Registered Sex Offender should not apply here?

That's scary - I've peed in bushes in a few races not to mention concerts back in the day...

I heard this on the news yesterday.  This is no surprise to me that Boulder would take something like this to such an extreme.

The real problem, IMHO, is that the truly predatory sex offenders will scam people successfully - "I know it's hard to believe I have to register as an offender.  I swear, all I did was take in leak outside/streak in a 'naked mile' race.  Nothing truly awful like assault a 5 year old neighbor boy.  By the way, cute kid..."

I have seen too many people endanger their own children's welfare because they fall for those sort of lines from someone who seems "too nice to be a 'real' sex offender".

Sadly enough, in some states: YES

For the record, I have streaked and I have peed in public.  I also wasn't caught.  As long as these people are made aware of the consequences (as it seems they were told by the police that this was illegal), then the risk and accountability is on them. 

Heck maybe the police in Boulder are actually going to start enforcing the law and will raid the pot party that occurs each year.  Or the many other laws that are ignored. 

While I will say the intent of a group of people streaking is different than one person flashing people, it is the same show.  What makes one a crime and one fun?  Intent.  Should we expect police to charge people based upon their perception of the offending parties intent?

I think one of the thing that is being overlooked is that now the county needs to have a prosecutor who is really willing to press ahead with the charges as listed.  

My expectation is that it would probably get knocked down to a simple disorderly conduct and there will be a fine to pay, if anything.  Again, this is where a good defense attorney comes into play. 

Do you know in the state of Michigan, if a police officer or DNR officer witnesses me peeing in the woods while hunting, I can be arrested for indecent exposure.

Which yes would make me a "sexual offender".

They were the slow runners

Classic.

I was thinking during my next race, I may have to go on the side of the road during the run at night.  With police controling traffic, that could be a bad move.  I could be arrested for being a sex offender during an IM...  Crazy.

I am so glad I did not do it.  I talked about it with friends and I was going to do it jsut to see my friends naked.  I am slow so I would have been caught for sure.

Why is nudity so bad?  I really do not get it. 

Because this is the US of A and we're afraid of nekkidness.  It's unnatural. 

You're not supposed to urinate in her bush.  No wonder she pressed charges.

While I totally agree that in this case the "sex offeneder" labels is not deserved, how is 3 (not 1, not 2 but 3) strikes a "knee-jerk reaction".  Should we give criminals may 5 changes.  How about 10.  Yeah after committing 10 crimes we should lock them up.