Need proof! Can i be nude in my own backyard even though next door can see me? Am i breaking the aust Law?
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Not necessarily against the statutory or common law, but would almost certainly be deemed contra bones mores if taken to court.  So, even on your private property, conceal your private property, for decency's sake.  Remember you belong to the great Australian nation, even if your ancestor got there for indecent exposure.
589861
While it shouldn't be illegal really, I mean it is YOUR yard if someone manages to take a picture and turn it into police you could get arrested for "indecent exposure" but really I don't think you have to worry about that.  Plus who's more disgusting, you peeing in your yard or the person taking the picture of you peeing? =)
645118
Seems from your description, you may possibly be right.  The question of what you are going to do about it, depends on how strongly you feel about it.  Why don't you contact your neighbors and see what their opinions are.  You might want to document some of your findings by taking pictures and keeping a log.  There are other things that you can do if you are absolutely sure that the house is operating as a brothel.  Post signs, etc.  But be sure of your facts first, else you might be liable for harassment and damages.
616390
If you are living at home, you do not have the right to privacy!  You likely are not providing the home, the utilities, the groceries, the upkeep and maintenance or anything else associated with the home.  Further, your parents are probably purchasing most, if not all, of your clothing, make up, accessories and on and on.  Do you drive yet?  If so, did you provide your own car or did your parents provide you with one?\n\nResponsible parents KNOW that their children don't tell them everything ~ they were teens once, too.  They also know that it is a very different world than the one we grew up in and kids need a lot more protection.\n\nSure, there were dangers in the world when we were teens, but there were no internet predators, there wasn't near as much kidnapping of children and teenagers, children and teenagers, regardless of gender, being sold into sex slavery and any of the other things that teenagers think will "never happen to me." \n\nThe truth is that none of the ones in your age group that HAVE had it happen to them ever thought it would happen to them, either, but it did.\n\nSo what if he read an email about a guy you liked.  Don't you think he knows you are going to like guys?  You're making a big issue out of something that is no issue at all and, frankly, you're acting like a spoiled little princess about the issue, too.  Sorry, but truth is truth.\n\nAgain, you do not have the right to privacy as long as you are living in your parents' home.  I agree with all the other people who have said they wish more Dad's were like your Dad.\n\nInstead of being overly defensive, demanding "rights," and whining about something as trivial as this, why don't you be grateful that you have parents who are able to provide you with a computer, who are able to keep a roof over your head and food on the table, who love you enough to say "tough cookies" to you and "invade your privacy."\n\nYou want privacy?  Get a job, move out, be completely self-supportive and ask no one for anything.  Then, and only then, do you have the right to privacy.\n\nAs far as the answers on here that say what your Dad is doing is illegal?  Chances are they, too, are teenagers who think they are owed anything they want.\n\nNone of you are "owed" a darned thing!  What you have is by the grace of your parents or other family members providing it to you.  YOU, on the other hand, owe respect to those who provide for you.\n\nIf you were mine and threw a fit about me looking into your computer (which I definately would do) or looking through your bedroom (which I would do), then I would make life very easy for you by removing the computer.  Complain enough, and I would remove your bedroom door.  Continue to complain, and I would remove all extras, such as make up, hair styling equipment and supplies, one by one until you got the message.\n\nHere's the message:  Go to your Dad.  Apologize for overreacting to his CARE and LOVE for you.  Tell him you understand that what he is doing is done out of love for you.  Start respecting and stop demanding.\n\nLastly, you wouldn't be so upset if you weren't hiding something.  You know, I know it, and you can be very assured your Dad knows it.  Teenagers think they are so clever; but, as parents, we see right through you.  Sometimes we stop your behaviors if we think you can be seriously harmed by them.  Other times, we just sit back and feed you enough rope to hang yourselves so that you can learn a lesson the hard way.\n\nADD ON:  See?  My point proven exactly.  No sooner is my answer posted than I see you shouting (using all caps) at people, telling them to give you reasonable answers.\n\nMost of the answers ARE reasonable.  YOU are the one being unreasonable, sweetie.  You are a 13 year old **CHILD** and you are screaming at adults who are trying to help you understand?\n\nOf course you cannot go out and obtain a job and a car .
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yes.  Call your local police department and pose this question to them.  If they get a complaint, they can site you for indecent exposure.
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You dont want just anyone having unfettered access to a place as private as that. Understand? Pervs might turn it into a meeting place.
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Haha I live in Maine.  I'm not sure on ther exact law.  Streaking is always fun and appreciaed by all except the cops, but who cares, the most you get is a fine and thats if you get caught. East end beach in portland is recommended by me.  Also if your intent is just to get naked and have no one see you I recommend going camping in the mountains
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I guess the easiest way to answer this is to say I simply don't believe you.\n\nPost the link to the website where you are listed as a sex offender (or even email it to me privately, if you're worried about it) for merely peeing behind a tree, and not only will I believe you, I will even make some noise with your state about why in the world someone who pees behind a tree is considered a sex offender.\n\nEDIT 6.13.06:\n\nYou know, I want to be a reasonable guy.  So I went to the Florida website that lists child molesters and the like.  And I researched what it takes to be listed as a sexual offender in the State of Florida.  Here's the titles of the crimes that will get you listed:\n\nKidnapping, False imprisonment, Luring or enticing a child, Sexual Battery, Procuring a person under the age of 18 for prostitution, Lewd/lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 16 years of age, Lewd/lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly person or disabled adult, Sexual performance by a child, Protection of minors; prohibition of certain acts in connection with obscenity, Computer pornography, Transmission of child pornography by electronic device/equipment, Transmission of material harmful to minors to a minor by electronic device/equipment, Selling or buying of minors.\n\nAnd you'll notice that "peeing behind a tree in public" is nowhere on this list.  And I read the law about lewd/lacivious acts in front of a child, and peeing in public does not qualify unless you were having way more fun during your peeing than you're admitting to.\n\nOf course, nobody wants to admit they were caught masturbating in front of child, so "peeing behind a tree" is a nice way to admit your penis was not where it should have been. \n\nBe honest with your question, and I'm quite certain someone can tell you why you're on the list.  In fact, forget my earlier request...if you say you're on the list, I'm willing to believe you and you don't need to post the link.  But do tell us what statute you were convicted of.
