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*       ACTION ALERT - NATURIST ACTION COMMITTEE          *
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* Bob Morton, NAC Chair / Exec Dir:     ctnudists@aol.com *
* Mark Storey, NAC Bd Member:               storey@aa.net *
* Scootch Pankonin, Gov't Affairs:      scootchdc@aol.com *
* Dennis Kirkpatrick, Online Rep:            nat@tiac.net *
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Date: May 1, 2000
State: Washington

CITATIONS FOR NUDITY IN SPOKANE 
AT LATAH CREEK / PEOPLE'S PARK

To all Naturists:

Police in Spokane have begun an intense effort to "clean up" 
the Latah Creek / People's Park area, including the traditional 
site for nude sunbathing. Over this past weekend, police began 
tickets for various offenses, including simple nudity. 

Authorities in Spokane regularly make a springtime show of force, 
and they had announced earlier this year that they would be 
stepping up patrols to curb driving and lewd behavior. However, 
the sweep this weekend exceeds the customary springtime display.

Uniformed officers were joined by plainclothes police on foot and 
on their own bicycles. The officers escorted people from the park 
and issued citations, including citations for simple nudity.

The People's Park location in Spokane is a traditional site for 
clothing-optional recreation. Although it is not officially 
sanctioned, nudity there has received little enforcement attention. 
The Naturist Action Committee is attempting to determine if the 
recent police action represents a change in official policy or may 
simply be a case of over-exuberance on the part of a few officers.

Meanwhile, NAC urges Naturists using People's Park in Spokane to 
do so with extreme caution. Watch for NAC Updates on this matter, 
and visit the NAC web site at www.naturist.com/NAC, where details 
and developments will be posted.

Naturally,

Mark Storey
NAC Board Member
Seattle, Washington
storey@aa.net

www.naturistsociety.com/NAC