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To feel sorry for the Naked Rambler.

196 replies

BlossomTang · 09/06/2015 18:35

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-33063397 in jail again for the same thing - it must be obvious to the authorities that there is a MH issue, but seems there is nothing they can/want to do. It's not like he is Russell Brand and does it for the attention!

On his first TV programme where he walked the length of Britain (with his then GF) naked he seemed fairly sane but the GF realised getting chased by the public or arrested was not worth the cause - but he cannot see this. Subsequent programmes did suggest MH issues - does he just yo-yo in and out of jail for the rest of his life?

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DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 09/06/2015 19:13

All this ' it's only a naked body, what's wrong with it?' So, you go to pick your kids up from school and suddenly one of the teachers comes out of the school naked, that's ok is it, after all it's only a human body and they want to be naked? Yeah, course it is Hmm.

NerrSnerr · 09/06/2015 19:13

Kenton- what on earth would you need to explain? That he has no clothes on? Surely most children can understand the concept of nudity?

I remember walking past a nudist beach as a child, I must have been about 8. We had a little giggle as we walked past from afar, that was it.

hedgehogsdontbite · 09/06/2015 19:14

I don't think he missed the cues. I think he was fully aware of them but didn't care. And I certainly saw no evidence of autism at all. Autistic people are the polar opposite of attention seeking exhibitionists.

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 09/06/2015 19:16

Hedge - again I agree with you, he knew damn straight what he was doing and it was all for attention.

Pepperpot99 · 09/06/2015 19:20

I just read the interview with his ex-wife online; he basically chose naked rambling over his two children. What a twat.

There is nothing wrong with the naked body. There is, however, a whole lot wrong with demanding to be naked, in public, all the time, in front of anyone. Like I said before my dds would find it threatening and it would make them feel awkward and embarrassed. Why the fuck should someone be allowed to force their pointless naked agenda on the general public?

In other parts of the world, people go to prison for campaigning against corruption or dictatorships or oppression. In the UK some loser elects to go to prison because he objects to not being allowed to wave his dick in public. Christ Almighty .

jokinnear · 09/06/2015 19:22

"there is no difference between walking past a school naked and being in a room with 30 children all day naked"

has he harmed anyone? no
has he stolen anything or otherwise mistreated anyone ? no
is he acting in a sexual manner? no

but oh no he doesn't want to fit in with what we consider normal so lets cart him off to prison

jokinnear · 09/06/2015 19:22

loving the whole 'but he's a bad parent'. what's that got to do with it?

Viviennemary · 09/06/2015 19:23

I saw a programme about him and yes I do feel a bit sorry for him and agree he has mental health issues. He is eccentric but isn't harming anyone.

NerrSnerr · 09/06/2015 19:28

I don't know about his parenting skills, I don't know if he has mental health problems or learning disabilities. What I do know is that is likes to walk around naked. I have never seen any reports that he acts in a sexual manner around anyone so cannot understand what the problem is.

Penguin0fMadagascar · 09/06/2015 19:29

It just feels weird to me that (if, as it says on the BBC News website) he has spent most of the last 8 years in prison. Obviously if he's broken the law there needs to be a sanction - but it kind of feels like when you get into a situation where you set a rule for your kid, they break it and you have to dish out some sort of consequence, but halfway through you realise it was a daft rule anyway and you wish you didn't have to stand by it. I'd hate to be the judge hearing his case.

LeChien · 09/06/2015 19:29

We saw him years ago, when we were on holiday.
It's the only part of the holiday that my older dc remember, so it must have made an impact.

ilovechristmas1 · 09/06/2015 19:30

let's face it mens genitalia are not the prettiest sight,all that flapping about

SoupDragon · 09/06/2015 19:30

Not everyone who behaves like a twat has mental health issues or ASD. Some are just people who behave like a twat.

morage · 09/06/2015 19:31

I don't see what else they could do. Yes it does matter that he walks around naked.

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 09/06/2015 19:31

I quite agree Soup!

chickenfuckingpox · 09/06/2015 19:43

have they ever assessed him for mental health issues im just thinking he should have given up after eight years in and out of prison? plus he spends a lot of time in isolation in prison because he refuses to wear clothing (apparently)

firesidechat · 09/06/2015 19:50

I once heard a lengthy interview with his wife. I find it very hard to summon up any kind of sympathy for him.

morage · 09/06/2015 19:51

It wouldn't matter if he had mental health issues, as long as he understands right from wrong.

firesidechat · 09/06/2015 19:52

I love all this "he's not harming anyone". Tell his children and ex that.

Theycallmemellowjello · 09/06/2015 19:55

Sorry but it's not exactly a secret that people find public nudity threatening and aggressive. Fine if you want to go to a nudist beach or bum (hee) around your house in the nude, but not ok to inflict it on the public. Even if he is on the spectrum, he's been told clearly that it's not allowed and persists in doing it.

eyebags63 · 09/06/2015 19:59

yanbu..... can't believe they lock someone up for wondering about naked, are people really that offended by the human body?

Babymamamama · 09/06/2015 20:02

What a waste of tax payers money jailing him. Wonder if he tries to go naked in prison though? Hmmm.

jokinnear · 09/06/2015 20:02

his ex ? how's he harming them?

eyebags63 · 09/06/2015 20:03

Incidentally how do we know his ex's story is accurate or fair representation of the situation? There are 2 sides to every story.

eyebags63 · 09/06/2015 20:04

hedgehogsdontbite
"Autistic people are the polar opposite of attention seeking exhibitionists."

Well it is nice to know all Autistic people fit into one nice neat little box.