Lifeguard sues over Speedo swimsuit
A 61-year-old beach lifeguard is suing New York state, claiming he was fired for refusing to wear a skintight Speedo swimsuit. Roy Lester worked at Jones Beach for 40 years before being told he must take his annual swim test in a Speedo. “I wore a Speedo when I was in my 20s,” says Lester. “But come on. There should be a law prohibiting anyone over the age of 50 from wearing a Speedo.”
When photography is a “suspicious activity”
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Long Beach, Calif., police arrested a man for taking a photograph of “no aesthetic value.” Sander Wolff, who takes photos for a local newspaper, was detained after snapping shots of an oil refinery. Police say photography is considered “suspicious activity” if officers determine that it isn’t “regular tourist behavior.”
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