A federal judge has dismissed a nude protester’s claim that police violated his rights by arresting him while he played violin stark-naked outside the federal courthouse in Portland.
Matthew T. Mglej of Hillsboro, Oregon, sued the Portland police and the county last January, seeking $1.1 million in damages. The 26-year-old was arrested for indecent exposure in May 2014.
According to The Oregonian, the judge said Mglej’s nudity didn’t advance a specific message, so it wasn’t protected by either the First Amendment or the state constitution.
The judge allowed one allegation of excessive force against Multnomah County to proceed to trial. Mglej claimed jail deputies cut his wrists by jerking on his handcuffs.
County attorneys argued Mglej refused to follow directions once in jail and he didn’t complain of injuries at the time.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
We live in an age of truly sick people.
LOL.
Being naked in public does not make him sick.
LOL …. yeah, if women can breastfeed naked in public, guys should be able to play jingle bells in public with a violin backup.
The big question is can the guy play the violin well?
He is an exhibitionist! Would you like to have your young children attend one of his concerts on the street?
He needs to book his act at the nearest nudist camp. He has no courtesy for others. jwstx
HOW COULD HE BE NAKED? DIDN’T THE POLICE SEE HIS G-STRING?