(June 3, 2024 at 5:02 am)Belacqua Wrote:(June 2, 2024 at 10:01 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: I hold that no government has any business telling people how to dress or what they do with their bodies.
If you went into Walmart stark naked, the police would make you leave. You'd get a ticket, probably, if you weren't Baker Acted.
If your mom wanted to go to McDonald's topless, she would get in trouble.
Our society has rules dictating how we dress. Different societies tell people they have to cover up different bits. I assume you're OK with your government enforcing the anti-naked-in-Walmart law, which means that you accept legal limits on dress -- just different ones from some other countries.
First, both Walmart and McDonald's are privately owned businesses. They are free to make whatever rules they like regarding attire on their premises. Some upscale restaurants won't admit you in anything less than a three-piece suit.
Second, much of the world has no law against a woman going topless, including many US states.
Third, the law about keeping your nickers on may have some basis in basic hygiene but is largely ridiculous. As Thump states, the government has no place making those sorts of laws. Just because we have daft laws doesn't mean that they make any moral sense.
Perhaps you need a higher bar than "the acceptable dress code in Walmart".
