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[Zackback]

Jogging this afternoon shirtless and had 3 cops stop me near the river to tell me to put my shirt on. I said "no". They motioned for me to put it on. I looked at all of them and said, "The answer is no". The 4th cop that was there told the others to leave me alone and motioned for me to keep going.

Thing is I already went to the main police station many months ago and talked about this issue and was told that it is NOT illegal to be shirtless.

And for anyone who says that Koreans don't do this or they think it's strange then fine. If THEY don't want to do it then THEY don't have to do it. But to INSIST that I shouldn't do this is wrong. It is not illegal and since they so very often claim how global they are then be global. Don't just say it. Show it. The fact of the matter is I feel more comfortable like this because I sweat an awful lot. I run far and very fast and it is extremely uncomfortable to be wearing a shirt that is soaked.

[thegadfly]

If I were to run shirtless, it WOULD be illegal -- they could cite me under blight laws....

[eamo]

I kind of support you...........and kind of don't!

It's a tricky one...........would those cops ask a young Korean woman walking down the street to put out her cigarette? I suspect not. But young women smoking in the street is just as socially frowned on in Korea as shirtless men.

You should get a few Korean friends (male!) to jog shirtless past some cops a few times to see what happens.

If nothing is said then you know they just don't like your big sweaty white bulk bouncing up and down.

[Zackback]

I have been running here for about a year and I hardly see any joggers. The very few times I do they are usually old men (as in late 50's) running pretty slow.

Again, they ought to enforce the laws not the culture. In fact, since they claim to be global then what I do IS the culture. Many simply don't realize it yet. If you claim it (and as often as they do) then be it.

[CentralCali]

I give up. Why did you go to the police station for this in the first place?

[Zackback]

Because some fruitcake one day (many months ago) while I was jogging kept telling me I was breaking the law so I just went to the main police station and asked about it.

[losthooper]

If you're in a crowded subway and you really need to fart, even though it's uncomfortable, you hold it. There isn't any law against passing gas in an enclosed, crowded place but you do it out of respect for the greater good.

I sweat a lot too, yes it's uncomfortable, but being that you're running in a public place, you should respect the commons, regardless of what country you're in, nobody wants to see you without your shirt.

I wear thin, dry-fit mesh tanktops, available for $8 at WalMart or your home country's equivalent. It feels like you're wearing nothing and they don't become soaked because they're designed to repel the moisture. Everyone wins.

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[Zackback]

I do respect it. They claim to be global. I don't know any places in the world where it is acceptable about farting like that.
Poor example.

And to your comment about "nobody" wanting to see me without my shirt is false. I get a lot of support from many people (bus drivers, truck drivers, taxi drivers, etc...and yes tons of chicks).

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[BankOfRC]

I never had any problems running without a shirt and I would run on those park trails which get packed. Way too hot to wear a shirt in the summer. Many times I passed police officers, my biggest problem was a smile from the female ones but thats because I look good. Clearly OP you are just ugly. But I am in better shape than anyone in here, that's not even an opinion, that's a fact. I put the jack in jacked. I also got a big BEEP and wore short shorts.