

I agree that the woman was much too prudish.

 

[gsdx]

The news report did not state that the woman and her child were standing on the path outside the defendant's home. Rather that they were walking past the defendant's home.

I can only respond to the news report that states the defendant was nude and moved from his kitchen window, to another window in his home.

I understand, and I'm not arguing with you. The report didn't say she was standing there but, from her description to the police, he had been standing at the window making coffee and, when it was done, walked past another large window where he exposed himself.

Now, from that, I gather that she couldn't see that he was naked until he walked past the big window with his coffee. It takes time to prepare a coffee. To me, that implies that the woman was passing his house and happened to spy him through the kitchen window, and then either slowed her pace or paused long enough for him to finish making his coffee and walk into another room and past the window (where he did not stop) where she could see that he was naked.

From the article:

Trial lawyer Dickson Young, who is not connected with the case, explained that "in order for it to be a crime, they have to prove - the state and police - have to prove that he knew those people were there when he was standing there.

"The statute requires an intentional display of your private parts. So if you are occasionally displaying them, accidentally displaying them, inadvertently displaying them it's not a crime."

At this time of the year, at that time of the morning, it is virtually impossible to see out windows when lights are on. My bedroom faces the well-lighted street. When my bedroom light is on before I go to bed, I can't see people walking past my apartment on the other side of the street unless I'm standing at the window.

Not only would he not expect them to be there at that time of the morning, he wouldn't have seen them if he did.

I understand you saying that he should have taken precautions so as not to be seen, but I'm just saying that, from his point of view, precautions would have been unnecessary given the circumstances.

 

[kallipolis]

I understand, and I'm not arguing with you. The report didn't say she was standing there but, from her description to the police, he had been standing at the window making coffee and, when it was done, walked past another large window where he exposed himself.

Now, from that, I gather that she couldn't see that he was naked until he walked past the big window with his coffee. It takes time to prepare a coffee. To me, that implies that the woman was passing his house and happened to spy him through the kitchen window, and then either slowed her pace or paused long enough for him to finish making his coffee and walk into another room and past the window (where he did not stop) where she could see that he was naked.

From the article:



At this time of the year, at that time of the morning, it is virtually impossible to see out windows when lights are on. My bedroom faces the well-lighted street. When my bedroom light is on before I go to bed, I can't see people walking past my apartment on the other side of the street unless I'm standing at the window.

Not only would he not expect them to be there at that time of the morning, he wouldn't have seen them if he did.

I understand you saying that he should have taken precautions so as not to be seen, but I'm just saying that, from his point of view, precautions would have been unnecessary given the circumstances.

I am not trying this case. I am not a judge, nor am I a lawyer. Thus I will not proceed past the media reports by speculating.

The woman was clearly much too prudish in reporting the matter to the police.

But we should also consider the possibility that the defendant was exhibiting himself in the nude. We should not dispense with this possibility.

If I am making coffee in my own home, and I am naked, I first make certain that the curtains are drawn closed.

In this case the defendant's home windows were at street level, and overlooked a street/path that is used by the general public.

I am sure that the defendant did not make his coffee in darkness. It would be reasonable to suppose that his home lights were lit.

Clearly his curtains were drawn open, when his home lights were lit, and he stood naked in front of his window drinking his coffee.

I have merely indicated that in a puritanical society such as the United States, it is wise not to offer the narrow minded person, the opportunity to act in such a school marmish fashion.

We should recall that the United States armed forces still dismisses gay serviceman, for merely being gay. Let us not underestimate the prudishness of many in American society. This discussion board is real eye opener for reports on this narrow mindedness. Tragic as it may be for many Americans.

 

[blackbeltninja]

At this time of the year, at that time of the morning, it is virtually impossible to see out windows when lights are on. My bedroom faces the well-lighted street. When my bedroom light is on before I go to bed, I can't see people walking past my apartment on the other side of the street unless I'm standing at the window.

If the lights were on inside, he'd have had a 2-way mirror effect where they could see in and he couldn't necessarily see out.

Still, does this woman have nothing better to do with her time? Yeesh!

-d-

 

[palemale]

I live in Manhattan. Here in NYC, we don't call the police about naked people with the blinds up. I live in a neighborhood with lots of young people. They don't seem to believe in window treatments. I see nudity all the time, people fucking, sucking and jerking off.

We recently got a new park, the High Line, built on an abandoned, elevated stretch of train tracks in lower Manhattan. There was a story in the New York Times the other day about an adjacent hotel where, it seems, crowds have been gathering on the High Line to watch the guests fuck. The authorities asked the hotel to remind guests facing the park to draw their blinds when they have sex. The police in Virginia should have done the same thing with this guy, just a little note to remind him not to stand in front of his street-facing window naked. And that woman needs to have her head examined.

 

[kallipolis]

I live in Manhattan. Here in NYC, we don't call the police about naked people with the blinds up. I live in a neighborhood with lots of young people. They don't seem to believe in window treatments. I see nudity all the time, people fucking, sucking and jerking off.

We recently got a new park, the High Line, built on an abandoned, elevated stretch of train tracks in lower Manhattan. There was a story in the New York Times the other day about an adjacent hotel where, it seems, crowds have been gathering on the High Line to watch the guests fuck. The authorities asked the hotel to remind guests facing the park to draw their blinds when they have sex. The police in Virginia should have done the same thing with this guy, just a little note to remind him not to stand in front of his street-facing window naked. And that woman needs to have her head examined.

I share your opinion. But as you are very well aware, it is never wise to waive a red rag at a bull, or even a passing cow.

 

[doctorsun]

The woman is a bitch.

 

[LoveIsNow]

At 5:30 in the morning, it's still dark outside.

Good point and when it's dark outside and you have the lights on inside, people can see you but you can't see them. How would he know there was someone outside to expose himself to. Any sane woman who didn't want her child to see a naked man would just turn his head away and shuffle him along. In my family and circle of friends we would have a big laugh about it. It seems to me this woman (and surprisingly from some of the comments many a JUBber) has some serious gripes with the human body.

 

[Lord Booticus]

I wonder how this'll effect the kid. Not only has his mother shown that its not ok to be naked, but that itsalso not ok to be naked in your own home. Not only that but its an offense that needs the police. He may have issues with his body when he's older.