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Reprise de sa longue marche nudienne
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Nigel Bromley compiled and maintains a history of Stephen"s naked walking
and tribulations in Scotland, at http://www.nib-kit.co.uk/steve_gough_02.html
Nigel Bromley a compilé et mise à jour l"histoire de la longue marche nudienne de Stephen
et de ses tourments en Écosse sur http://www.nib-kit.co.uk/steve_gough_02.html
Désolé, c"est en anglais...
Y a-t-il un volontaire pour prendre du temps et traduire ?
Steve Gough
Timeline of Land"s End to John o"Groats walks and subsequent confrontations with the Scottish legal system.
Stephen Gough (born naked 13th May 1959), also known as the Naked Rambler, is a former Royal Marine turned activist from Eastleigh, Hampshire, famous for walking the length of Great Britain from Land"s End to John o" Groats with nothing on except boots, socks, rucksack and sometimes a hat. He has been arrested several times and put in prison in the course of his ramble.
Early walks
June 2002, Vancouver, Canada
What the heck! I decided to return some overdue videos back to my local Blockbusters naked, to test the reaction of the public. On the way a woman stopped in her car to ask what I was doing. When I told her, she replied in typical west-coast style: "on yer go!", or is that Scottish? Anyway, she wasn"t put out.
September 2002, Eastleigh
After returning from Vancouver to UK, I walked through my home town in September (I think) 2002 and was arrested (home town being Eastleigh). Went to court in November and was given a fine of 300 pounds - which I haven"t paid and don"t intend to. I bought a campervan with the intention of it doubling up as a support vehicle for the walk from Land"s End to John o"Groats that I now planned to do with two other people who said they were up for it but later dropped out. So in the end it was going to be just me if my actions were going to match my words again.
First walk
2003-06-16
First Naked Walk from Land"s End to John o"Groats started.
Spent night before sleeping amongst rocks at Penzance harbour. Took minibus to Land"s End proper in morning. Met up with photographer who seemed a bit bored with his job. Stripped off to begin walk and was being photographed when I noticed some women in a group dressed in Islamic burqa / niqab (eyes only slit) a little way off. Don"t think they noticed me.
2003-06-17
First arrested in St Ives. I contacted local TV network who did a piece on me before entering town, but unbeknown to me they had also contacted police - I suppose an arrest made a better story; source of information: the police themselves. Got dressed to get out of custody, returned to spot where I was arrested, evening time. Stripped off in car park, walked through town around harbour, people out enjoying sun no problems. Other side of St Ives, about to leave populated area - attacked by group - broken nose, head cut, taken to hospital by ambulance - patched up. Next day returned and continued naked. Had stitches put in gash above eye - looked a mess.
Arrested again on coastal path early in the morning - police waiting for me - this in next town along from St Ives. Taken to police station then released - no charge. I had to walk miles back to resume. This happened before Newquay.
2003-06-21
Arrested twice in Newquay. The police tried to make out that I"d walked by a school on purpose, but when they checked the maps I"d been using and realised the school wasn"t marked on it and so I could not have known it was there, they dropped the accusation. It was a stupid idea anyway. As if I would have walked all the way from Land"s End just to walk in front of one of their local schools.
Cut inland just before Bude - heading as directly as I could for Glastonbury, off maps using compass bearing. Arrested / released in Wellington. Big problem with blisters on both heels - pissing on them to stop being infected. Hard to sleep - throbbing legs due to stinging nettles. Stayed in Glastonbury extra day after losing phone (left mobile phone in phonebox) - hoped it would be returned - it wasn"t. Weather stayed dry - all I can ask. Headed for Bristol - Severn bridge - crossed into Wales - no problems.
Next arrest was in Hay-on-Wye, kept for half-an-hour in police station, then released, again dressing whilst in custody. After release, I walked back into town naked to place of arrest, then turned around and walked out again.
Wasn"t arrested again in England until the second-to-last village I went through on the Pennine Way before Scotland. Again they kept me for a while then I was released. Slept the night in a block of toilets - couldn"t stop the cistern from flushing every ten minutes so my sleep was not great. Raining heavily outside.
2003-08-07
A man trying to walk the length of the UK dressed only in his walking boots has reportedly been sent back to the start of his journey by police. Steve Gough, 44, from Eastleigh, Hampshire, was 10 days short of John O"Groats when he was arrested by police in Scotland, says the Times. Despite many brushes with the law under his belt, this time it was discovered he had breached his bail conditions in Cornwall. So Mr Gough was taken back to the county where he began his trip on 16 June.
2003-09-04
A rambler arrested during a naked walk from Land"s End to John O"Groats has had a case against him dropped due to lack of evidence. Steve Gough, 44, was arrested in Newquay, Cornwall, on 21 June just a few days after starting his 847-mile trek dressed only in hat, socks, boots and a rucksack. He was charged with a public order offence and listed to appear before magistrates in Bodmin, Cornwall on Thursday. But the Crown Prosecution Service dropped the case against Gough due to insufficient evidence. Gough is currently on remand in prison in Inverness pending a trial at Dingwall Sheriff Court for breaching the peace while on bail.
2003-10-30
A man attempting to hike naked across Britain has been locked up again to stop him completing his walk. Stephen Gough of Eastleigh, Hampshire, was arrested in the Scottish Highlands while trying to finish his journey from Lands End to John O"Groats. Mr Gough denies walking naked in the presence of the public in circumstances likely to produce a road safety hazard and a breach of the peace on Cromarty Bridge, Ardullie, in Ross-shire, on 3 October. The 44-year-old, known as the Naked Rambler, was remanded in custody until his trial on 7 November. He appeared from custody at Dingwall Sheriff Court wearing nothing but a beige blanket tied around his waist with a belt and his hands cuffed behind his back. He also denies breaching bail granted by Perth Sheriff Court and Inverness Sheriff Court.
2003-11-07
The man dubbed the Naked Rambler has had sentence deferred after being tried in his absence at Dingwall Sheriff Court. Steven Gough, 44, from Hampshire, was earlier removed from the court when he refused to co-operate with proceedings while covered with a blanket.
2003-11-29
A man attempting to walk the length of Britain naked has been arrested - just hours after being freed from prison in Inverness. Stephen Gough, 44, from Eastleigh, Hampshire, was given a three month prison sentence on Friday [2003-11-28], but was released because of the time he had already spent in custody. Gough restarted his walk on Saturday morning from Cromarty Bridge in Ross-shire, where he had been arrested at the beginning of October. He braved lashing rain, wind and low temperatures to get back on the road but was picked up by the police after he had walked about three miles. Police received a 999 call from a resident who had spotted Gough walking on Drummond Road in Evanton, Easter Ross. He is expected to appear in court on Monday [2003-12-01].
2003-12-01
A man attempting to walk the length of Britain naked has been remanded in custody until the new year after appearing in court in the Scottish Highlands. Stephen Gough, 44, from Eastleigh, Hampshire, was arrested on Saturday morning - just hours after being freed from prison in Inverness. Appearing at Dingwall Sheriff Court on Monday, Gough denied committing a breach of the peace in Evanton, Ross-shire and breaching existing bail conditions. He was remanded in custody until his trial on 7 January.
