NZ policewoman allows naked cycling - with helmet

Two young men caught cycling with no clothes on have escaped charges of offensive behaviour, but received a warning to wear protective headgear. Local policewoman Cathy Duder was unfazed when she came across the two nude men, both in their early 20s. "They were more shocked than I was, trying to cover up their bits and pieces with their hands," she said. The men were riding around the Coromandel seaside resort of Whangamata on the north-east coast of New Zealand. When asked for an explanation, the pair replied that "they wanted to experience total freedom".

Strangely sober

" And I said to them 'the way you're heading, you're going to experience total confinement'," the officer said, laughing. She said the men appeared decidedly sober. "They didn't seem drunk at all. That's what worried me," she joked. Ms Duder issued them with a stern warning for not wearing helmets and then sent them directly home. She told the Associated Press news agency that she did not see them again during her shift, and it was not known if they donned helmets and resumed their ride. Public nudity can attract a charge of offensive behaviour in New Zealand, but Ms Duder said she let the two men go free. "It was dark and there was no-one else around. They were jovial young men who had not intended to cause offence," she said. (my view)- "They didn't seem drunk at all,That's what worried me,"she joked" i do not get it...the police WANT them to be drunk?so they worry you because they are not drunk?....what a fucking moron!"Two young men caught cycling with no clothes on have escaped charges of offensive behaviour" being free and naturistic is"offensive behaviour"? what are the fucking police on!it's got to be drugs they seize from people! being FREE is NOT a crime you morons

US balloon boy parents are given jail sentences-follow up story!

A US man who triggered a major alert by falsely claiming his son was adrift in a helium balloon has been sentenced to 90 days in jail - and his wife to 20. Richard Heene, 48, and his 45-year-old wife Mayumi said in October their son had been carried off by the balloon. Six-year-old Falcon Heene was finally found hiding at home. In court in Colorado, Heene appeared to fight back tears as he apologised to rescue workers and the community, saying he was "very, very sorry". The judge also ordered four years of supervised probation for the couple and banned them from receiving any form of financial benefit from the case. Heene and his wife Mayumi had pleaded guilty to charges that they carried out the balloon stunt to promote a reality TV show.

'Wasted money'

The prosecutor had argued the couple should face time in jail to act as a deterrent to others who may be considering mounting similar stunts for financial gain and publicity. He said Heene had "wasted a lot of man power and a lot of money in wanting to get himself some publicity". He argued that the couple had acted not on the behest of any TV companies, but that "they came up with it all on their own, not necessarily just to get a TV show but at least to put their name out there again and maybe in hopes that somebody would pick them up". "For that," he said, "they do need to be punished". Richard Heene will be allowed to serve 60 days of his 90-day sentence on release, allowing him to work as a construction contractor during the day, while spending the night in jail. He will start his sentence on 11 January 2010. Mayumi Heene will begin her sentence after her husband's to ensure their children are still cared for. She will be allowed to report to jail on two days a week, return home at night, and serve the sentence through jail-supervised community service. The judge also ruled that her husband must serve 100 hours of community service and write a letter of apology to the community and public service agencies which helped search for his son. The couple have already been ordered to pay $42,000 (£26,000) in restitution for the emergency services' rescue efforts.

Policeman Rapes Girl In Cell

The Volta Regional Police Command has mounted a massive manhunt for one Constable Peter Owusu who is alleged to have defiled a 14 year old School girl held at the Police Station at Penyi near Dzodze. The Girl had been locked up for a misdemeanor and family sources say Constable Owusu took advantage of the girl and raped her and threatened to kill her if she told anybody. Madam Esther Osei, a Teacher at the Penyi LA Primary School who led the girl’s parents to the Hospital told Citi News in an interview that the girl was locked up because of a misunderstanding between her and a young boy which led to the girl cutting the boy with a cutlass. She said that the later revealed to her that the policeman forced to have sex with her. “After we went for her the previous day she later complained that the policeman forced and had sex with her twice and then threatened her with a handcuff and a gun not to reveal it to anyone” She said. Hospital reports from the Dzodze confirmed that the girl had been raped. Madam Esther Osei said that the policeman accepted the offence when they went to the police station with the girl and her parents for a medical form. Madam Esther Osei’s concern is that the case has not been revisited since and it seems the case is now a “foolish case”. “He initially denied the allegation but upon interrogation he admitted the offence. he confirmed that he did the thing. They invited the parents and the child to Ho, they interviewed them, and took their statements but up till now we have not heard anything from them. We don’t know whether the case is becoming a foolish case or what.” She said. Police Constable Owusu has since gone into hiding.