Legal Loopholes You’ll Probably Never Need, But Are Nice to Know

You Can Be Nude in Your Doorway in North Carolina

A legal loophole exploited by one man who certainly isn’t giving out great vibes is a law about nudity in North Carolina. Now, we all know you shouldn't just have your bait and tackle hanging out in public, and to do so is a quick way to join the members’ list of a highly unpleasant, if exclusive, club. However, though it’s illegal to be nude in a public place, it is not illegal to be nude in your own private residence. Which makes a lot of sense, given that otherwise you’d be getting swatted every time you took a shower without a Speedo on.

The man in question here, though, found a way to both physically and figuratively toe the boundaries of this law, by standing in his front doorway, nude as the day he was born, gravy and biscuits out for all to see. Despite the fact that anyone walking their dog or fetching their morning newspaper had a clear view of our icky pal’s privates made public, because he was technically inside his house, he was not violating the law.

Of, course no one complains when they see this in the doorway. It's the old double standard at work at its finest.

Oh, and as a point of order - you CAN be nude in public in North Carolina - you just cannot be acting in a lewd or lascivious manner while being so ... that is where the confusion comes in. What constitutes lewd and lascivious behavior is open to debate although there is that line wherein virtually all will agree - actual coitus in the case of two or more persons and in the case of males. a turgid member is pretty much it - herein again females get a pass on the matter almost entirely.