2004-01-07
A naked rambler has again been found guilty of breach of the peace and sentenced to a spell in a Scots jail. Stephen Gough, 44, from Hampshire, was convicted after walking through a village in Easter Ross in the Highlands clad only in a hat and boots. Gough has been arrested several times for his naked rambling, which he said is a protest against negative attitudes towards the human body. He could be released in days as he has already served a month on remand. Dingwall Sheriff Court heard how police received a 999 call from a resident who had spotted Gough walking on Drummond Road in Evanton, Easter Ross, on 29 November. He was arrested just hours after being released from prison in Inverness where he was serving a three-month jail term for committing a similar offence on Cromarty Bridge.
After arrests and detentions at Inverness and Dingwall I eventually got going on the final leg. There was now snow on the mountain tops which meant I had to keep walking to keep warm. I followed a railway line for a substantial distance, staying in the little railway huts for the workers at night. On the last night I got a good fire going in one of them and could dry out a bit. Had some whiskey someone had given me. Got going early on the last day. I had about 30 miles to walk if I was going to do it before it got dark. Met a camera crew half-way who gave me some food and water whilst I walked. In the final few miles people were gathered at various places cheering me on. A bus driver stopped and gave me a fiver and in a village I passed through people came out of their various abodes to clap and cheer - then there were all the press and TV waiting at John o"Groats itself.
2004-01-22
The man dubbed the naked rambler has finally completed his marathon trek from Land"s End to John O"Groats. Stephen Gough, 44, from Hampshire, finished his walk after seven months, much of which was spent in jail.
I don"t know whether the laws being different are necessarily the reason why I have been convicted more in Scotland than in England. I rather think it is about how the term "reasonable person" is interpreted: is it a high objective standard based in reality (what"s true) or is it the expected subjective opinions of the majority based on intolerance and prejudice?
Though I had a lot of problems with the police in Scotland I had some of the best encounters with the public. One man had driven around for days looking for me - when we eventually met he gave me a flask of home-made soup and some cake his daughter had baked. Another man whom I"d sought help from regarding my (new) mobile phone gave me breakfast. Lots of people generally - so I felt - were on my side.
I ran out of food and money at several points along the way and was forced to beg for both. Generally, I put my clothes on to do that. My sister sent me some cash later which I picked up at a Youth Hostel. I made a big mistake of not taking with me a cooker so all the food and fluid I drank and ate was cold - OK in summer, not so nice in winter.
Second walk
2005-06-16
The second Naked Walk from Land"s End to John o"Groats which started Thursday 16th June 2006 ... accompanied by his girlfriend Melanie Roberts. He was arrested twice in England but almost immediately released. The legal system and many laws are different in Scotland and after crossing the border there were further arrests ... the current total being over 20 including contempt of court after he appeared naked before a judge. He served a three month sentence in HMP Edinburgh.
On this second historic walk, Steve was accompanied by his friend Melanie Roberts along the entire route. They were joined by several others, including the author, for anything from a few hours to a few weeks - all walkers always naked except for footware - and all almost always receiving support from the Great British public everywhere they went - until they reached Scotland.
The number of "complaints" en-route were few - even fewer than on the first solo walk in 2003 to 2004 - with none "actionable by police", until they reached Scotland. Despite the "complaints" still being few and far between, these resulted in charges for Breach of the Peace. The law is different in Scotland. In some cases they were both initially found not guilty, despite Steve refusing to dress for court. Why compromise his beliefs? To do otherwise would be to pre-judge his case and imply that nudity and self-determination are only acceptable in certain places.
2005-06-18
The naked ramblers are stopping at Stithians Reservoir tonight, near Falmouth. They went through Helston town centre on the way, police were there but left them alone, which is a good development.
2005-06-21
The naked ramblers are staying in Harlyn Bay tonight which is near to Padstow, Cornwall. Lots of progress today in fine weather and all very enjoyable. The only "incident" was some objections from a women en-route who seemed very offended, and ended up chasing one of the BBC cameramen who was filming the Ramblers! She ended up making a formal complaint at the local police station, but so far nothing else has been heard and no interventions by the police...
From how I understood it, the complaint she made was about her being filmed without her consent - it wasn"t about us being naked - though she did have a problem about that which she was unwilling to discuss on camera - more"s the pity, as usual, it was irrational. Her complaint from what I can remember went something like: why should I be subjected to seeing naked human beings in public, as if somehow we were forcing her to look. The real underlying cause of her objection is the unquestioned belief that the human body is offensive - which of course it isn"t. Therefore she was prejudiced, was judging us based on her preconceived beliefs that she was too attached to (otherwise known as narrow-mindedness) to openly / honestly question within herself. Ring any bells?
2005-06-24
The naked ramblers stayed in Bossiney, near Tintagel, on the beach last night. They plan to be in Glastonbury for the festival, so walking and notching up the miles is the main priority at the moment. They are still having lots of support from people of all ages along the route, and no hindrance from the police, even through the town centres where food and drinks were bought. Having a woman walking changes public opinion and it seems to make the nakedness more "ok", which is a fascinating insight to how we all view nakedness. A marked difference from the first walk and especially as last time Steve got arrested in the very same towns and villages... Early days though!
2005-07-08
In Monmouth they were escorted by a "Community Police Support Officer" who radioed in the presence of the "Naked Ramblers", but no regular officers felt the need to attend. The escort went with them to the Sommerfield supermarket ,where they did a little shopping before continuing the walk along Offa"s Dyke.
2005-07-18
At 17:53: Steve, Mel and Jeff are in the process of being arrested for "indecent exposure" by West Mercia Police at a place called Wem - which is just south of Manchester.
The BBC are filming the arrest, so at least it will be caught on camera. They expect to be released and are all keeping their clothes well and truly off... Nobody that they know of has complained, and in fact the locals have just bought them all cups of tea while they are waiting to be taken down the police station! Arrest No.1...
2005-07-19
At 14:00: Currently Steve, Mel and Jeff are in police custody awaiting a court slot to determine a time that they can be charged with "indecent exposure" by West Mercia Police. But an actual time has not been set as yet as the police will not let them appear in court naked. It is expected though that a court appearance will be arranged sooner rather than later (today or tomorrow) as the press are outside the court awaiting information from the police. This always tends to speed the process up somewhat!
At 15:15: Well, they have all been released now. Coming out of the court house naked to confront the awaiting press that had assembled outside. They had all been charged with Breach of the Peace(?) and were told to appear back at the same court on 15th August. By that time though they should all be in Scotland so how that will work is anyone"s guess! They are currently being dropped back at the spot where they were arrested (just south of Manchester) so they can get on with the walk. Steve said they will have a little celebration tonight round the camp fire.
That night we stayed at the house of those people that gave us tea - me and Jeff slept in a Wendy House up a tree, can"t remember where Mel stayed - though that seems a bit odd. We did celebrate though with the family and the wine was flowing freely - they waved us goodbye in the morning after they gave us breakfast.
