JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) - I guess he can't ask men who
support this to "stand tall". Hee hee.
The Southern state, long considered one of the most
conservative in the United States, is considering a
public-sex-and-nudity law with a provision that would make it
illegal for sexually aroused men to appear in public.
The bill, introduced by Republican state Sen. Tom King at the
request of a constituent concerned about the behavior of patrons
at strip clubs, defines nudity to include "the showing of
covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state."
Men who run afoul of the law could face up to a year in prison
and a $2,000 fine.
"It will set some boundaries on what they (strip club patrons)
can or cannot do in a community," said Forrest County Supervisor
Johnny DuPree, who asked for a discussion of the question in the
legislature.
DuPree, who has opposed the opening of a strip club at a
National Guard base at Camp Shelby, outside Hattiesburg, said
the law also would help local governments combat indecent acts.
Hattiesburg is located about 100 miles south of the state
capital, Jackson.
The bill, modeled on a similar statute in Indiana, has been
sent to Mississippi's Senate Judiciary Committee for further
review.
