Should public nudity be legal?

This position holds that the unclothed body is not in itself harmful, so prohibiting it makes an offence of a social convention. On this view the law should address conduct that injures or targets people, not the state of being undressed.

This position holds that shared public space depends on expectations nobody has to negotiate individually. On this view those who use the street cannot consent in advance, so a baseline rule about clothing is set for them, children included.