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What they say is true, although it's stupid.  If they catch them, of course they can try that, but you can tell them that it was self defence.  If you didn't do that, it could have been worse.  You wouldn't want to be a victim of a serious sexual crime, would you?  So you did the right thing.  You can accuse them for indecent behaviour in public if they try to accuse you for assault.
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Your question certainly gives a new meaning to the phrase "Down-Under" !! \n\nI don't know the legal answer - sorry about that. \nThinking it through, though ... I would say it depends on the land usage situation. \n\n(I'm puzzled by the previous post which imagines that Aussies have a hereditary monarchy, with unusual privileges and exemptions.) \n\nIt might be fine, actually, way out in a remote rural area. \nCommon sense tells you that a corpse would break down in useful ways, long before it contaminated the water supply or spread infection. \n\nOK, so far. But people don't die of nothing, and often of an infectious disease, and bodies were historically always taboo,  because the first stage of decomposition is to harmful bacteria, right? I suppose it depends what you intend to die of <g>. \n\nBut if you have a backyard, that means that you are part of a community, which has people living at close quarters to each other, and using their yards for common piping for water, electricity, gas, wiring. And some guys have to maintain that.\n\nMy friends live in a small town and they returned from a visit abroad to find sewage all over their garden - someone's sewage tank blew up and the effects spread through the system, terminating in their garden, throwing off the manhole cover with gross results. I would be worried about the feedback to the living. \n\nHaving said that, if you mean a backyard as in on the lands of a farm in the outback, well, who is going to know, why not? Have them dig you a grave as deep as you are tall - after you are dead, of course - and leave a few dollars in the will, to quench their thirst, mate! \n\nRest in peace : )
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If the public could see you then it is public.  If you had sex in your garage with the door open that would public even though it is on your private property.
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i would expect the law in aus is the same as uk.\n\nyou must phone the local police, you should have a visor unit (violent/ sex offenders register) social services and also criminal investigation department. explain the issues/ evidence and how sensitive the case is to you.\n\nyou must not in any way intervene, you are not qualified and may make the situation worse. i do not belive the police will not act...you must telephone them and give all the evidence
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Yes. I'm a retired cop, turned attorney in Indiana. I had a man once walking around his backyard naked. He also had a privacy fence around his house, but could still be seen by the neighbors. By the time I got there he was playing with himself as he walked around the yard (I could see him between the fence cracks!). \n\nAbout that time he wlaked into his house, and we knocked on the front door. He came to the front door wearing a pair of shorts, and all sweaty. We arrested him for public indeceny. He was found guilty (free police advice).\n\nIf you have no chance of being seen then there should be no problem. However, if the neighbors have a chance of seeing you I wouldn't recommend it as you can be arrested (attorney advice-$200.00) I'll be waiting for payment... :)\n\nPublic indecency is usually charged as a misdemeanor, but dependeding on the circumstances it could be charged as a felony (if your doing things in front of children).
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Of course you can be prosecuted.  You have no expectation of privacy when in a public place and clearly visible (such as through a window).  No expectation of privacy means no violation of privacy.
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turn off all of the lights so that it is pitch dark in your house. Open the drapes. If it is lighter outside (full moon, street lights, etc) no one will be able to see in. Then take off all of your clothes and masturbate while looking outside. of course, you may want to go outside and look in just to make sure you can't see in. \nor... go buy a cucumber. ;-)
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"NAKED HIKING ON NATIONAL FOREST LAND"\nhttp://www.theplacewithnoname.com/hiking/sections/naked/nationalforest.htm\n\n"Frequently I hear naturists make the claim, 'There is no law regarding simple nudity on Federal (National Forest Service (NFS)) land.' While that may be true on some NFS land, it isn't true on all Federal land. Also, just because there isn't a Federal law governing an activity, that does NOT mean that the activity is actually legal.\n...\nThis is based entirely within the NFS rules. Section 261.58: Occupancy and use. 'When provided by an order, the following are prohibited:' - and Being publicly nude is one of the prohibited activities. \n\nWhat does 'Being publicly nude' mean? \n\n36 CFR 261.2 Definitions \n\nPublicly nude means nude in any place where a person may be observed by another person. Any person is nude if ..."\n\n"Laws about Nudism"\nhttp://www.religioustolerance.org/nudism1.htm\n\n"Federal law: No federal US federal law that either allows or prohibits nudity. The courts have not ruled whether the right to engage in naturism is guaranteed by the Constitution under its freedom of expression provision. Thus, the legality of various forms of undress is currently left up to the individual states and localities to decide. Nudity is generally allowed in some areas of some national parks, unless local laws have overriding jurisdiction."
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It is fine to install video cameras anywhere on YOU OWN property,  ESPECIALLY if you warn people about it.\nIf you don't like it, take your business elsewhere.\nNow if you go to a PUBLIC college then there might be an invasion of privacy issue.