So do we think the objectification thing will go further than this?
(from http://www.fox19.com/Global/story.asp?S=8083860&nav=menu63_2)
Ohio man facing charges for having sex with a picnic table
(BELLEVUE, OH) -- Police say a man in Bellevue, Ohio was caught on tape having sex with a picnic table.
Bellevue Police Captain Matt Johnson says Art Price, Jr., 40, was seen on four occasions between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and noon having sex with his picnic table. What makes this a felony, Johnson says, is that it took place in close proximity to a school, which made it likely that children could have seen Price.
The neighbor -- who wishes to remain anonymous -- saw Price walk out onto his deck, stand a round metal table on its side and use the hole in the umbrella to have sex.
The most recent instance took place March 14, we're told. A neighbor videotaped Price.
"The first video we had, he was completely nude. He would use the hole from the umbrella and have sex with the table," Johnson says.
Police say Price admitted to the crimes -- four charges of public indecency. Usually these sorts of things are misdemeanors, but in this case, they are felonies.
"What boosts it up to a felony is that the statute says if it's likely to be viewed by a minor," Johnson explains.
The Price family did not want to talk with us, but neighbors did. Some are not happy Price was released on his own recognizance.
"He shouldn't be allowed just for the fact that he could do that again -- and nude that close to a school. That should be zero tolerance," says Brice Jacobs, a neighbor.
Price is married with three school-aged children. Neighbors tell us they're now worried about the kids.
"Hopefully it stays between the adults and the kids don't get a lot of the information so they aren't so cruel to the little kids," says Emily Grote, a neighbor.
This case has police in this small town shaking their heads. "Once you think you've seen it all, something else comes around," Johnson says.
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Yeah, this is quite odd to say the least. He must know he is in view of a school where minors could see him. If he, for some reason needs to perform this fettish, perhaps he ought to roll the table into the house so he could be alone and reduce the risk of getting caught by minors and neighbors alike. Maybe he should put up a high big fence, as we all know, good fences make good neighbors. What I am wondering is, if other neighbors had previously seen him doing this, why didn't someone say something to him, or if that was to embarrasing, leave a note in his mail box stating something the effect of I know what you do all summer with your table and we all can see you. I'm not sure how I feel about the felony charges, but I do agree that the school children shouldn't be exposed to table sex, or sex of any kind.
Veronica V.
As a father of three young children and the occupant of a residence in close proximity to a school, I believe Art Price Jr. should have taken more precautions when acting upon his fetishes. Given the fact that he was captured on camera in four separate incidents, raises the question as to whether or not Price is also an exhibitionist. In regards to the felony charges that were brought upon him, I believe they were completely justified because they may help to serve as a deterrent to future acts of indecency.
I guess if someone needs to relieve their frustration enough, anything with a hole will do. I think more information is needed to determine whether this is truely a fetish, or whether it was out of opportunity. He may just have needed to get off and masturbating wasn't doing it for him. I agree with the other posters, he should have taken precautions and perhaps should put up a fence. I think it's interesting how the article focuses on the children potentially being able to view this, and not on the fact that the man is trying to have sex with a table. But in the end, as long as it's not hurting anybody, to each his own I guess.
I do not know if this is a fetishism or just a really really weird act of boredom. Considering there conveniently is a hole in the table already, this may just be an opportunistic act. Nonetheless it is definitely deviant and very odd. The fact that it is within close proximity of a school does qualify it as a felony. I do not believe his acts were meant to offend anyone or anything of that sort but if thats what the law is then it is only fair that he gets this kind of punishment.
This is definitely very strange and due to the fact that children could have seen him, there should definitely be some kind of penalty. However, I'm not sure if felony charges, that could lead to imprisonment, are necessary. The article doesn't indicate if he has any previous offenses so apparently he is not on a sex offender registry, or has been convicted of any other serious crimes. Therefore, I don't think he should be treated too harshly by the system. Obviously anyone who will have sex with a table has some serious psychological issues. Therefore, instead a severe penalty such as imprisonment, I think maybe he should get probation and a lot of psychological counseling.
Different things do it for different people...apparently Thompson's water seal must have turned him on. It should not be considered deviant if he was doing it in the privacy of his home or something like that, but if he is doing it within view of the school where children and other people can see him ,something is obviously wrong. Sex among two consenting adults wouldnt be right in this situation if it was on top of the table, so it certainly doesnt mean its any better when one of the partners is missing and just leaves the table and him to go at it.
