while the Mertzes dined at laughing planet
Mar. 9th, 2008 09:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fredxmertzwe saw the 'naked bike ride' go by on Blair st. :
from our local bird cage liner 'the register guard':
A mass naked bike ride through the streets of Eugene — an event intended as a whimsical demonstration against oil dependency and a celebration of the human body — briefly turned into a fracas when police tried to stop the parade and arrest some of the participants.
About 100 bikers in various states of undress made the ride, which began at Skinner Butte Park at 7:30 p.m. and ended about an hour later at the Eugene railroad depot.
Along the way, the bikers cheered, chanted and stopped traffic as they weaved through the Whiteaker neighborhood and then downtown. Organizers did not alert Eugene police in advance, instead sharing their plans via the Internet, fliers and word of mouth. But it didn’t take long for officers to make their presence felt.
“We attempted to make arrests but the crowd turned on the two officers we had trying to handle the situation and they elected to disengage before someone got hurt,” Eugene police Lt. Rich Stronach said later.
It was chilly out, most riders opted for at least bikinis or boxer shorts. A few riders left their breasts bare and must have raised some eyebrows. we really need to de-criminalize the nipple.
from our local bird cage liner 'the register guard':
A mass naked bike ride through the streets of Eugene — an event intended as a whimsical demonstration against oil dependency and a celebration of the human body — briefly turned into a fracas when police tried to stop the parade and arrest some of the participants.
About 100 bikers in various states of undress made the ride, which began at Skinner Butte Park at 7:30 p.m. and ended about an hour later at the Eugene railroad depot.
Along the way, the bikers cheered, chanted and stopped traffic as they weaved through the Whiteaker neighborhood and then downtown. Organizers did not alert Eugene police in advance, instead sharing their plans via the Internet, fliers and word of mouth. But it didn’t take long for officers to make their presence felt.
“We attempted to make arrests but the crowd turned on the two officers we had trying to handle the situation and they elected to disengage before someone got hurt,” Eugene police Lt. Rich Stronach said later.
It was chilly out, most riders opted for at least bikinis or boxer shorts. A few riders left their breasts bare and must have raised some eyebrows. we really need to de-criminalize the nipple.