1.
Man learns casino losses not deductible
PERTH, Scotland, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- A British man repeatedly arrested for public nudity told a Scottish judge he is willing to spend his life in jail for "individual freedom."
Stephen Gough, 50, was found guilty Tuesday of breaching the peace for walking naked from a Perth, Scotland, prison in December upon being released from a 12-month sentence for the same crime, The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday.
Gough, who appeared nude to represent himself in court Tuesday, rejected Perth Sheriff Lindsay Foulis' offer to grant him bail pending sentencing if he agreed to dress. He was remanded into custody.
Gough became known as the "Naked Rambler" after a 2003 naked walk across Britain that resulted in 15 arrests and 140 nights in jail. He has since been arrested for subsequent cross-country walks and for disrobing on a Scottish plane.
Foulis told Gough he would continue to be arrested and sent to prison on a regular basis if his behavior does not change.
However, Gough said he accepts he could "potentially" spend his life in prison for nudity.
"This is about individual freedom," he said.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Odd News Stories | |
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Pop icon Madonna says she "wasn't happy" after rapper M.I.A. flipped her middle finger at a camera during the Super Bowl halftime show in Indianapolis.
|
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
A woman who says she had an affair with President John F. Kennedy wrote that she didn't feel at the time she was "invading the Kennedys' marriage."
|
BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
A British company said it is opening salons across England dedicated to the tattooing the scalps of bald men to make it look like they have short hair.
|
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the construction of two new nuclear reactors, the first to be built in the United States since 1978.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
