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Coverup

The New Orleans, La., police department has announced they will not prosecute women who expose their breasts in exchange for cheap beads from admiring men during Mardi Gras this year. Last year, officers couldn’t keep up with the Carnival flashers when commanders ordered a crackdown on breast baring. “Have a good time, but please don’t overdo it,” police superintendent Richard Pennington said, announcing the about-face. (AP) ...Actually, the bead throwers were hoping the girls would turn the other cheek too.


Publication Date: 18 March 2001

This story is in True's book collection, Volume 7.

See our Mardi Gras page for more on this story. (Warning! Includes NSFW Photo)