OCEAN CITY — With the arrival of another summer season, local law enforcement is still waiting for an opinion from the Maryland Attorney General on the legality of women going topless in the same areas where men are allowed to go shirtless under the Equal Protection Act.
Last August, at the request of Maryland resident Chelsea Covington, Worcester County State’s Attorney Beau Oglesby reached out to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office for an opinion on the issue. Covington, an advocate for female bare-chestedness in public through the TopFreedom initiative, often goes topless in public places in Maryland including Ocean City and Assateague, for example.
Eight months later, the Maryland Attorney General’s Office is still reviewing Oglesby’s request, the relevant case law and likely an extensive brief presented by Covington.
“We have been working closely with Worcester County State’s Attorney Beau Oglesby and we continue to anxiously wait for an opinion from the Maryland Attorney General’s Office on how to handle this matter,” said OCPD Public Information Office Lindsay Richard this week. “As we wait for an opinion from the Maryland Attorney General, we have been closely examining the legal alternatives. We have discussed at great length how to honor the rights of all of the millions of visitors who come to Ocean City.”
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20 comments:
If they want families to stop going to the beach then do it so it then can be for nj ny thugs .
great! so the trash I see along the boardwalk can become even more offensive. Nothing like watching some fat slob from PA strolling along the boardwalk wearing nothing but buttfloss with titties dragging along the boards! and now they want to let the women do it to?
try unseeing those sights!
trainwreck!
the MD AG is an idiot
Let them puppies breath, go for it!
10 simple miles of beach (not including assateague) and the ongoing DRAMA of topless.
Can't say its dull on this little 10 mile MD island facing the Atlantic Ocean...never dull at all. Last week Cruiser's, this weekend Memorial Day frantics - next on the agenda:
June Bugs!!!!!!!!
Friday Puffy clouds will not deter fishing! No not at all!!!!
In the scheme of things...as hillary would say, "what difference at this point does it make?" or something like that!!
Put me down for one "Yes" vote.
Also allow me to suggest restricting it to the 82nd Street beach.
That's where my condo is.
Wait a minute. 82nd street? Isn't there a FRACTURED PRUNE already on the premises???
(snicker snicker)
TGIF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Easy call: If the puppies can stand up without assistance put them on parade. If they're pointed at the South Pole must be restrained. Nasty ink needs a cover also. Smile.
Women deserve to be treated as equals! They can be combat soldiers now, the only other barrier to be taken down is the outdated dress code. New York has granted full equal rights to women, it is time the Peoples Republic of Maryland started doing what a great president once told another commie leader, "Tear Down That Wall"!
10:56 so stupid. Yeah that's childless women in their teens and 20s.
VOTE YES
11:25 has never been to South beach in Miami.
or Key West!
If not topless, than allow them to wear that great "Tear Drop Bikini"!
This is very common in Europe that should not be ridiculed denied since it is a right for women to choose regardless of how ugly or beautiful their breats are. It about respect. Respect of others is the key. That in itself is probably the main reason why it won't happen. nobody has it anymore. I for one would welcome it. Oh and by the way European women do not shave their legs nor their armpits. The privilege of seeing bear topless beautiful women who had more underarm hair than I did. Was kind of odd
I vote Tear Drop...yep yep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If they look like kate upton or melania. Yes please feel free.
Mother Nature is watching
Jane, your reference to NY is not a very good example when saying they grant women rights. Right to what? They even give rights to terrorist in that area, but don't want you to have a big gulp. Not a good source at all.
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