Tigermike 3,053 Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 An Arresting Affair An Arresting Affair (Limerick) By Madeleine Begun Kane A gal in New York was arrested For strolling outdoors while bare-breasted. But courts say, “No fair! You can not make gals wear Shirts and blouses, cause men go bare-chested.†Yesterday, CNN reported that Jill Coccaro has received a $29,000 settlement of her civil rights lawsuit against New York City. She’d been arrested for topless strolling and was detained for twelve hours, despite a 1992 New York State appeals court ruling that women have the same right as men to remove their shirts. El Linko for the limerick New York City pays $29,000 for arresting topless womanPOSTED: 3:31 p.m. EDT, June 18, 2007 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." CNN LINK to CNN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,440 Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Man, $29K for one days work sure beats half a year inside a titty bar... As for the men reading this story, seems this is a win-win for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermike 3,053 Posted June 25, 2007 Author Share Posted June 25, 2007 Man, $29K for one days work sure beats half a year inside a titty bar... As for the men reading this story, seems this is a win-win for us. Does that mean we can post pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,440 Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Man, $29K for one days work sure beats half a year inside a titty bar... As for the men reading this story, seems this is a win-win for us. Does that mean we can post pictures? I cant google a pic of Ms Jill Coccaro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny AU-92 0 Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Past experience shows that good looking women don't do this kind of stuff. Good looking women won't show off the girls without some kind of return on investment. So I wouldn't be in too much of a hurry to check this woman out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otterinbham 0 Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Well, there needs to be some kind of measurement factor in here, a sliding scale if you will, so that we can determine exactly who and who cannot parade around topless in public. For example, a young, 20ish woman with firm, proud funbags should be allowed to dress as she darned well pleases. That's not nudity. That's art. A woman way past her prime? Ummmm....no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU_tiger_2000 0 Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Well, there needs to be some kind of measurement factor in here, a sliding scale if you will, so that we can determine exactly who and who cannot parade around topless in public. For example, a young, 20ish woman with firm, proud funbags should be allowed to dress as she darned well pleases. That's not nudity. That's art. A woman way past her prime? Ummmm....no. If the woman has to worry about stepping on them as she goes down the street, definitely no. If the woman has to worry about poking somebody's eye out, definitely yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDAuburn 2 Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Coccaro, who now goes by the name Phoenix FeeleyIsn't Phoenix a rising bird... and her new last name... nevermind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,440 Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermike 3,053 Posted June 26, 2007 Author Share Posted June 26, 2007 She needs an up lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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