What to say? That poor neighbor. It is definitely deviant behavior, I don't know that it qualifies as being a fetish, so much as it seems desperate and pathetic. I guess I can see the felony issue because it is near a school and has the potential to be seen by children, but is still confusing to me as to what to do with him :)
When does it come to the point when someone looks out their window and thinks to themselves....now that is one sexy picnic table, I think I would like to fuck it. Then when does it get to the point that the person actually goes out to the table, sweet talks it a little, and then proceeds to penetrate it. Then after the initial attempt, and I can only imagine how many splinters, when does the guy think...yeah, this is a good idea, I'm going to do this again, and again, and again, proabably until I get caught, then I'll just do it somewhere else. It is just crazy.
In a psych. class that I took we talked about this experiment to create fetishes, where a series of images would repeat in the same order, and every time one image (Boot) appeared it would be proceeded by an image of something sexual (naked female). After a series of these images, people would become turned on by the image proceeding the sexual image, because they knew the sexual image was going to be next. So in the case of this guy, it could have been an image of a picnic table prior to the image of the naked female, thus resulting in the fetish......Likely though this guy is just crazy.
It shocked me that he is married with kids. What a weirdo. I think that the felony charged is justified because it was so close to the school. You would think that since this guys has children he would think not to expose others to his odd behavior. His behavior and whatever he is into is fine. The concern more should be with his irresponsible choice of location which needless to say deserves his felony charge
Ashley G
I find the whole thing totally odd. I've heard of fetishes but this one takes the cake.The want to be prosecutor in me would like to know the answer to certain questions. What do they consider close proximity. Exactly how close is the school to his house? Secondly, can his property be seen from the school yard? Third, is this the main walking route the kids take to and from school? Fourthly, Is his deck in the front of his home or the back, if in the back can it be seen from the sidewalk or street? Lastly, at the times this behavior is occurring are children going to or coming from school?
Don't get me wrong, I think this guy has definitely got some serious issues going on, after all anyone who is a father should have more common sense than to do something like that but apparently he finds those metal picnic tables so damn sexy he can't control his urges. Now to the neighbors. Why would you video tape your neighbor 4 times fucking a picnic table. Was once not sufficient for them to go over and say something to him or call the police and give them the video. Who lets it go on that many times. Apparently they were not so concerned with the school kids times 1, 2, and 3 to become involved, or for that matter how long did they actually let this behavior go on before they actually started taping it. Seems to me the whole damn neighborhood has got something wrong with them. Fathers doing picnic tables outside, neighbors watching and taping the man repeatedly before they actually do something about it, What the hell is wrong with people? Lynda F.
I don't know if this act would be classified as a fetish but it is definitely a deviant form of behavior. I think everyone should be entitled to do what they want for sexual pleasure but I think this case is different because younger children were exposed to his behavior. I believe that if he wants to engage in this type of behavior he should make sure that he is in the privacy of his own home where children can't be exposed to his behavior.
This world has come to married men having sex with picnic tables. WOW. Thats amazing. His poor family must be so embarrassed to know their husband/father has sex with an object they eat their picnic food on! He should be arrested and get some help. Can't he get another picnic table somewhere secluded and not right near a SCHOOL! This was not the first occasion- he was caught on camera all four times. Poor neighbors is right. I dont know what I would do if I saw a grown man having sex with a table outside my window. He should have considered all of this, knowing he has children. That is ridiculous and stupid.
I think it is funny but yet sad, that a grown man with a family would do such an act in public. I don't know whether this is a fetishism or just plain old stupidity. He should of acted out his "table fetish" in the privacy of his home and not in the public, especially near a school. I think felony charges is a little to much considering it was an innocent act and he was not endangering anyone (except maybe his pride). I do agree that children should not be exposed to sex, or sex of any kind, but i feel felony charges is to harsh. I think this man needs to see a psychiatrist to deal with his "sexual preference" and his strange behaviors. I guess he got sick of his wife..lol
and i thought the sneezing article was weird enough, now we have guys having sex with picnic tables. i can only imagine theres something more to this guy if hes been reduced to this, but i suppose we shouldn't judge really. the fact he was close to a school is a problem yes, but i still think he shouldn't be treated as harshly. this certainly will deter anybody thinking about having sex with a table in the future though i'm sure.
