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...wall…” What happens if I moon people from my window? This can result in arrests for ‘lewd and lascivious behavior’ or ‘open and gross behavior.’ There is a loophole: in 2003, naked PETA activists had a case dropped against them. So, unless you’ve got a cause, keep the cheeks in their chaps. What happens if I make a huge snow penis? Nothing. It’s art. You could even end up on Saturday Night Live, as a group of rowers...
Kristin M. Waller ’05 was arrested on March 1, 2004, along with five representatives from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), for shedding her clothes in support of animal rights. Practically naked except for some strategically placed tape, the six activists staged a protest in the Square as part of PETA’s “Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” campaign. In August 2004, a judge dismissed charges of indecent exposure against all six participants...
Protest leader and PETA Vice President Dan Mathews was fined $300 for disturbing the peace. Mathews was scheduled to speak that day in the popular class Religion 1529, “Personal Choice and Global Transformation,” but could not guest lecture due to his arrest...
...PETA [People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals] functions, and they’ve done great things for animal welfare, but not all their tactics are approved by the general public,” said Jeffrey A. Barnet ’06, president emeritus of the group. “As opposed to making a joke of it, we felt that education and volunteer work would be a much better forum for an undergraduate group...
Animal rights should be respected. But there are limits, and many activists have long surpassed them. When People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) launched its campaign comparing animal slaughterhouses to Nazi concentration camps that was the last straw. I have proudly joined the “I Hate PETA” facebook group and never looked back...