Topless protester awarded $15,000 by city

Having been involved in local politics being a past president of the Palm Springs chamber of commerce, I know that politicians waste lots of the taxpayers money.Here is a perfect example of pure waste by the boobs running local government.Elizabeth Book has been protesting topless in Daytona Beach, Florida in protest of the cities public nudity ordinance.The courts have upheld her rights to protest topless. So what do the narrow minded boobs in Daytona Beach do? They continue to harass her and arrest her again.Why are the boobs that run our governments, so afraid of bare boobs on our beaches? Above is a picture of Mary Clare who owns our resort in Palm Springs, CA along with me. Why are politicians in Florida terrified of her dressed this way for the beach?Now Daytona Beach has paid out a settlement of $15,000 for violating her rights. And I will bet the city paid over $100,000 in attorney fees during the whole case.Florida is a weird state. It must be because of all the rain and the humidity, some politicians brains are wilted.Florida has the most successful nude beach in the US at Haulover Beach in Miami. Where the neighborhood around Haulover at one time was very seedy and rundown, it is now gentrified and is the most popular beach in Florida.Florida says that they want European tourists, yet they don't let them topless sunbathe which is the norm in Europe. How weird. You would think Florida wants to appeal to European tourism not scare it away.I for one am very happy that Daytona Beach owned up to their human rights violations. It is only too bad the papers and TV did not print how much taxpayer money was wasted by the local politicians.Gongrats to Elizabeth Book in her topless protest for topfree rights!!!For the story:"Daytona agrees to $15,000 settlement in nudity dispute By SARA KIESLER Staff Writer DAYTONA BEACH -- The City Commission awarded topless protester Elizabeth Book a settlement of $15,000 Wednesday night for claims of damages due to her arrests.Book, a 45-year-old Ormond Beach resident and mother, has shown her breasts publicly since 2004 in protest of the city's public nudity ordinance. She was arrested in March 2004 and again in July 2005.She sued Daytona Beach, seeking $100,000 for attorneys' fees and damages stemming from what her attorney, Lawrence Walters, called negligence, false arrest and malicious prosecution.Courts ruled in Book's favor, so the city changed its ordinance last November to include language from past federal court rulings that say a person does not have a constitutional right to public nudity if they are protesting a nudity ordinance.Deputy City Attorney Marie Hartman said last week the settlement will dismiss Book's whole case. She added that the city's ordinance still stands."For the story clcik hereAnd if you want a nice vacation where you can go topless or nude sunbathing, give us The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa a call at 800-786-6938. Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.comHope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!Source