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Lawsuit of the Day: The Right to Wear a Male Speedo

speedos.jpgBob Hezzelwood is serious about his beach time — and serious about his right to spend that beach time in a speedo.

Last year, a sheriff’s deputy gave Hezzelwood a ticket for his speedo-wearing ways:

[A] Lee County Sheriff’s deputy stopped by and wrote him a warning for trespassing.

The reason?

“Exposed scrotum,” the notice read. “Never return to Bonita Beach Main Access.”

But it turns out that, belied by his self-proclaimed “super-lazy” lifestyle, Beach Bob (more properly known as Robert Hezzelwood, 61, retired court reporter and Bonita Springs resident of 16 years) is a heckuva fighter.

The Naples Daily News has an extensive report on Hezzelwood’s $4,000 legal fight to have the warning dismissed. Now Hezzelwood plans to file a lawsuit against the Lee County Sheriff’s Office for violating his civil rights. “I’m a civilian out here who’s been picked on by a little bully deputy and that’s wrong. It’s just wrong,” said Hezzelwood.

If you’re wearing a speedo and don’t have a super-hot bod, that’s wrong. It’s just wrong.

Beach Bob’s brouhaha: Swimsuit behind lawsuit [Naples Daily News]

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