Mooning in Maryland: It’s The Law

The next time you’re driving through the Old Line State, feel free to drop trou. That’s the official word from the state’s judiciary, which ruled this week that mooning, while “disgusting” and “demeaning,” isn’t illegal. The case revolved around a man from the D.C. suburb of Germantown who flashed his hind parts at a female neighbor during an argument. As are most tedious suburban arguments, the dispute centered around a homeowners’ association. The case could have gone against the man-and indecent exposure in the state carries a $1000 fine and up to three years in jail. But Judge Eugene Wolf decided that if mooning were illegal, then half the bathers at Ocean City, Md., beaches would be breaking the law. The defendant’s attorney said the ruling should “bring comfort to all beachgoers and plumbers” in Maryland.