2005-07-26
Everything is OK now, and after travelling through Buxton and doing some more shopping in the Co-Op, and visiting a local pub with no alarm or complaints, the trio are now heading towards the Pennine Way and Northwards. I"m happy also to say that the Police in Buxton were very co-operative and helpful during the Ramblers visit, even going so far as to ask local people if they were offended at the presence of naked people... which they were not. This was highly refreshing and obviously a much better way to handle the situation (from a police point of view).
2005-07-28
The walkers are currently ... near the beginning of the Pennine Way. Better weather now. Went shopping in Castleton yesterday and again had a very good reception. Some pubs were visited as well with only one protest and subsequent dialogue about the issues of nakedness. The landlord of the pub then asked them to leave as it is "a family establishment". Apparently, after this minor incident lots of the local police descended on the pub to investigate... but the ramblers had moved on.
What happened was, Mel was sat out at the back in the beer garden waiting for me to get food. A woman called her a slut or some such name and started laying into her verbally - up to that point there hadn"t been a problem. The landlord took the expedient decision to ask us to leave rather than the woman who was acting unreasonably - so we left. One day it will be the other way around ... until then ...
2005-07-29
The walkers are having a "drying off day" as lots of things got damp and soaking, including the telephones. It"s probably a good idea in many ways to take stock of the situation as well and catch up with things and prepare for the next leg of the journey.
The main event of the day has been a trip on a packed commuter train accompanied by the BBC camera crew on their way back to pick up their rucksacks. This of course made it very interesting... and again no real objections, just lots of interest and curiosity from the public and train staff. The camera team are not with them all the time but just in different locations along the way. They are around the Edale area at the moment in the hills of the Peak District. Good weather tomorrow so lots more walking.
2005-08-08
At 14:00: Here we go again! The latest we know is that Steve, Jeff and Mel have all been arrested again in a place called Gargrave in North Yorkshire and are currently being held in Skipton police station. After doing a bit of shopping we were proceeding out of town looking for the footpath again when the police pulled up and started asking questions. From what I could tell from a distance there was little discussion about what was going to happen, i.e. they weren"t even offered the option of getting dressed and being left alone (not that they would have done). Something was said to the effect "we can"t allow you to be nude on the public highway", then they were arrested and bundled off to Skipton police station in two separate vehicles.
The TV crew filmed it all happening but there was little chance to say goodbye. I was hoping they"d be in and out pretty quickly with a caution or something, but no. Someone has asked to see a solicitor. The police say no decision will be taken until after 20:00 and are not allowing visits (for "staffing reasons" I was told).
2005-08-09
Mel is currently out of police custody along with Jeff but Steve, having refused to put his clothes back on, is still being held. It looks like he might be released shortly after a court date has been set.
At 19:55: Steve has been released now and is having dinner with Mel and Jeff by a river in Gargrave after being dropped off by the local police in a very "out the back door" manner. Steve got charged with the minor offence of section 5 of the Public Order Act. They now intend to carry on as usual after a good night"s sleep. I think the whole episode was the result of one complaint from one women in the town centre of Gargrave so pretty lightweight stuff but seemingly serious enough to get arrested by. Anyway, the walk continues.
2005-09-01
Steve and Mel have been arrested on their way to Edinburgh.
2005-09-09
At his trial on Friday 9th September, Steve was jailed for two weeks after being found guilty of a breach of the peace while walking along the A701 towards Edinburgh on 1st September. He was convicted of exposing himself, causing fear and alarm and distracting drivers. Steve appeared naked in court and argued that walking naked in public did not constitute a breach of the peace. He said he would continue with his walk when he was released from prison.
The only complainant was a 21-year-old postman who said he felt "pretty alarmed" and "pretty shocked" at the sight of Steve and Mel. In fact, he felt so alarmed that he had to drive past them again for a second look. Despite the flimsy evidence, the sheriff was unsympathetic to Steve"s arguments and told him: "I have no doubt in my mind that walking naked through a Scottish town and along a busy road is not something which the Scottish public should be expected to deal with." He said people were likely to be "upset, alarmed or offended" by his behaviour. These comments show a deplorable prejudice against public nudity, and a lack of understanding of the law relating to breach of the peace. But that is not altogether unexpected.
2005-09-12
Although Steve received a 2-week sentence, the prison says he will be released on Thursday 15 September, because the time he spent in custody awaiting trial is taken into account.
2005-09-15
Released and re-arrested.
2005-09-16
I was released on Friday 16th Sept at Edinburgh Sheriff"s Court after being arrested the day before outside the prison on my "release". As the big metal gates were rolled back for me to go at 07:00 in the morning to avoid the press, there were four policeman waiting for me outside, telling me to get dressed or they would do me for BOP (Breach of the Peace), even though there wasn"t anyone actually complaining. I was taken away after refusing and next day appeared at court and this time agreeing to put on clothes, it was either that or go inside again and I wanted to get out to see Melanie. We are continuing the walk. We"re at a hostel in Edinburgh near the castle and will resume at tenish this morning after a couple of days off. We are both fine and still determined to finish regardless of how long it will take or how the weather turns.
Steve has explained that, when he was rearrested and taken to court on Friday, he was required to keep his genitals covered as a condition of his bail. He agreed to this in order to get out of custody and be reunited with Mel. Of course, there is a real risk that when he and Mel resume their walk naked, Steve will be arrested for breaching the conditions of his bail. The police can make such an arrest without anyone having complained, unlike a BOP arrest.
2005-09-21
Just short of Perth. Nothing much to report - heading for Pitlochry. Apparently last night police came down the track to the woods we stayed in just after we arrived, so a local said. Close one!
2005-10-02
Steve and Mel have made it safely through Inverness, though not without a worrying moment. Starting the day in poor weather at Tomatin, 11 miles to the south-east, they reached Inverness in the afternoon, as the weather improved and the sun broke through. They aimed to go straight through the centre of town, but just below Inverness Castle, which houses the courtroom where Steve made several appearances during his last walk, they were intercepted by a police car and police van. Although they weren"t actually arrested, they were invited into the back of the van while the coppers rang HQ for instructions. They were then released and told that there had been "no substantial complaint" against them. One police officer wished them the best of luck as they went on their way.
We then walked through the streets of the town centre without incident. On our way to the bridge we were invited into a pub by locals for a quick half but I wanted to get going so we didn"t stay long. We crossed the suspension bridge and slept out on a rock ledge that over-looked the bridge and the city of Inverness. Next day a photographer caught up with us and wanted a photograph. We obliged by stepping into a field out of view of the road (and police). But no sooner than he"d finished the local police turned up.
2005-10-03
It saddens me to report that Steve and Mel have once again been arrested, this time on the A9 near Dingwall and the Cromarty bridge - the site of problems last time.
There"s little detail at present as I got a call from Chris asking me to post this after he"d received a call from Dingwall police station - Steve had asked that police inform Chris of their arrest. No doubt further information will be forthcoming from the press or once they have been released.
This arrest is especially disappointing after the encouraging encounter with police yesterday - no complaint, no arrest - and their expectation to finish within a week or so, subject to the weather. Their situation is much as on the first walk where it was reported police had little option but to act on complaints, but kept hoping Steve would manage to leave their patch without someone else making a nuisance of themselves by complaining!
