Floppy Truncheon?

A British man has been acquitted of all charges in a landmark case. 25-year old Stuart Kennedy will not have to display a floppy truncheon when he next delivers a strip-o-gram.

Three judges have ruled that a male stripper who dresses as a policeman can use a real truncheon in his act.

Stuart Kennedy, a student whose stage name is Sgt Eros, was arrested on his way to an engagement in Aberdeen by two female police officers.
 
They watched his performance in a city pub to confirm his explanation for wearing a police uniform before he was charged with carrying an offensive weapon.

A sheriff threw out the charge at a lower court amid widespread criticism of the Crown for pursuing the case, but prosecutors decided to appeal against the ruling.

They told the Appeal Court in Edinburgh at an earlier hearing that Mr Kennedy, 25, a genetics student and part-time strippagram, would not have been detained if his truncheon had been "floppy".

Men everywhere will be relieved that floppy truncheons are not required by British law.

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  By Anthony (Los Angeles), Saturday, 26 April , 2008 @ 9:48 am

  And I’m sure those female officers watched the act carefully before deciding to arrest him.

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  By Mockinbird, Saturday, 26 April , 2008 @ 4:49 pm

  I ain’t touching this story with a ten foot pole.

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  By Quilly Mammotj, Sunday, 27 April , 2008 @ 1:40 pm

  Based on many recent events in the UK there may be quite a  few floppy truncheons about.

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