New York City pays $29,000 for arresting topless woman

[Kurtz]

NEW YORK (AP) -- A woman arrested for exposing her breasts has accepted a $29,000 settlement from the city, her lawyer said.

Jill Coccaro, 27, was arrested on a topless stroll two years ago, despite a 1992 state appeals court ruling that concluded women should have the same right as men to take off their shirts.

Coccaro, who now goes by the name Phoenix Feeley, remained in custody for 12 hours before she was told prosecutors were not going to pursue charges.

Her attorney, Jeffrey Rothman, told the Daily News that his client won the civil rights settlement from the city, which did not admit or deny wrongdoing.

"We hope the police learn a lesson and respect the rights of women to go topless," Rothman said.

Feeley told the New York Post that she was not treated well after her August 4, 2005, arrest in Manhattan's Lower East Side section. She claimed in an October lawsuit that a police officer yanked her out of a patrol car by her hair and police took her to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation.

She told the newspaper she had gone bare-breasted after running the 2004 city marathon without police bothering her.

"I've always just felt that was something natural," Feeley said of going topless. "I've kind of always done it out of practicality."


http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/06/18/topless.settlement.ap/index.html

There's a poll. :hyper

[MW]

I personally could not go topless. However, if women went topless, there would be less of a fixation on women's breasts, as it would be as common as seeing one's elbow.

[Semantics]

Should men and women have the same right to go topless?

Yes, absolutely. :yep

[quiet man]

some women could go topless without causing much of a stir, but some should save it for their partners to avoid neck injuries and accidents!

[Oceanbreeze]

I personally could not go topless. However, if women went topless, there would be less of a fixation on women's breasts, as it would be as common as seeing one's elbow.

:agree

[issac the dragon]

Forcing women to cover their breasts is no different than forcing them to wear burkas. If a man might get turned on looking at it, women must cover it up. The problem is men.

To this day, some orthodox Jewish women wear wigs to cover their beautiful hair. But they wear beautiful wigs. This whole sex thing is filled with nuttiness.

But women like to turn men on and men like to be turned on. Its nice walking down the street and turning men's heads. Maybe we would regret it if men stopped being turned on by our boobs. And, it would probably make even more women get boob jobs.:vogue

[Indigo]

I personally could not go topless. However, if women went topless, there would be less of a fixation on women's breasts, as it would be as common as seeing one's elbow.

:agree

[Semantics]

Forcing women to cover their breasts is no different than forcing them to wear burkas. If a man might get turned on looking at it, women must cover it up. The problem is men.

To this day, some orthodox Jewish women wear wigs to cover their beautiful hair. But they wear beautiful wigs. This whole sex thing is filled with nuttiness.

But women like to turn men on and men like to be turned on. Its nice walking down the street and turning men's heads. Maybe we would regret it if men stopped being turned on by our boobs. And, it would probably make even more women get boob jobs.:vogue

Great post, Issac. :clap

[Wabash]

I personally could not go topless. However, if women went topless, there would be less of a fixation on women's breasts, as it would be as common as seeing one's elbow.

Not!:rofl

Phoenix Feeley?...:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl Purrrrfect!

some women could go topless without causing much of a stir, but some should save it for their partners to avoid neck injuries and accidents!

Some of my worse cases of whiplash are caused from that! I've missed more offramps on the freeway because of it too!
Forcing women to cover their breasts is no different than forcing them to wear burkas. If a man might get turned on looking at it, women must cover it up. The problem is men.

To this day, some orthodox Jewish women wear wigs to cover their beautiful hair. But they wear beautiful wigs. This whole sex thing is filled with nuttiness.

But women like to turn men on and men like to be turned on. Its nice walking down the street and turning men's heads. Maybe we would regret it if men stopped being turned on by our boobs. And, it would probably make even more women get boob jobs.:vogue

I'm ALL for exposed boobs....but with some women I want to shout..."Put your clothes back on"!!!

[cassandra]

I think it is fine. For myself I would not. I don't really like the feel of it, if I were small chested I may think differently!

[Wabash]

I think it is fine. For myself I would not. I don't really like the feel of it, if I were small chested I may think differently!

:pics

[Wabash]

This thread deals with two of my most favorite subjects...Eye Candy and Braille!:hyper:paclap

[Rockin Rodney]

I personally could not go topless. However, if women went topless, there would be less of a fixation on women's breasts, as it would be as common as seeing one's elbow.


Yea but I have seen a lot of Womens elbows, so it would take a few years for me to get caught up seeing all the boobs?

Gimme an Amen brother!...Halleluja

[issac the dragon]

I think it is fine. For myself I would not. I don't really like the feel of it, if I were small chested I may think differently!

:lmao If I were big chested I might do it.

[waterdog]

I voted YES, YES, YESSSSS!!!!!!!!

Women should go topless anytime they want, just like men can. But, don't go getting upset when you see me looking. :boobeyes

[cassandra]

:lmao If I were big chested I might do it.


:lmao Well, I think you may think differently if you were but what do I know. Of course, if they are fake and perky I probably would too! :ohyeah

[sparks]

I voted YES, YES, YESSSSS!!!!!!!!

Women should go topless anytime they want, just like men can. But, don't go getting upset when you see me looking. :boobeyes

:horndog

[waterdog]

:horndog

:ohyeah

[bbrown]

The fact is that the two sets of organs are not the same. They are sexualized on women, but not on men. You may wish it were differently, but that doesn't mean squat in the real world. (Hint: there's a reason why a lot of men flock to strip clubs and pay money to see the women's breasts.)

I am not a prude but I don't need to see people's sexual organs in my everyday life. Hinting at them or suggesting at them are plenty fine for me.

Bill

(For the record, I don't think men should go topless either.)

[sparks]

The fact is that the two sets of organs are not the same. They are sexualized on women, but not on men. You may wish it were differently, but that doesn't mean squat in the real world. (Hint: there's a reason why a lot of men flock to strip clubs and pay money to see the women's breasts.)

I am not a prude but I don't need to see people's sexual organs in my everyday life. Hinting at them or suggesting at them are plenty fine for me.

Bill

(For the record, I don't think men should go topless either.)

For any circumstance? Like mowing the yard? Laying out at the pool?

That's ridiculous for a man not to go topless at times. :shrug

[waterdog]

For any circumstance? Like mowing the yard? Laying out at the pool?

That's ridiculous for a man not to go topless at times. :shrug

I think it's just as ridiculous for women not to go topless at times. :shrug

[sparks]

I think it's just as ridiculous for women not to go topless at times. :shrug

Ummmm...hello...it's ILLEGAL!!!!! :roll

[waterdog]

:no3Ummmm...hello...it's ILLEGAL!!!!! :roll

Well Hello yourself............it shouldn't be illegal!!!!!!!!! :no3

[bbrown]

For any circumstance? Like mowing the yard? Laying out at the pool?

Uhh, that'd be a crazy statement. I'm quite in favor of topless men and women--in situations where it's appropriate.

Bill