2005-10-04
Following news of Steve and Melanie"s arrest yesterday, the Dingwall Procurator Fiscal has confirmed that Steve will be appearing at Tain Sheriff Court sometime today, charged with breach of the peace and breach of bail conditions. The latter charge arises from his last court appearance in Edinburgh, when he agreed to bail conditions that required him to remain covered. He did this in order to get out of custody and be reunited with Melanie. However, the breach of bail charge means that he will almost certainly be remanded in custody this time, pending trial. It is not known at the moment whether Mel is also appearing in court today.
Steve and Melanie both appeared in Tain Sheriff Court this afternoon. Steve refused to dress, as usual, so the hearing took place in a separate room away from the main court room. Both of them accepted the assistance of a duty solicitor this time, and both pleaded not guilty to the charge of breach of the peace. Steve wouldn"t agree to keep his genitals covered as a condition of bail, so he has been remanded in custody until an intermediate hearing of his case on 13 October, and unless somrehing changes, is likely to stay in custody until his trial date, which has been set for 21 October, in Dingwall Sheriff Court. Mel"s trial will be on the same date, but she has been released because she agreed to accept the bail conditions.
2005-10-21
At Dingwall Sheriff Court today, after a fairly lengthy trial, Steve and Mel were both found not guilty of the charge of breach of the peace that was brought against them after a motorist who saw them on the Cromarty Bridge on 3rd October complained to the police.
However, Steve was sentenced to two months imprisonment for a breach of bail conditions, which had been imposed on 16th September, after he was arrested in Edinburgh on his release from Edinburgh Prison. He will not have to serve the full two months as from now, since he has already spent some time in custody, but it is not clear when he might be released or where he will serve his sentence. According to Mel, he might have to serve as little as a week.
Mel is returning to Edinburgh, where Steve"s solicitor will try to get the outstanding case against him heard fairly quickly so that Steve can be released as soon as possible and be free to resume his walk. Mel has no outstanding charges against her and is entirely free.
The local press report of the Dingwall trial doesn"t really make it clear why Steve and Mel were acquitted of breach of the peace. But, according to Mel, it seems that there was no evidence that anyone had been alarmed by seeing them. The main witnesses were a young couple who had been driving past with their children aged 6 and 3. The elder boy had seen Steve and Mel, and the mother was worried that he might become fixated by willies and breasts. The written police statement said witnesses had been alarmed, but in court the police failed to substantiate this claim.
Legal precedent in Scotland says that, if there is no evidence of actual alarm, the conduct must be "flagrant" if conviction is to be justified. There was some lengthy legal discussion about the meaning of "flagrant", but eventually the Sheriff seems to have decided that Steve and Mel"s conduct didn"t meet this test, and he therefore found them both not guilty.
However, Steve admitted breaching his bail conditions, so the Sheriff was able to sentence him for that. The sentence was long enough to ensure that Steve spent a bit more time in jail. Steve refused, as usual, to dress for the trial, so the case was heard in his absence, with Steve represented by a solicitor appointed by the court. It is thought that Steve is likely to be released at the end of this week, or early next week. News of his release date will be posted here when known. In the meantime, he is being held at Saughton Prison in Edinburgh.
2005-11-03
STEVE IS BACK IN JAIL, BADLY TREATED.
I have just this morning heard from Melanie in a brief phone conversation before she returns to Bournemouth that Steve was let out of HMP Edinburgh at 07:30 on Thursday. Outside the prison gates, waiting for Steve, were, she says, about a dozen policemen with vans and cars, they surrounded Steve on his appearing, re-arrested him immediately, and she says that he is detained for ten days.
He is scheduled to appear in court again on 14 November (when Melanie expects to be there once more) to be charged yet again with Breach of the Peace and also with breaking bail conditions. She says that while naked, he is being denied showers, exercise and access to a solicitor.
He has been allowed only the one 20p phone call to tell her about his condition. She is certain that these conditions contravene basic human rights, and that they are brutal enough to bring to the attention of Amnesty International. And, I would suggest, to the Prison Governor and to the Scottish press. I hope to report tomorrow any such contact with external guardians of justice, and hope also that others may add their voices independently.
2005-11-15
STEVE SENT DOWN FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT
According to Radio 4 Steve has been sentenced to three months for contempt of court by not wearing clothes. The item also stated that he had been arrested frequently throughout his walk [which, of course, is not true].
2005-12-01
In a letter just received but written over the last ten days, Steve tells us:
He is well.
He has bargained with the authorities: more wearing of clothes for more visits by Mel.
He confirms the Contempt decision is being appealed by the Public Defence Solicitors" Office via a "Bill of Suspension".
He reckons the only way forward for him is to lodge appeals, as there is such a contrast between (1) the wide acceptance that he meets during the naked walk and (2) that it takes only a single phone call to the police for them to pounce. Even if it involves more time in jails.
He"s pleased to see how many TV guides have trailed the "One Life" programme, but he won"t have been able to see it while in Segregation.
Meanwhile he is still challenging the denial to him of phone calls and exercise.
2005-12-04
Steve is still in Saughton Prison, Edinburgh and is looking forward to a Christmas in prison. He has just been put back in solitary confinement due to a naked protest inside the prison when he scaled a CCTV pole with a banner around his neck saying "No shame - I am human" after he [was ordered | chose] to wear prison-issue jogging pants and top. Mel is back in Bournemouth awaiting Steve"s release and receiving letters frequently from him.
2005-12-08
BBC One Life programme, screened Thursday 8th December 2005 featured Steve and Mel from the outset of the walk.
2006-01-09
Today Steve is scheduled to attend court again, this time, he says, to face no less than five charges: two Breach of the Peace; one breaking bail conditions, two Contempt of Court. He simply doesn"t know how this will pan out, and he is not intending to dress for the occasion.
Steve has been freed and is flying back to Hampshire today. He was released naked this morning for reasons yet to be clarified.
2006-01-13
I"m back in Bournemouth at the moment, having flown back on Monday. Melanie and I will be flying on the 25th Jan to Edinburgh to return to the place we were originally arrested several months previous to finish the walk. I was released on Monday after the two outstanding BOP charges were dropped and I got admonished for the breaking of the bail condition, even though I wasn"t in court, but below in cells oblivious as to what was going on. Even as I write the above sentence the absurdity of the whole spectacle shouts out at me: why should I be admonished for disregarding an insane bail condition? Is it just me that sees this or has everyone become so brainwashed into following authorities, of whatever variety, that their sense of what"s right has become muffled beyond perception?
2006-01-25
Drove back to Scotland and parked in a village (Evanton) near the place of last arrest. Then we walked and camped the night right next to the previous "crime scene". In the morning, heavily laden with supplies, we set off with about 150 miles still left to do. First though there was a short tricky bit of about 500m to negotiate along the verge of the busy A9 before we could turn left and take the less busy B road running parallel with it. That done, we thought we"d tackled the most dangerous part (from the point of view of being apprehended by police) and could relax and enjoy the rest of the day"s walking unmolested. But if this journey has taught me anything it has taught me things don"t always go to plan and no sooner had we reached the quieter road than a police car pulled up in front of us and we were arrested once again. This time however we were only kept in calls overnight as next day we were released at court after the case against was dropped. Apparently, a minister of come church had seen us in his car as we had been walking along the A9 and had complained to police saying he didn"t think such things should be seen on a Sunday in Scotland, or something to that effect.
