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Sunday, January 05, 2020

Topless Plaintiffs Want Officials Out As Expert Witnesses

OCEAN CITY — Who is best suited to gauge public sensibilities could become the key in the ongoing civil suit challenging Ocean City’s topless ordinance after the plaintiffs in the case last week filed a motion to exclude the town’s elected officials from testifying as witnesses.

Two weeks ago, Ocean City officials filed a motion for summary judgment in the civil suit filed against the resort in 2018 challenging an ordinance that prohibits women from going topless in the same public areas where men are allowed to go shirtless. On the same day, the plaintiffs in the case filed a motion to exclude Mayor Rick Meehan and Council Secretary Mary Knight from testifying as expert witnesses.

From the beginning, Ocean City officials have contended the notion of allowing female toplessness offends the sensibilities of most residents and visitors to the family-oriented resort. In a hearing on the plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction last December, resort officials presented evidence of hundreds of emails, letters and phone calls bearing out that sentiment. Ocean City has contended the Mayor and Council, as leaders and residents of the resort, have an innate understanding of the public’s sensibilities on the topless issue.

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26 comments:

Anonymous said...

No doubt this is brought on by liberal democrats.

Anonymous said...

But they aren't offended by the offensive tshirts hanging out front of all the downtown shops, the drunks pouring out of a bar every 100ft, the constant fights started when rival B-more scumbags run into each other on vacation?
I can agree with the topless advocates on one point. The elected officials of Ocean City are certainly no experts.

Anonymous said...

Such a shame that these women have no self esteem they have to expose themselves to get noticed. Very sad.

Anonymous said...

Meehan wouldn't know a nipple if it hit him in the face.

Anonymous said...

Equal rights, period. Free those puppies!

Anonymous said...

Down grade women even more. No one will have respect for women walking around topless. Sex object only.

Anonymous said...

I say no topless women. 1 in 10 will be worth looking at. The other 9 will make you wish you stayed home.

Anonymous said...

Not women,,,trannies

Anonymous said...


Desperate for attention. It would have been much better if they had taken the $$ they've spent on legal fees and used it to get some therapy.

Anonymous said...

Then you agree with Soros. His non profit is paying for attorneys. Not just in oc but across the country in half the beach towns. Thank you

Anonymous said...

A Family oriented resort went out the door decades ago. Bars on ever corner and then some with drunks every where. Look at the crime. Who thinks it is a family resort is the ones who wants the government to raise the children and donot accept their family responsibilities.

Jersey boy said...

The problem is not women exposing themselves, the problem will be that when a man checks them out, he will be prosecuted as a potential rapist, pedophile, pervert, etc etc etc.
I love ta ta’s, but would be very uncomfortable with women hanging them out in public!

Anonymous said...

How is a woman professor from Indiana an expert on the "sensibilities" of those who live, work or visit Ocean City, Maryland? Where is her research, notes, interviews and written papers on 'the sensibilities of those who live, work and visit Ocean City, Maryland'? I am willing to bet none!

Anonymous said...

Ask yourself what kind of women wants people staring at their bare boobs.

Anonymous said...

18 and over correct?!

Anonymous said...

It certainly isn’t a family resort anymore. Just walk down the boardwalk after 9:00 pm. Thugs everywhere. No civility, no respect for anyone. Another example, most all other resort towns in the east are becoming more and more dog friendly. Pets that are considered part of the family. Meehan personally dislikes dogs. Therefore, he consistently advocates against allowing them more access to public or private spaces. As far as shirtless women go, this is 2020. No one will even care after the first season.

Anonymous said...

Has anyone seen these ‘women’? They are most definitely not supermodel material. If something happens where this is permitted, then we will need some legislation about ugly people on the beach....wait.... um, this is OCMD... if we legislated ugly peoples off the beach there would be nobody to pay the parking meters

Anonymous said...

soros hasn't even heard of OCMD and don't give a damn about it. Have you actually seen his financial records? Why do you have these stupid thoughts 2:34

Anonymous said...

It's all about the tan

Anonymous said...

I wise man once said "After you've seen one set, you want to see them all"

Anonymous said...

There's something mentally wrong with people that don't like dogs.

Anonymous said...

You got that right 305

Anonymous said...

were they Topless at the Mayor's Office ??? LOL

Anonymous said...

One has to see their Topless Top to make a decision !!! LOL LOL

Anonymous said...

Expert Witnesses should All be Topless !!!!

Anonymous said...

Sounds like a FUN hearing > TOPLESS !!!!