Historical figures in modern times

Just one example, feel free to come up with more…

Last October a guy was busted for being naked in his own home.  It was 5:30 in the morning, and he must not have thought anyone was outside the window to see him while he made coffee.  It was an interesting story but I didn’t follow up on it at the time. 

Well he was convicted of indecent exposure, and while he escaped without serious consequences it could have been much worse.  Like a year in jail, $20K fine, and lifetime sex-offender registry worse.  He’s appealing the conviction.

Anyway, it occurred to me the other day that Archimedes would have been handcuffed, jailed, convicted, and forced to register as a sex offender for running down the street naked, shouting; “Eureka!  I have found it!”  If they didn’t believe that Eric Williamson was just making coffee in his own kitchen, I doubt the court would have accepted the joy of scientific discovery as an explanation. 

0 thoughts on “Historical figures in modern times

  1. webs05 says:

    So if I understand this correctly, Eric is being fined because someone else looked through Eric’s window and saw him naked… WTF people!

  2. MrsDoF says:

    Yeah, I saw this on Inside Edition. Apparently, the guy didn’t see a need to close the curtains at that time of day.

  3. Cujo359 says:

    It’s great to see your tax dollars at work, isn’t it?

  4. Ray says:

    I was amused to see that his attorney’s name was Dick Young. But that probably just goes to show that it’s high time I grew up…