2006-02-12
The walk was resumed on Sunday 12 February 2006
2006-02-20
If we dared to imagine that that was going to be the end of any police interference then a few miles later on the Dornoch Bridge such hopes were shattered. A police van just happened to be passing as we were crossing and the lone police driver decided to stop and arrest us. Again, he acted as he obviously felt he was expected to - either according to his own opinion of what was acceptable or appropriate or how he thought the public perceived it. He certainly didn"t apply any of his own mental powers to the situation and ask, "Is there something here that would cause alarm to a sane person?" Because if he had done, his mind would have come up with a blank and he would have left us alone.
As it turned out, we were, again, only kept in cells overnight and released next morning without charge, although for some reason they had felt the need during the night to transport us up to Wick police station, which was a fair distance further north and we had to take the bus back to the bridge. Incidentally, I was released naked from the police station, but elected to get dressed outside to catch the bus. The policeman on duty, however, had warned me as I was leaving, that if someone complained that I risked being arrested again, which begs the question: are the police obligated to act unthinkingly just because someone complains, regardless of whether the complaint has any rational basis? Or are they obligated to uphold a standard of impartiality, which necessitates a continued level of objective scrutiny? And if it is the latter, which I contend it cannot reasonably be any other way, then I presume I was being released naked as it was deemed that simply being naked in public would not cause alarm to a reasonable person - which proves my point. So why had I been warned?
Maybe the policeman had taken the bold risk of assessing the situation himself and had come to an independent decision as many policemen had done on numerous occasions on our journey. But perhaps on "second thoughts" he feared a backlash of public opinion and he felt the need to warn me that under such pressure the goalposts would move (he wouldn"t be able to stay committed to what he thought was true / right). I"ll never know. But certainly, it takes a person of strong character to stick to what he or she thinks is right when they are in the public sphere and take an unorthodox and a possibly controversial stance. And that is where the problem lies. To be impartial you must stand back from your own personal concerns to see and do the right thing in the largest sense of that term. Fear (fear for yourself, which is often disguised as concern for others) hampers that ability. Fear is also - along with ignorance - what lays at the root of prejudice.
From then on the rest of the walk was uneventful in terms of any unscheduled rides in police vehicles - not that I was complaining. Again the Scottish people were generous in their hospitality - we were invited into, and stayed in, several homes and even put up in a motel en route, and people regularly offered us food and drink wherever we came into contact with them. With only the weather, the terrain and the distance to overcome we reached John o"Groats in five days. The walk was over but the work to raise the awareness of the issues the walk was about, i.e. the freedom of expression, was not. It had only just begun.
Naked rambler Stephen Gough has completed his second trek from Lands End to John O"Groats. Mr Gough and his partner Melanie Roberts, 34, from Bournemouth, reached the north coast of Caithness on Monday. The ex-marine, who began his 874-mile trek in June, has been arrested and jailed on several occasions. Mr Gough, from Eastleigh in Hampshire, said he wanted to challenge public attitudes to nudity. He celebrated his success by putting his clothes on.
Post walks
2006-05-19
Gough was arrested again on Thursday 19 May 2006 at Edinburgh airport after removing his clothes during a flight from Southampton to Edinburgh and refusing to get dressed.
2006-08-25
Given a seven-month jail sentence.
2007-04-09
Gough was cleared of charges related to his refusal to dress upon being released into Saughton Prison car park in Edinburgh. The ruling judge, Isobel Poole, found that there was no evidence of "actual alarm or disturbance", adding "I can understand this conduct could be considered unpleasant to passers-by had there been any but there is a lack of evidence to that effect." Gough lost his appeal against contempt of court convictions for refusing to wear clothes during his trial.
2008-12-18
Convicted of a breach of the peace and jailed for 12 months.
2009-06-18
Accused of walking naked in public in Edinburgh Road, Perth.
2009-07-16
Gough, standing in the dock naked, was jailed at Perth for a further 12 months for breach of the peace. Sheriff MacFarlane was told that the bill for dealing with Gough had cost the public an estimated several hundred thousand pounds. The court heard how Gough had finished a previous jail term at Perth Prison and was released to enjoy freedom for the first time in several months. However, his freedom lasted less than 30 seconds after he walked naked from the prison door to Edinburgh Road. Gough was also sentenced to four months for refusing to dress before the trial.
2009-10-28
Another trial?
2010-02-08
On 8 February 2010 Gough was convicted of breach of the peace and contempt of court, charges relating to walking naked in Perth and appearing naked in court. He was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment, his longest sentence to date.
Sheriff Lindsay Foulis told Gough at his last court appearance that he was prepared to defer sentence on him if he agreed to return to his mother"s home in Eastleigh, Hampshire, fully clothed, and then report to his local police station.
Sheriff Lindsay Foulis has been on hand to repeatedly arrest Gough as he arises from incarceration and said "I suppose it doesn"t need a expert in crystal ball gazing to anticipate that if I impose a custodial sentence then in so many months time a similar scenario will arise. When the day comes for you to be released from a prison establishment you will be apprehended and the same process gone through again. This is what happened over the last while and if I impose a custodial sentence that is a scenario which is likely to arise again and again and again."
2010-10-26
Arrested for conducting himself in a disorderly manner, standing naked at the gates of Perth Prison, refusing to wear any clothing or otherwise cover his private parts and committing a breach of the peace.
2010-11-25
Found guilty of offence on 2010-10-26. He was sentenced to 15 months and 26 days. He is understood to spend his time in prison in solitary confinement.
2011-07-22
Arrested again on release from Perth prison; trial next month. Nude in the court.
Sheriff Richard McFarlane told him: "Do not sit down. There could be hygiene issues for others who may have to occupy that seat". He accused Gough of wasting public money. He said: "When is it going to end? You are denying proper use of public funds to many people who could benefit from them".
2011-08-24
Convicted again.
He has been repeatedly arrested in the street outside Perth Prison by police waiting for him to be released at the end of each sentence. The latest 657-day sentence - his longest yet - includes the unexpired portion of his last sentence from which he was freed early, a year for breaching the peace and 90 days for contempt of court.
2012-07-17
Released from prison and allowed to walk away naked.
2012-07-20
Re-arrested in Dunfermline.
The former marine was freed from Perth Prison on Tuesday and vowed to continue his nude crusade. Gough, 53, was spoken to by police when he was freed, but was then allowed to go on his way in an apparent shift in Tayside Police policy. On the last few occasions Gough has been released he has been immediately arrested by officers waiting for him at the gates, but this time he was given the go-ahead to walk off despite being naked. However, a spokesman for Fife Constabulary confirmed on Friday that he had been arrested at Townhill, Dunfermline at around 2pm for breach of the peace. He was arrested following complaints from members of the public.
