Ever Been Arrested While Kilted?

**Riverkilt** · 19th September 08, 11:30 PM

Aldisimo's ressurection of an old kilted in jail thread got me to wondering if anyone has been arrested and jailed while kilted. On that thread Caradoc told of a guy he knew arrested and jailed in Phoenix while wearing a great kilt. I've been caught for speeding and given a ticket while kilted. Anyone been locked up as an inmate kilted, or know of someone who has?

Ron

**Blinki** · 19th September 08, 11:47 PM

I don't know of anybody but I definitely would not want to be the arresting Officer and having to frisk the suspect

**bikeolounger** · 20th September 08, 06:58 AM

I've been careful to not do things that would get me arrested. I have no desire to see the inside of a jail.

**Mr. Kilt** · 20th September 08, 07:04 AM

Originally Posted by bikeolounger

I've been careful to not do things that would get me arrested. I have no desire to see the inside of a jail.

Aye, what he said.

**Robert Lamb** · 20th September 08, 07:13 AM

Last April I had five weeks of Grand Jury duty. I wore a kilt every day, no problem.
One of the things we did was a tour of the Wash. County prison. I was wearing a kilt in the lockup and but had no contact from any of the inmates and no coments from the gards. So I guess I have been kilted in a prison but never arrested.

**1oldsarge** · 20th September 08, 07:15 AM

Ron, during my 32 year career, I spent 10 years in the County Jail. I've had some interesting people come through with a vast array of clothing, but no kilts.
(Wait, there was that one drunk homeless guy... no, that was a skirt. With a matching blouse. Shoes didn't match, though...)

**Sionnach** · 20th September 08, 07:38 AM

Confession time, I suppose. I have been arrested three times- back in the early 80s. Didn't own a kilt then, but did have a habit as I was with the Franciscans in California. Didn't get arrested in my habit either. (For those who might not know what a habit is picture Friar Tuck from Robin Hood, though not all Franciscans are that portly.) But I was with some friars who were in habit when arrested. Jail time was pretty brief on two occasions- as there were so many people and the jail was so small- we were released on our own recognizance, pending trial. Everyone was shown respect by the officers involved- in habit or civies. The other time, I spent the night in jail and later 2 weeks- that judge was not so favorable to our activity- and we had to lose our street clothes in favor of beautiful county jail attire. Jail is no fun, too easy to get into trouble without ever intending to. Now you all probably want to know why, or maybe have guessed, the reason for my arrests was due to peaceful non-violent protests. Today, if I did that, I would not go kilted intentionally.

**ChattanCat** · 20th September 08, 07:55 AM

Nope, only searched at security check points.

**vmac3205** · 20th September 08, 08:04 AM

I've worked in the jail for 20+ years and to date, have never seen or heard of anyone coming in kilted. Well, except for my dear spouse, who comes to visit and take me to lunch, sometimes kilted. I have seen several males arrested in female attire, but never a regular kilted guy.

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 20th September 08, 09:32 AM

When I was a Deputy in Los Angeles I once arrested a guy in a kilt. I did the customary "up against the wall" but kept my hands outside the kilt. When we got the perp back to West Hollywood (you guess the charge), he was strip searched and issued a boiler suit before being place on the bus to county jail. The kilt was booked as evidence, and the guy plead out before it ever went to court, so I guess he got the kilt back after he did his 30 at Biscaluz. I don't think any LEO would hesitate a heart beat before patting down a kilted suspect.