Woman Who Won Topless Court Fight Plans To Bare Breasts Again

[matcom]

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A woman who won a court fight over her right to bare her breasts in public plans to protest topless on Saturday at a city auditorium.

Elizabeth Book planned to stage the protest at the Peabody Auditorium next to three statues of women nude from the waist up.

The protest coincides with a busy weekend of Pepsi 400 races and Fourth of July celebrations. The auditorium is located in a different part of the city than the Daytona International Speedway.

"I will be as top-free as the statues," Book said Monday in an e-mail to the nudists and naturists who have supported her cause. "This is not over until Daytona is forced to recognize the unconstitutionality of their ordinances and statutes aimed at the American woman's breasts."

Daytona Beach says Book's victory in court last week was only temporary and probably will be appealed.

"She should probably save her exuberance for a time when all the appeals have ended," Assistant City Attorney said Greg McDole, an assistant city attorney. "There are a number of appeals left and a number of years before this is a binding precedent."

Volusia County Judge David Beck ruled that Book was within her rights when she bared her breasts as part of a political protest during Bike Week in March 2004.

The city's anti-nudity ordinance allows an exemption for nudity that is part of a political protest or other constitutionally protected issue, Beck said, throwing out her arrest and fine for $253. The city passed the rule in 2002 to curb indecency at special events.

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[tjdee]

1. Why doesn't she just go into the entertainment industry?

I've seen plenty of boobs there.

Everyone has to have a cause I guess...

[48pan]

2. I saw her picture...

some people should remain clothed.