2012-08-10
Appeared at Kirkcaldy Sherrif Court. Refused to dress. Convicted of Contempt of Court.
2012-08-23
Convicted of Breach of the Peace. Sheriff James Williamson deferred sentence on Gough until next month, and ordered social workers to produce a report independently assessing Gough"s emotional and mental health.
2012-09-13
Sentenced to 5 months. Sheriff James Williamson had expressed concern about Gough"s demeanour at a previous hearing. He ordered social workers to produce a report assessing his emotional and mental health. But on Thursday the sheriff told the rambler he had "no alternative" but to impose another custodial sentence after Gough refused to meet the officials and indicated he had no intention of doing so in the future.
Compiled from:
Stephen"s own words
[url= http://www.nakedwalk.org ]www.nakedwalk.org
BBC News web pages
Various local and regional newspapers" web pages
Wikipedia
Googling.
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WELLCOME TO HOWGATE
Welcome to Howgate : Please naked walk carefully
Bienvenue à Howgate : S"il vous plait marcher nu avec prudence
;).
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[color]Merci Steve de nous avoir communiqué ton courage et ta perséverance !
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Par PETER ROSS : Publié le dimanche 7 octobre 2012
Notre journaliste a passé 24 heures sur la route - et dans une tente - avec Stephen Gough
qui apprécie beaucoup sa liberté et se dirige vers la frontière avec l"Angleterre.
Hier matin, à 9h45, après un petit déjeuner de porridge et de thé sans sucre, le prisonnier 81590, également dénommé Stephen Gough, et mieux connu sous le nom de randonneur nu, s"est redéshabillé pour militer.
Dans un champ juste à côté de la B7026, non loin de Penicuik, la pente de 53 ans pour attacher ses chaussures de randonnée et un de ses genoux nus s"enfonçaient dans le sol humide. Il se leva et remit son chapeau vert arondi et son lourd sac à dos. Son corps maigre est pâle après plus de six ans de prison, et parsemée de piqûres d"insectes après une journée dans la nature. Ses poils pubiens sont sombres et ceux sur le torse blancs. Les varices font comme un delta de fleuve au dos de ses mollets. "C"est vrai," dit-il en plissant les yeux vers le soleil levant », si je peux faire 20 miles aujourd"hui, ça va être bon".
Comment puis-je savoir ? Nous avons passé la nuit ensemble. Le vendredi soir, nous avons trouvé une place dans un champ, à l"abri d"un sapin tombé, avec une vue ectraordinnaire sur Salisbury Crags. Maintenant qu"il ne marchait plus en public, Gough s"habilla, tirant sur une polaire et un pantalon vert. Quoi qu"il en soit, les moucherons piqueurs l"ont tracassés. Il a une tente de deux places et a proposé de me laisser m"installer à côté de lui. «Aussi longtemps», at-il plaisanté, "que vous ne recevez pas nu." Il n"y avait aucune chance que cela.
Libéré vendredi matin de la prison de Saughton à Edimbourg, il a passé nu par la porte du pénitencier et s"est dirigé vers les collines de Pentland, au sud de la ville. Depuis 2006, il a passé la plupart de son temps en prison en Ecosse. Le plus souvent il était arrêté peu de temps après la libération. Au cours de ses comparutions devant le tribunal, il a refusé de porter des vêtements. Il a refusé aussi de les porter en prison. Ce qui a obligé à le laisser en isolement à l"écart des autres prisonniers. Quand il a fait de l"exercice dans la cour de la prison de Saughton, il a été tenu caché depuis les fenêtres donnant sur un cadre en bois sur roues connues sous le Scrambler Rambler.
Sa dernière condamnation pour trouble à l"ordre public est intervenue après avoir été arrêté à Dunfermline, trois jours après sa sortie de prison de Perth. Son intention est de rentrer à pied nu à Eastleigh, près de Southampton, pour retrouver sa famille et de vivre nu dans la communauté. Il pense que si il arrive jusqu"à la frontière, la police anglaise le traitera alors avec plus d"indulgence.
Je l"ai rencontré dans le village de Midlothian Auchendinny. Il a marché dans les collines toute la journée et est maintenant de retour sur la route en train de manger une pomme comme la biblique d"Adam. Une enjambée de 6ft 3in, ancien marine, il marche vite, une lope yomping grand jamais ralentir alors même que la circulation se ralentit et perce à la vue de lui. Un homme dans une camionnette blanche crie "Remets tes vêtements... Eh, enculé !" Mais Gough l"ignore. Des travailleurs sur la route, en casques jaunes, lui demande de s"arrêter afin qu"ils puissent faire une photo avec lui. Et il sourit quand on lui dit de profiter de sa liberté. "Ouais," dit-il, "aussi longtemps que cela pourra durer".
Le randonneur nudien n"est pas seul à randonner. Il ya une équipe de tournage qui fait un documentaire sur lui et il est aussi accompagné par des membres du public impressionnés par sa cause. Un, George Cavanagh, un écrivain de 53 ans originaire de Musselburgh, a créé un jeu de société basé sur les voyages de Gough. Un autre de ses partisans, John Hamilton, un fonctionnaire à la retraite, bien que pas un nu (il est vêtu d"un anorak) utilise un GPS sur son téléphone pour trouver un itinéraire adapté. Hamilton a rencontré Gough après sa libération de la prison de Perth. «Je crois que le système écossais a été totalement injuste envers lui," dit Hamilton. «Ce n"est pas illégal d"être nu. Cette façon de l"envoyer en prison est une honte pour l"Ecosse".
Hamilton fait sentir, même si, comme le font beaucoup de gens, que feriez Gough lui-même une faveur si il vient de mettre sur certains vêtements, rentré chez lui, a repris contact avec ses enfants adolescents et vit sa mère âgée pour la première fois depuis des années. Il ya un sentiment croissant que l"histoire de Gough a fait du comique au tragique et qu"il est ruiné sa vie pour l"amour d"un point sur les libertés civiles qu"il a faites il ya longtemps.
La vérité est, cependant, qu"il est difficile de maintenir un sentiment de pitié pour Gough quand vous marchez le long à côté de lui, assez près pour sentir sa sueur musquée, et l"écoute comme il orates - il n"y a pas d"autre mot - le personnel liberté. Il ne vient pas par hasard comme une figure pitoyable. Il dit que son pied est un mélange de déclaration publique et voyage intérieur. Il dit qu"il est le Verbe fait chair. Il considère qu"il s"agit là de son travail. "Si vous compromettre votre vérité», il insiste, «vous vous compromettre."
En début de soirée, nous avons quitté la route, à la recherche d"un endroit pour camper. Gough a négocié une clôture de barbelés. «Je n"ai jamais accroché meself sur un de ces encore», a-t-il dit, enjamber, "et que le dossier est toujours debout".
