ASHLAND, Ore. - Protesters against Ashland's nudity law decided to fight the ordinance by playing croquet in the buff on the lawn of the municipal building.
The naked protesters played their game during the Ashland City Council meeting.
Ashland resident Ryan Navickas says the protest was about the city enforcing a moral preference. Navickas appeared fully clothed before city council members.
He urged them to, "not to criminalize the human body."
None of the council members moved to change the ordinance and no one was arrested.
The public display distracted local motorists, slowing traffic during the game.
One minor accident occurred when a motorist in a pickup hit the brakes after seeing the naked croquet players and was rear-ended by a sport utility vehicle.
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