Teh One Who Knocks
10-24-2012, 11:00 AM
Will Greenlee - Treasure Coast Palm
It could be argued that showing your testicles to police is unwise.
But based on an Oct. 16 incident in Port St. Lucie, there may be times in which doing so is appropriate.
A 34-year-old woman told Port St. Lucie police she saw a man in his vehicle in a plaza on Southwest Port St. Lucie Boulevard. He was "making an up and down motion in the area of his crotch," a recently released police report states.
The woman didn't see his genitals but believed the man was masturbating. He started to circle the parking lot, and she began following him and called police.
Police spoke to the man, also 34, who explained "he got the urge to scratch his testicles," a report states.
"He raised his right short leg up and began to scratch himself because of a rash ... on his testicles," a report states.
He noticed the woman looking at him and stopped. He asked whether he could show police the rash to prove he wasn't engaged in anything else.
He "presented" his testicles to an officer, who verified the rash.
Police determined the man, who has no criminal history, did not expose himself and found no proof that he was performing lewd acts in public.
It could be argued that showing your testicles to police is unwise.
But based on an Oct. 16 incident in Port St. Lucie, there may be times in which doing so is appropriate.
A 34-year-old woman told Port St. Lucie police she saw a man in his vehicle in a plaza on Southwest Port St. Lucie Boulevard. He was "making an up and down motion in the area of his crotch," a recently released police report states.
The woman didn't see his genitals but believed the man was masturbating. He started to circle the parking lot, and she began following him and called police.
Police spoke to the man, also 34, who explained "he got the urge to scratch his testicles," a report states.
"He raised his right short leg up and began to scratch himself because of a rash ... on his testicles," a report states.
He noticed the woman looking at him and stopped. He asked whether he could show police the rash to prove he wasn't engaged in anything else.
He "presented" his testicles to an officer, who verified the rash.
Police determined the man, who has no criminal history, did not expose himself and found no proof that he was performing lewd acts in public.