La nuit était glaciale. Nous avons construit un feu et regarder les étoiles. Nous avons bu du whisky. «Ceci,» at-il dit, "est l"opposé de la prison." Ne pas voir ses enfants est difficile, dit-il, mais il sent qu"il est en train de leur donner un exemple de la façon de vivre une vie d"intégrité. Il n"aime pas l"idée que quelqu"un puisse croire qu"il était fou, et a dit que même s"il devait passer le reste de sa vie en prison, il ne voulait pas abandonner ce qu"il fait. Il a expliqué les racines de sa divagation nue revenir à une promenade, il a quand on vit à Vancouver et fondit en larmes à la réalisation épiphanique que les êtres humains sont fondamentalement bonne, comment, alors, selon lui, le corps peut-elle être mauvaise ?
Il a téléphoné à Mel, son ex-petite amie avec qui il se promenait nu une fois de Lands End à John O"Groats. Il a téléphoné à sa mère, qui est octogénaire et semble être dur d"oreille. "Non," lui corrigée : «Je ne suis pas dans le Kent, je suis dans une tente." Il rota et péta avec brio. Il renifla ses chaussettes. Il ronflait.
Hier matin, après le petit déjeuner, comme les moutons regardaient, Gough reprendre la route. Il faisait pour le village de Cheminon frontières, par l"intermédiaire de Peebles. Nous avons marché le long de l"A701, et en Howgate, une jeune femme appelée Regan Drew, marchant deux caniches, rougit quand il passait. "Est-ce que c"est réel" ? A t-elle demandé.
Gough a adopté la salle des fêtes, où une vente de pâtisseries était détenu. Il fit un signe aux dames d"âge moyen de peering à travers les fenêtres. «Mon Dieu, que c"était une vision à voir", a déclaré Jan Stewart. At-elle été offensé ? "Oh, mon Dieu, non. Pas du tout ! "
"Bigre, je suis juste déçu", a déclaré Cheryl Wilkinson, "Je n"avais pas mes lunettes."
Je suis parti juste à l"extérieur Leadburn Gough, mais n"a pas pu m"empêcher de lui demander, une dernière fois, sur le but de son voyage. Il avait parlé beaucoup de choses sur la religion. Est-ce, alors, une sorte de pèlerinage ? Le Rambler nu malaxe ce cours. "Mais je ne vais pas n"importe où suis-je ?" Puis il frotta sa barbe et reconsidéré. "Eh bien," dit-il. "Je suppose que je vais voir ma mère."
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Autre article du SUN
In english :
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/article4576515.ece
Par KENNY Angove, entièrement revêtu de la Rambler nu
Naked Rambler Stephen Gough a tenté hier de faire une "escapade nettoyante"
en Ecosse en se lavant dans une eau glaciale.
L"homme de 53 ans a adopté une allure rapide et est arrivé à moins de 55 miles de la frontière anglaise.
Un exploit pas encore réalisé en neuf ans de militantisme.
Son pit-stop près de Cardrona Forest, Peeblesshire, est intervenue quelques heures après avoir été mis en garde par un agriculteur loin dans son champ sur les risques qu"ils avaient d"être pris dans une fusillade de chasse à la perdrix. Un témoin déclare : "Il a certainement besoin d"un bon lavage après tout... Regardez comme il apprécie".
Papa de deux enfants, Gough a marché 16 miles hier lors de sa deuxième journée de la liberté depuis qu"il a été libéré de la prison d"Edimbourg Saughton le vendredi 5 octobre.
Il va essaié de parcourir à pieds 430 miles jusqu"à son domicile à Eastleigh, Hants. Il espère franchir la frontière anglo-écossaise, près du village de Kershopefoot, au plus tard le mardi - s"il n"est pas arrêté.
Hier, Gough a été invitépar les chasseurs à passer, après le réveil, sur une colline près Howgate, Midlothian, car ils tentaient d"organiser une séance de chasse.
Il a ensuite dirigé dans Peebles où il a été pris d"assaut par les passants.
Un fan a fait de son mieux pour s"adapter à Mooning que par Gough a posé pour une photo.
Un groupe de travailleurs de la route craqué comme ils ont pris un tour de main, tandis que les conducteurs tooted soutien.
Robert, 22 ans, de Tain, Ross Pâques, a déclaré: "Je pense qu"il est grand. Il montre qu"il ya un tabou rien sur le corps "Hugh Keerns, 65 ans, de Greenock, qui s"est arrêté pour prendre une photo, a ajouté:".. Il a le droit de faire ce qu"il fait "
La tension monte lorsque deux voitures de la police de l"air et des frontières s"approche - mais ils ont fini par s"éloigner.
Il a fait une pause dans un abri-bus, avant de s"installer pour la nuit dans la forêt.
Gough niché dans haggis, neeps et tatties qui lui sont données par mon pote George Cavanagh, 53 ans, qui l"a rejoint sur son chemin.
Et l"ex-Marine, qui a passé une grande partie de ces six dernières années en prison, a également connu une bière. Il rayonnait: «C"est ma première fois en 6 ans et demi - c"est délicieux."
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Source : http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/naked-rambler-greets-of-peebles-on-release-1365178
Les rencontres avec les badauds sont le plus souvent chaleureuses.
Pour nous, ce n"est évidement pas étonnant puisqu"on le vit, au quotidien, lors de nos randonues.
D"ailleurs, nous savons bien que ce prétendu tabou sur la nudité n"est qu"un moyen grotesque et pervers
de manipulation et de domination des êtres humains et ce, malheureusement, depuis des millénaires.
Let"s go, Steve !
Interview de Steve : http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2012/s3605641.htm.
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Stephen Gough, autorisé à poursuivre sa croisade nu, se dirige vers le Nord-Est de l"Angleterre
Mardi 9 Octobre 2012 , par Joe Willis, reportaire en chef pour la région
Stephen Gough a prévu d"arriver dans le Nord-Est de l"Angleterre au plus tard cette semaine
quand il franchira la frontière avec l"anglo-écossaise dans le but d"aller revoir sa famille dans le Hampshire.
Le mois dernier, cet homme de 53 ans a été de nouveau condamné à cinq mois pour trouble à l"ordre public
après avoir déclaré au tribunal qu"il ne voulait pas coopérer avec les travailleurs sociaux chargés de l"évaluation
de sa santé mentale. Il a été libéré de prison Saughton, à Edimbourg, le vendredi 5 octobre et a recommencé
sa marche vers le sud.
La région de Northumbria et la police de Durham ont déclaré hier que les circonstances dicteront ce que
- le cas échéant - des mesures soient prises par les agents. Dans le North Yorkshire, selon la police, la nudité
en elle-même n"est pas une infraction pénale. Un porte-parole a ajouté : "Nous sommes prêts à faire preuve
de discrétion comme nous le faisons chaque année pendant la cyclonue de York.
Toutefois, lorsque nous soupçonnerons qu"un trouble à l"ordre public peut se produire, nous prendrons les mesures appropriées pour répondre aux préoccupations du public".