I do think that a felony charge is justified. This situation is a little crazy. What is going through his head when he is having sex with a picnic table? i wonder how he can get turned on by a picnic table. Somethings not right. The one thing that people should be concerned about is the fact that he showed his public display near a school. what if a child walks by and sees that. I also cant believe he has kids and is married. This situation is so weird!
T.Elia
This guy's wife must be awful in bed if he has to resort to a picnic table to have sex with. Nevertheless, its quite disturbing and pertains to several forms of deviance we discussed in class. These included being sexually aroused by inanimate objects and sex in public. The individual obviously needs some serious help and what's most sad is his family will suffer most the shame and humiliation of his acts.
I can't believe this man has sex with pinic table's. It so weird! I feel horrible for his wife and children, they must be completely embarassed. I do hope that this information doesn't go out to the rest of the children to reduce bullying. I completely understand that they moved it from a misdemeanor to a felony charge because the children could have possibly seen this sexual act. I just don't think that it is an act that would send him to jail. I just wonder exactly what the charge is. I am surprised with having children of his own that he wasn't more careful as to where the sexual act occurred. Since the neighbors spotted him, his own children could have seen him as well, who knows?! I agree with amanda s. that he should have taken precautions by adding a fence.
Come on, if you going to make love to a table, atleast do it inside. Like, whatever, its massively screwed up, but if he had just kept it private it never would have been an issue. Theres a reason people with odd fetishes meet on the internet for anonymity and try to only have conventions with like minded people. I mean, this is a case of really, really, really weird, screwed up, etc-etc, bad taste deviance turning into something more due to where it took place.
Man thats weird though. But if you like tables, just keep it in the basement, the world will be a happier place I think.
This is one of the most outrageous things I have ever heard. Everyone has their own sexual preferences to say the least, but the very fact that minors are capable of viewing this makes this entire situation absolutely disgusting. He is also a father of three. Thankfully he committed these acts during school hours so his children would be unable to witness it, but other children attending the school nearby have an increased chance of viewing him. Seeing someone having sex with a picnic table can definitely be detrimental to the children's mental development. Not only will they ask questions, but what if some children thought it was normal. On top of it, his wife must be absolutely embarrassed not only knowing shes married to an absolutely weirdo but this clearly does not have a positive impact on her sexual capabilities. Despite the amusement this man's act has given people, I'm glad he's being charged with a felony rather than a misdemeanor. He definitely deserves it because clearly he did not even try to be discrete with his gross act.
The neighbor of this man caught him committing this act on several occasions. If he/she was so worried about the kids at the near by school why wouldn't they report it sooner? Also would this man be treated differently if say he was having intercourse with his wife in his own yard? He is at home and he isn't harming anyone so I don't see what all the fuss is about. I also feel that if kids did see this man "loving" his table a little too much something would have been said a long time ago. However I also feel that certain things should happen behind closed doors especially with young children around and he should have gone that extra step to take the table inside.
This story raises two questions in my mind; is this a fetish or this guy just really horny? and does he really deserve felony charges? As far as a fettishism goes, I don't think this guy really has a thing for tables, it sounds like he's really desperate. It's sad that a married man has to resort to fornicating tables while his wife is at work. As far as felony charges go, I think he'll bargain the charges down to misdemeanors and probably have to go to marriage counselling. Also, if this guy had a job he wouldn't be home all day and have time to play with his patio furniture.
C.Leahy
First of all, what the hell. Having a fetish is one thing, but when you have a wife I can't comprehend having sex with a picnic table or any other type of furniture. I agree with the neighbors and the sanction that was handed down. Especially in a school zone and with kids of his own, the likelihood of a minor witnessing this and being scarred for life is pretty high. I would more or less be worried about his mental stability and the safety of his wife and kids.
Matt Loucks
Wow!! That is unbelievable. Psychological counseling definitely may do this guy some good. I think more good than charging him with a felony. A felony charge would deter others from sexual objectivity but he wasn't hurting anybody; and as someone stated before he had no report of prior arrests or sex offend registry enlistment. He may have been in close proximity of a school, what ever that means, but kids are in school between 10:30 and noon when he was found "getting down with the table". If he was on his front porch it would be a completely different story but we don't know that. I agree with the punishment of probation and much "inpatient" therapy. To each his own, in the privacy of their own home, but for god sake's I pray he used lubrication. What's up with the neighbors making a videography, weird. Eric S.
