READERS RESPOND

* AT ISSUE: Huntington Beach officials are determining whether to ban

nudity in public places.

It’s ridiculous to even consider banning nudity (“City checking

legality of public nudity law,” Sept. 14). Normal people don’t mind

seeing the human body the way God made it, and the ones who do object

should be sent back where they came from.

ROGER DUCLETT

Huntington Beach

I have lived in Huntington Beach for 28 years. That [public nudity] is

preposterous. They should ban it. Why would anyone want to expose

themselves?

FRANK CUELLAR

Huntington Beach

I am a resident of Huntington Beach and have been for 38 years. I am

really appalled that they want to put this nude bar in our beautiful,

wonderful city. I and many of my friends are totally against it -- nudity

on the beaches and in these juice bars. We don’t want our city ruined. I

just feel so badly about it.

MARY McGOWAN

Huntington Beach

So, the same City Council that gave us the expensive, and mostly

worthless, “new” Downtown would now like to divert our attention by

raising the imagined problem of public nudity -- a nonissue. How

convenient that they found this issue at election time instead of the

real issue of a crumbling infrastructure in the city. I doubt if the

public nudity issue will dissuade the public from throwing the rascals

out this November.

ROY NESSON

Huntington BeachI would like to protest this nude bar in Huntington

Beach.

MARGARET FLAWS

Huntington Beach

I am very much against this nude bar. I’d appreciate it if you forbid

it and get rid of it.

EVELYN KINCADE

Huntington Beach

It’s a good idea [to ban nudity]. Huntington Beach, where I’ve lived

in the area for 28 years, has enough sex going on, and it’s hard not to

be tired of the “freedom of expression” argument. We’re restricting that.

How long before rape is a freedom of expression, and murder is a freedom

of expression. Freedom doesn’t mean freedom to do anything you want to,

freedom means freedom to do what you ought to do.

JIM GAME

Fountain Valley

I have been a naturist for about 50 years, and I am definitely against

the banning of nudity, especially on public beaches.

GERDA HAYES

Huntington Beach

Why should we pass a law to ban something that doesn’t exist? I am

against all frivolous legislation such as this. The real issue is

sex-oriented businesses, which have nothing to do with public nudity. I

wonder if this proposed ordinance would outlaw showering at health clubs

in the city?

I am a nudist and take offense at the wording in the ordinance that

links all public nudity with that in nude adult entertainment businesses.

Regulate the business in question, not the entire population of the

city.SUZANNE SCHELL

Huntington Beach