M. Gough a déjà traverser la région, en 2005, lors d"une randonnée de Lands End à John O"Groats.
Il avait été arrêté dans le Yorkshire à Dales à la suite de plaintes émanant de personnes vivant dans Gargrave,
près de Hawes. Il a refusé de porter des vêtements quand il a comparu devant les magistrats de Harrogate,
mais a, ensuite, été ramené à Gargrave et a finalement été autorisé à poursuivre son voyage. L"ancien marine
a ensuite passé une nuit à l"auberge de Tan Hill, dans Arkengarthdale, quand lui et ses deux compagnons de voyage
ont bénéficié d"un logement gratuit. Un porte-parole de l"auberge a confirmé hier soir que M. Gough serait le bienvenu
s"il repassait.
Le randonneur a vécu une grande partie de ces six dernières années en prison pour trouble à l"ordre public et a,
de nouveau, été reconnu coupable de cette accusation le mois dernier après avoir marché nu près d"un parc de jeux
pour enfants à Dunfermline, Fife. Après sa libération, la semaine dernière, la police de Lothian et de la frontière
ont dit qu"ils étaient prêts à faire preuve de discrétion dans son cas, si les circonstances le permettent.
Il marche à environ 15 miles chaque jour depuis sa sortie et est accompagné par une équipe de tournage documentaire.
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Quel bonheur de le voir enfin libre. Je croise les doigts pour qu"il puisse passer en Angleterre et ne plus être emprisonné !.
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Quel bonheur de le voir enfin libre. Je croise les doigts pour qu"il puisse passer en Angleterre...
Effectivement, pour avoir subi l"incarcération en qualité d"insoumis à l"époque de la conscription obligatoire,
je peux t"assurer que la vie prend du relief quand on sort de prison. La liberté est tellement nécessaire au bonheur.
D"ailleurs, heureux sont ceux pour qui les circonstances de la vie leur ont permis d"en prendre conscience.
En attendant, je souffre de ne pas pouvoir être à ses côtés pour pouvoir partager cette immense allégresse.
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"Et dans les doux torrents d"une allégresse entière - Tu verras s"abîmer tes maux les plus amers."
Pierre Corneille.
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Stephen Gough wandert nackt durch den Süden Schottlands. Der Nudist wurde gerade aus dem Gefängnis entlassen, nachdem er seine jüngste Haftstrafe verbüßt hatte. Gough wurde insgesamt bereits 18-mal verurteilt und war seit 2006 immer mal wieder hinter Gittern - wegen unterschiedlicher Delikte. Mal trug er vor dem Sheriff keine Kleidung, mal beging er Landfriedensbruch, mal missachtete er das Gericht.
Stephen Gough marche nu dans le sud de l"Ecosse. Le nudiste s"était préalablement fait sortir de la prison après qu"il ait purgé sa dernière peine de détention. Gough avait, en tout, déjà été condamné 18 fois depuis 2006 et s"était retrouvé de temps en temps derrière des barreaux - à cause de divers délits. Il ne portait à chaque fois aucun habit devant le juge et était donc accusé de trouble à l"ordre public et d"outrage à la cour.
Source : http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/augenblick-nacktwanderer-in-schottland-a-859955.html
A noter que Steve est maintenant en Angleterre.
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Les actualité du 19 45 de M6 évoque le parcours de Stephen Gough :
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k35P5s9SclzToP3r5u1
Une info à charge et rien sur les motivations humanistes de Stephen Gough.
A croire qu"il a fait cette démarche uniquement pour "ennuyer la société".
Le niveau d"analyse du journaliste fait frémir d"inquiétude..
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Slate ("ardoise" en français) est un magazine en ligne américain lancé en 1996.
Depuis février 2009, il existe également dans sa version française.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slate_(magazine)
Source : http://www.slate.fr/lien/63005/randonneur-nu-stephen-gough-grande-bretagne
Stephen Gough, alias «le Randonneur Nu», à l"assaut de l"Angleterre
«Le Randonneur Nu». C’est le surnom qu’a donné la presse britannique à Stephen Gough, un ancien soldat de la Royal Marine de 53 ans qui vient de passer cinq mois derrière les barreaux pour trouble à l’ordre public en Ecosse et dont The Huffington Post UK relate les exploits et publie des photos.
L’homme n’en est pas à son coup d’essai. Selon The Independent, avant sa condamnation en juin, Stephen Gough avait déjà passé 657 jours cumulés en prison et avait été condamné 18 fois en dix ans, d"après The Telegraph. Après chaque libération, il refusait de se couvrir et retournait irrémédiablement en prison. Lors de sa précédente sortie de prison, en juin, il avait été autorisé à repartir nu et semblait avoir trouvé un terrain d’entente avec les autorités, mais les choses ont rapidement dérapé. Des policiers précisent au Telegraph l’accord passé avec Stephen Gough :
«Je lui ai dit qu’il devait rester loin des zones peuplées. Il a dit qu’il avait marché pendant deux jours et traversé des villes sans qu’aucun policier ne l’interpelle.»
«Je supposais qu’il allait passer par l’aire de jeux. Je lui ai dit qu’il y avait des enfants qui y jouaient mais il continuait de marcher. Il disait qu’un corps nu n’a rien d’offensif et qu’il ne devrait y avoir aucune raison de le couvrir. Il a été arrêté après avoir refusé de s’habiller.»
Stephen Gough s’était présenté à son procès dans son plus simple appareil et avait assuré lui-même sa défense. Lorsqu’il s’était levé pour s’adresser à la cour comme le veut la tradition, il lui avait été demandé de se rasseoir pour ne pas incommoder le public, rapporte le Telegraph :
«Il a refusé de s’asseoir afin que ses parties intimes soient cachées par le bois.»
«Il a déclaré: “Je veux juste être traité comme tout le monde”.»
Lors du procès, le juge a rappelé au Randonneur Nu que les pouvoirs publics avaient été très indulgents avec lui (à la suite de l’accord qu’ils avaient trouvé) et a fustigé son «arrogance», rapporte The Independent:
«Les policiers vous ont dit que vous alliez passer par une aire de jeux occupée par des enfants si vous continuiez votre voyage.
«Trois options s’offraient à vous. Une: changer de direction, deux: couvrir vos parties intimes ou trois: entrer dans le fourgon de police qui vous aurait fait traverser le parc, vous aurait relâché et vous aurait laissé continuer votre route.»
«Malgré tout, vous avez refusé. Cela montre un degré d’arrogance et d’indifférence à l’égard des autres membres de l’espace public, en particulier des enfants, qui ont le droit de ne pas être confrontés à des hommes nus.»
Depuis sa sortie de la prison d"Edinbourg, Stephen Gough marche (toujours nu) pour rejoindre l’Angleterre et rendre visite à sa famille.
Photo : Un naturiste lors d"une manifestation de soutien
à Stephen Gough à Londres en en septembre 2003.
Paul Sanders / REUTERS.
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Nous sommes désolés, ce contenu a été retiré pour cause de non-respect des conditions d"utilisation
Toujours la censure de l"intégrisme puritain ...
Nous verrons donc pas le reportage de M6 sur Dailymotion.
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Il est visible sur M6 replay
http://www.m6replay.fr/#/le-1945/11253249-s01e284-edition-du-10-octobre
Pour le commentaire, il me semble normale, il reste neutre.
Mais bon je ne suis pas un fanatique de Stephen Gough..
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