Post by djfearross on May 29, 2010 11:42:45 GMT
Blame the Christians..
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/10170685.stm
A minor one but look at the way the BBC angled this story to put the blame at the feet of the Christians.
A court in Switzerland has upheld the appeal of a man who was fined for rambling naked.
The court in Trogen ruled that the naked hiking did not amount to "indecent behaviour".
A prosecutor was quoted as saying the ruling should not be seen as giving blanket permission for people to walk naked in the area.
The case was the first since the eastern Swiss canton of Appenzell allowed naked hikers to be fined.
Appenzell has become a popular destination for those who like to hike without clothes, but many locals are unhappy about the trend.
The hiker in question was fined 100 Swiss francs (70 euros, £60) after eyewitnesses complained that he had been hiking in full view of a communal barbecuing area.
They also say he walked past a Christian care home, whose residents saw him.
The court lifted the fine, while local authorities will cover court costs of about 870 francs, the website swissinfo.ch reported.
The 47-year-old defendant said he had been hiking nude for two years and that most people were friendly towards him, according to Swiss newspaper Le Temps.
Swiss federal law states that public nudity is not a crime.
The BBC's Imogen Foulkes reports that Appenzell is traditionally a rather devout and conservative region, which only gave women the vote in 1990.
Authorities had hoped last year's public order law allowing for fines, would be a deterrent to naked ramblers
"They also say he walked past a Christian care home, whose residents saw him. " Of course, the BBC didn't mention if they complained or were even offended. Obviously, 'following up leads' is just a hollywood term for the BBC.
"The BBC's Imogen Foulkes reports that Appenzell is traditionally a rather devout and conservative region, which only gave women the vote in 1990. "
Of course no mentioned that even with women voters, the total number of voters is around 3k.
No mention that women were only not able to vote, cause Appenzell is a town fighting to keep its traditions and doesn't want them changed. It wasn't because they didn't actually want women to vote.
No mention that the votes are open air votes (this in itself is news!) Like i said it is tradition more than anything.
You can read more about this amazing place here, worth a visit infact;
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Democracy_at_its_most_direct_in_Appenzell.html?cid=245320
Amazing how the BBC never seems to call Muslim countries conservate even though, in some, schools are bombed, women beaten if they don't cover up, banned from leaving the house without a male, not allowed to vote etc Of course, then it becomes 'cultural' and nothing to do with religion.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/10170685.stm
A minor one but look at the way the BBC angled this story to put the blame at the feet of the Christians.
A court in Switzerland has upheld the appeal of a man who was fined for rambling naked.
The court in Trogen ruled that the naked hiking did not amount to "indecent behaviour".
A prosecutor was quoted as saying the ruling should not be seen as giving blanket permission for people to walk naked in the area.
The case was the first since the eastern Swiss canton of Appenzell allowed naked hikers to be fined.
Appenzell has become a popular destination for those who like to hike without clothes, but many locals are unhappy about the trend.
The hiker in question was fined 100 Swiss francs (70 euros, £60) after eyewitnesses complained that he had been hiking in full view of a communal barbecuing area.
They also say he walked past a Christian care home, whose residents saw him.
The court lifted the fine, while local authorities will cover court costs of about 870 francs, the website swissinfo.ch reported.
The 47-year-old defendant said he had been hiking nude for two years and that most people were friendly towards him, according to Swiss newspaper Le Temps.
Swiss federal law states that public nudity is not a crime.
The BBC's Imogen Foulkes reports that Appenzell is traditionally a rather devout and conservative region, which only gave women the vote in 1990.
Authorities had hoped last year's public order law allowing for fines, would be a deterrent to naked ramblers
"They also say he walked past a Christian care home, whose residents saw him. " Of course, the BBC didn't mention if they complained or were even offended. Obviously, 'following up leads' is just a hollywood term for the BBC.
"The BBC's Imogen Foulkes reports that Appenzell is traditionally a rather devout and conservative region, which only gave women the vote in 1990. "
Of course no mentioned that even with women voters, the total number of voters is around 3k.
No mention that women were only not able to vote, cause Appenzell is a town fighting to keep its traditions and doesn't want them changed. It wasn't because they didn't actually want women to vote.
No mention that the votes are open air votes (this in itself is news!) Like i said it is tradition more than anything.
You can read more about this amazing place here, worth a visit infact;
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Democracy_at_its_most_direct_in_Appenzell.html?cid=245320
Amazing how the BBC never seems to call Muslim countries conservate even though, in some, schools are bombed, women beaten if they don't cover up, banned from leaving the house without a male, not allowed to vote etc Of course, then it becomes 'cultural' and nothing to do with religion.
