On Tuesday, a Utah judge ruled the state's lewdness law is constitutional and declined to dismiss charges against a woman who faces jail time for being topless in front of her stepchildren in her home.
She explained to the children, who were then 9, 10 and 13, that"she considers herself a feminist and wanted to make a point that everybody should be fine with walking around their house or elsewhere with skin showing," according to court documents. The incident was reported during an investigation of a Division of Child and Family Services case involving the children, but not Buchanan. The children's mother reported the incident, saying she was"alarmed" by what Buchanan had done.
Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah argued against the constitutional viability of that law, saying it promotes sex-based discrimination, noting that Buchanan's husband was as nude as she was at the time, and yet had not charged with a crime. Buchanan's lawyers asked for the law to be stricken down, the dismissal of all charges against her and that any language which declared it unlawful for a woman to bare her breasts be removed from state law.
Good Lord. Bible thumpers are scary people
Wtf
This is one good reason not to move to Utah. I hope this judge is happy with his 4 top less wives and their polygamist compound.
I’m soooo glad I left there and will never go back LandOfZion
🖕😠🖕Utah
This case is idiotic. But what do you expect in Utah?
Husband also topless, no charges.
Land of the Free.
Time to tax the living fuck out of churches.
What the fuck!
A woman topless in her own bedroom? By the stars, how scandalous
This is maybe the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen. Glad the courts are wasting time dictating what you can wear in your own bedroom.
‘Murica
So Utah hates women. Good to know.
PhilipGagne Do women have to shower in special underwear? Separation between church and state?
Topless while installing instillation? Yikes!
'the children walked in on her while she was in her bedroom' ..and the husband was also topless. What am I missing? She was in her bedroom.
She was in front of her step children. She was wrong.
Huh? 🙄
Whilst the repercussion of such a decision is it may set legal precedence this is a domestic dispute between a divorced couple. The mother reported the step mother after the kids told her that step mom was without a top in the house. The mother then reported her to child services
Utah, religious zealots like the mormons and others! Pathetic users dictating their own agenda! They're no different than trump's so called religious groups..or ISIL! They all bastardize religion to serve themselves! Pathetic!
Ugh Utah, big problem to deal with, but ignore the widening equality gap. Idiots. canadaisbetter
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