I feel so sorry for this man.

There must be a better way of dealing with him. But what?

We should all have a laugh at his tiny winkle! Pathetic jerk! Get a life

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Hello jeni.

What a strange attitude, pammygran.

Yes Pammygran. There was a reason why he wasn't allowed to go quietly on his way.

It doesn't sound as though he is doing any harm. He is not actually waving it at anyone, or popping out of the bushes to frighten the natives. He just wants to ramble around the countryside in a state of nature, which must get distinctly chilly in our uncertain climate. It is a bit like the furore about breastfeeding in public, everyone is so obsessed with the sexual aspects of private parts that they overlook that about 50% of the population have a willy and the other 50% have a pair of boobs.

As long as he isn't walking passed schools or childrens play areas let him get on with it. Speaking for myself I don't really want to see him or his 'bits', but if I did happen to pass him while he was out and about it wouldn't shock me, after I have been married for nearly 40 years and I have 2 sons so there would be no surprises there !

Poor guy - if he wants to wander about naked and cold I suppose that's up to him. As Mrs.Patrick Campbell said 'as long he doesn't frighten horses and children', I have changed that slightly to suit this situation. As Annika said as long as keeps away from children why not.
Someone said on Radio 4 today that he was naked whilst in prison, as prisons are notoriously cold however did he manage. I don't think he is pathetic or should get a life pammygran he's just an eccentric - something we Brits are known for. Good luck to him, just don't come by my house.

My daughters were 'flashed' when they were about 11 and 9. Far from being shocked or frightened, they both broke into peals of laughter and the man looked very embarrassed and ran away. We did ring the police, though, as the next little girl might have reacted differently. He was arrested when he was reported for being a 'Peeping Tom' in the next village.
The girls were interviewed by a policewoman and she couldn't help smiling when she asked them if they could identify him. They said, they were not sure as they were not looking at his face.
It made a good opportunity for us to talk about why some people did strange things.

I was flashed when a student. I then had to walk to the police station down the same road in the dark, after phoning them - great idea! When I arrived a policewoman took my statement and asked "Was he erect?" - I answered this and then she started to giggle. I said I couldn't really see the joke and she apologised. It seems that she had asked the same question of an Irish lady previously and, after a bit of thought, the lady said (in Irish accent) "Well no, he was sort of bending sideways and leaning over" !!!

The worst outcome of this incident was that a young policeman, who had been in the station when I went to give my statement, proceeded to pester me for weeks, arriving with bunches of flowers etc, in spite of me telling him I had a boyfriend!

Greatnan you have just reminded me of a situation I dealt with as a Social Worker a few years ago when a little girl told her mum that a teenage relative had flashed at her some time before. I had to interview the child with her mother to see whether there was a case for the Police to investigate and also to assess the risk he may pose. Her mother and I adopted our most solemn expressions and I asked the little girl in my best social work voice 'and how did you feel when that happened?' - long pause - to which she replied 'I just thought it was funny'. Her mum and I caught each others' eyes and we all had to laugh.

I am not suggesting that flashing at little girls is always funny or harmless but I do think we can sometimes project our own feelings on to children. As you said Greatnan it can be a good opportunity to talk to children about strange things some adults do.

When I was in my teens I was walking up a country lane and there seemed to be a lot of traffic..until I realised it was the same car driving backwards and forwards. It drove on ahead of me and, at the top of the lane was a man standing there with hIs trousers down. I ran to the main road which, thankfully wasn't far and continued to run for quite a while. I doubt if the man was dangerous or I would have been in serious trouble, but I was in a blind panic to run away from him. Don't think I ever told anyone, probably thinking I was a bit daft to be walking there in the first place.

I have never been 'flashed' at I am glad to say I but if it were to happen wouldn't it be wonderful if we could say something along the lines of....... hang on minute while I get my magnifying glasses out of my bag

I was flashed at whilst walki g home from my evening shift in the pub that I worked for part time "what do you think this is" he asked ..I answered "looks like a penis...but smaller" be crept away very much deflated....

Well you can gaurentee nellie will come up with a statement like that can't we. lol

Littlenellie

nellie good for you!

When I was around seven I was out with a group of friends including a baby in a pram (why did they let us do that?) when we were flashed at by a man standing under a railway bridge. We younger ones wanted to go back to see what he was doing, but the older girl in charge wouldn't let us

Many flashers go on to commit more serious crimes if they are not stopped, so it should always be reported.

You might know I'd have something to say about 'flashers.' They are not all the mild-mannered oddbods who will run a mile if you shout 'boo' at them. Some expose themselves as part of a wide repertoire of sexual offending, and when being treated for their convicted behaviour may reveal some very strange deviant fantasies and behaviour, and many have graduated to serious sexual assault. The drive to do it is sexual release from shocking an unsuspecting passerby, so you can imagine that they use the memory of the shock on the person's face to get that release afterwards.....a similar drive to that of sexual attackers of strangers. It takes planning and front to single out a potential victim, do the deed and make a safe escape. For some, it's a daily habit.

This man isn't a flasher. He's just claiming what he feels should be his right - to go naked.

Can't be right to keep him incarcerated for that. He hasn't harmed anyone.

I had read, when he was last released from prison, that he was hoping to get back to see his family. I'm sorry he didn't manage to do that. However, he knew the consequences which would ensue soon after he took his clothes off again, and chose not to compromise, so I don't have that much sympathy with him. He's a grown man with (they say) no mental issues, so he must realise that whatever his personal views, society doesn't accept naked men rambling around the countryside. (Or women, but there don't seem to be any of those!)

I gather he's a naturist. He's making a point but doesn't seem to think he should conceal his bits when pollce approach. Does he ensure children aren't inadvertently coming across him? I understand most naturists are careful about where they remove their clothes. I get his wish to walk the length and breadth of Britain unfettered by clothing, but it does seem a bit one way for him. If the public can tolerate him walking in the countrside au naturelle, could he be more tolerant of the concern that people who don't know him will experience?

Something has got to be 'stuck' in his head. Why can't the Scottish police put him a police van and bring him down south? Deliver him to his mum's door?