Its true ladies! That $29k can be yours as well! All you have to do is convince a New York City police officer to arrest you for unleashing your bazoooms. Then sit back and let the money come rolling in.

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.

A-fucking-men, Jeffrey.

Caccaro, who must be the only person left in America without a blog, alleges that she was mistreated in the 12 hours she was detained. She said police dragged her out of the police car by their hair and put her through a psychological evaluation. But getting her kit off is nothing new to Ms. Caccaro/Feeley.

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."

While Ive never really felt like practicality was an obvious reason for bare breasts, Im in no position to argue. And neither is the city of New York, after the aforementioned case of People v. Santorelli. In that case, the Court of Appeals (New Yorks highest court) found that the criminalization of mere exposure of specific parts of a womans breast could not sustain equal protection review. Thats a fancy lawyer way of saying that it is totally cool if youre in NY and youd like to get naked, like now. (Please)

Oh, and because I know you pervs want to know, Phoenix Feeley looks like this:

I loved it!

Hat tip: publicAnemone

Cassiel

Aurora, CO

September 2004

JUL 04, 2007 07:05 PM

I love the law.

Metaverse

USA

March 2005

JUL 04, 2007 07:10 PM

heh I saw this story not long ago. I'd show my boobs for $29k.

MrCrisp

I'm lost

August 2004

JUL 04, 2007 07:12 PM

so it's perfectly legal to go topless in public?

laydeez?

Azkadellia

South Haven, MI

April 2007

JUL 04, 2007 07:21 PM

Metaverse said:
heh I saw this story not long ago. I'd show my boobs for $29k.

You'll need it to get the boobs first.

It's only in NY. Get over it. Some of us like clothes. And aren't dirty hippies.

Sanity667

Australia

July 2007

JUL 04, 2007 07:25 PM

Wow... as an Aussie I really don't know how to react to that...

PatrickY

Vancouver, WA

December 2003

JUL 04, 2007 07:29 PM

oyaji said:
I'm torn. On the one hand, lots of public boobies will desensitize me to the delights of boobies.

I've read hundreds, if not thousands of poems, heard thousands of different songs, read more books than I care to think on, and I've yet to become desensitized to a well made turn of phrase. I see no reason to think it would be any different for boobs.

Ferretbite

Mexico

September 2006

JUL 04, 2007 07:31 PM

I didn't want to know, but I admit I was curious about the "what if..."

Well now I know.

ignisfatuus

I'm lost

January 2007

JUL 04, 2007 07:36 PM

like the internet hasn't already desensitized an entire generation? cum shots, ass to mouth, and other goodies qualify as almost soft porn these days. so, boobs? not even a bleep on the radar.

frankblack

Orange, CA

November 2002

JUL 04, 2007 07:37 PM

Toplessness in NY is actually pretty common, especially in the parks and beaches. My wife and I used to see the same topless woman when we would go to the beach every summer and she was easily in her eighties.

Of course there was always the beautiful Europeans splashing in the waves topless and playing volleyball.

No big deal really, and yet, total and absolute paradise.

RileyStClair

Los Angeles, CA

September 2006

JUL 04, 2007 07:37 PM

oyaji said:
I'm torn. On the one hand, lots of public boobies will desensitize me to the delights of boobies. On the other hand, we should all get over it. So, I suppose I endorse this development, as it were.

it's not as if in all the years since this case, that somehow new york is overrun with topless women.

farrukh

United Kingdom

October 2004

JUL 04, 2007 07:39 PM

I've paid people to put their damn clothes back on. Happens a lot in these here parts....

Moderncutthroat

Philadelphia, PA

May 2006

JUL 04, 2007 07:45 PM

ignisfatuus said:
like the internet hasn't already desensitized an entire generation? cum shots, ass to mouth, and other goodies qualify as almost soft porn these days. so, boobs? not even a bleep on the radar.

There is no such thing as desensitization to sexual things. We like sex. Let us look at sex.

People in the 50's got their rocks off to a woman in a short skirt... let our 2000's women take off their tops.

I'd so do this if I were in NY and was as skinny as that chick.

Moderncutthroat

Philadelphia, PA

May 2006

JUL 04, 2007 07:46 PM

yourfashionwar said:
it's not as if in all the years since this case, that somehow new york is overrun with topless women.

This is the first time I've heard of anyone getting in trouble since the spat in 1992.

I thought NY cops had more important things to deal with other than half naked hot women.

MrCrisp

I'm lost

August 2004

JUL 04, 2007 07:50 PM

oyaji said:

frankblack said:
Toplessness in NY is actually pretty common, especially in the parks and beaches. My wife and I used to see the same topless woman when we would go to the beach every summer and she was easily in her eighties.

Of course there was always the beautiful Europeans splashing in the waves topless and playing volleyball.

No big deal really, and yet, total and absolute paradise.

I've lived in Manhattan for 27 of my 31 years and I have never seen a topless woman in public here. The other four years were spent in Berkeley. That place is lousy with topless broads.

berkeley, ca? surely you jest, good sir.