This tale comes from my days as a Family Doctor in Corpus Christi.
"Nothing Indecent"
This story was told to me many years ago, by the late J.P Luby, a drinking buddy, who had served in several public offices in Nueces County, including both County Judge and Sheriff:
One Sunday, shortly after returning home from Mass, Luby got an excited phone call from a local "VIP", for him to rush out to the Peace Justice Cox' office near the Causeway to the (Mustang & Padre) Islands.
Arriving, Luby found 2 deputies, the Peace Justice, a teen couple clad only in "emergency blankets" and 2 sets of very upset local parents.
As all were excitedly talking loudly, so he hollered "QUIET!" and demanded of the Justice as to what was going-on. The Justice deferred to the head deputy, who offered this tale: "Judge, we got a call from dispatch on an "indecent exposure" situation off beach access road #4. Deputy & I went out, observed with binoculars, and saw this young couple sunning themselves on mats, completely nude; so we arrested them and brought them in here to be charged."
Luby inquired, "But if both were in the same place at the same time, doing exactly the same thing; why is the boy charged with "Indecent Exposure", a Felony, but the girl is only charged with the minor misdemeanor of "Creating a Disturbance?"
Deputy replied: "Judge, It was obvious to us that this young man was indecently exposing himself; but the young lady here, she is very beautiful. She was naked, too; but there was nothing indecent about her!"
With that, Luby grabbed the paperwork, tore it up, and told everyone to just go home and forget the whole incident !
But, I got this great story to re-tell. . . . . .
leVieux
"Nothing Indecent"
This story was told to me many years ago, by the late J.P Luby, a drinking buddy, who had served in several public offices in Nueces County, including both County Judge and Sheriff:
One Sunday, shortly after returning home from Mass, Luby got an excited phone call from a local "VIP", for him to rush out to the Peace Justice Cox' office near the Causeway to the (Mustang & Padre) Islands.
Arriving, Luby found 2 deputies, the Peace Justice, a teen couple clad only in "emergency blankets" and 2 sets of very upset local parents.
As all were excitedly talking loudly, so he hollered "QUIET!" and demanded of the Justice as to what was going-on. The Justice deferred to the head deputy, who offered this tale: "Judge, we got a call from dispatch on an "indecent exposure" situation off beach access road #4. Deputy & I went out, observed with binoculars, and saw this young couple sunning themselves on mats, completely nude; so we arrested them and brought them in here to be charged."
Luby inquired, "But if both were in the same place at the same time, doing exactly the same thing; why is the boy charged with "Indecent Exposure", a Felony, but the girl is only charged with the minor misdemeanor of "Creating a Disturbance?"
Deputy replied: "Judge, It was obvious to us that this young man was indecently exposing himself; but the young lady here, she is very beautiful. She was naked, too; but there was nothing indecent about her!"
With that, Luby grabbed the paperwork, tore it up, and told everyone to just go home and forget the whole incident !
But, I got this great story to re-tell. . . . . .
leVieux