I think that a felony charge is a little harsh, maybe he just needs some therapy. I understand that because it was near a school that makes it a felony, and perhaps next time he shoud bring the picnic table into his house for a little privacy for him and the table. Unfortunately enough he is not the only one who will suffer from his actions. His family and friends will all suffer being associated with the man who had sex with a picnic table. Yes it is a weird fetish but things happen, he just should have been a little more thoughtful with his actions.
Caitlyn C
I think Mr. Price should have taken more precautions to insure that his practices would not be seen by others. He knew it was a behavior that should be done in privacy of his home(him choosing to do at his house rather than outside), therefore, he should have done a better job at keeping it private. I think the situation didn't warrant this amount of police attention, I think his neighbors could have chosen a different route rather than videotaping him and telling the police; they should have talked to him as a concerned citizen and brought it to his attention that his behavior has not gone unnoticed.
HOW DO YOU HAVE SEX WITH A TABLE?!?!?! He was probably thinking about something else (i hope) and not imagining how maple would feel instead of oak. the court had every right to boost the crime to a felony becasue how do you explain to a minor why that guy is screaming "Fisher Price" at his table in his backyard.
This is just weird. How could someone possibly get sexually arroused by a picnic table. Im not sure though if he should be charged with a felony. It is an indescent act but technically it occured on private property. If his neighbors were able to see him then anyone else could have seen him so he should be charged with some kind of criminal offense. Another thing is that this occured during school hours so children most likely would never had seen him. People have weid fetishes and they need to be respected, but all this should be done behind closed doors where no one could possibly see them. Fetishes do not need to be shared with anyone else.
I agree with Matt. The situation is odd, and the public nature of the act causes the moral outrage of many. But honestly, how can you not laugh at this? Kids have been traumatized by far worse and far less than this. His choice of table wasn't appropriate, but maybe one in the basement as Matt suggested would be better.
I am not saying this man should have had sex with his picnic table, but I do not believe this should be a felony. If his neighbor is so concerned his kids might see Art Price having sex with the table, erect a fence! I think a proper response is telling Mr. Price that unless he builds a really tall fence he is not allowed to walk around his backyard and have sex with the hole in his picnic table. Now I agree crimes should be harsher when near school zones, but this is not one of them. This is Mark Price being creepy not trying to hurt anyone in fact he probably did not want anyone to know he was having sex with the table. Had the neighbor told Mr. Price not to do it, Mr. Price probably would have moved the table inside to a more intimate setting.
-Robert S.
Like many of the previous posters, I just can't understand why someone would want to do this. Many fetishes seem strange, but a picnic table? Also, why didn't Prince think to himself that maybe some neighbors might be able to view what he was doing? If anything, take the table inside where it's out of public view. Although this behavior is definately deviant and out of the norm, Prince definately would not be a danger to society, and I have no problem with him being released on his own recognizance. As the article said, he is married and has children and due to the public outcry against his actions, I doubt that he would resort to this behavior any time soon in the public eye.
I dont care what he does...if the picnic table makes him happy then so be it... but keep it in ur pants around the kids-they dont need to be scarred for life.
Christina D.
All I have to say is that if it is against the law to urinate in public, what makes Price think that it is okay to have sex with a picnic table in public. Second of all, I have heard of some crazy fetishes but a man having sex with a picnic table is insane. Does that even feel good? I guess it does for Price. If he wanted to have relations with the table, he should have took inside to his bedroom like normal people do when they want to have sex.
Associating the fetish with the crime here isn't really necessary, it's just sensationalism. If there's one thing this class has established it's that there are a lot of people who do really strange things in the bedroom...or in this case on the deck. Some people like other people, some people apparently like picnic tables. It was an illegal lewd display in an area that was readily visible to the public and minors. It would be the same if he were having sex with his wife on the deck. The fact that it was a picnic table might amuse us at Mr. Price's expense, but it doesn't make it more or less criminal.
This is very disgusting and disrespectful. He has to understand that he is in close proximity to a school and you can not be having sex with picnic tables in public. For god sakes he has 3 children of his own. I dont think he should have been relased from jail becasue this was the third time he was caught. I dont think the kids are safe around him and he should be in jail, and at the least he should not be aloud to live by the school.
Considering the fact that Art Price Jr. had three young kids and lived in close proximity to a school you'd think he'd be a little more discrete about his actions. If picnic tables are his thing fine... but i feel like he could have done it inside. I mean he was caught between 10am and noon most people are awake and out and about at those hours. Its not like he even tried to hide it.
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