The Naked Truth

With the popularity of digital cameras it’s no wonder that there are plenty of naked pictures being taken. I’m all for naked pictures. But understand the consequences: if naked pictures of you exist, there is a chance they will show up on the internet. Once that happens, “Katy, bar the door.”

The first time I saw a restraining order that specifically mentioned “respondent may not post nude photos of petitioner on the internet,” I thought, “he he he, hoist on her own petard.” Then came the next one. Then the third and fourth and fifth, etc.

Then today a woman called to report her ex-husband keeps sending naked pictures of her thru the email to all of her coworkers (they worked at the same place for a while) and to her family, including her parents. He does this periodically just to mess with her.

This is rude, but not a huge crime. At most, it’s harassment. Barring a court order to the contrary, they are his pictures and she was of age when he took them and she consented to them being taken.

Civilly, she can sue his pants off (pardon the pun) but that’s simply not my bailiwick.

I’m not saying I’m unsympathetic or that the ex-husbands and ex-boyfriends who do these sorts of things are not the lowest forms of scum; I’m just saying there’s nothing the Po-Po can do.

So ladies and gentlemen: if you are going to be anyone’s nude model, expect maximum exposure. Or maybe squid pro quo: take your own pictures for mutually assured destruction!