Soho Square, the London headquarters of the football association, where today 
representatives from the sporting world met government insiders and the security 
services to reach a number of controversial decisions, quickly ratified by FIFA and 
other footballing bodies. From now on, when faced with the prospect of an illegal 
and disruptive invasion of the soccer, rugby or cricket pitch by a naked person, those heavily armed police 
who have been a constant fixture in our cities since the 7/7 terrorist action, will be encouraged to fire at will.

"This was not an easy decision to make." Head of the F.A. Brian Barwick told an expectant press conference
earlier. "The Football Association, along with those in political power, have decided that the current climate
means we can no longer take a chance on flagrant exhibitionists who may turn out to be something more
nefarious. Who's to say that thirty-something fellow showing off his danglies as he runs round the eighteen-yard
box during the cup final doesn't actually have sticks of dynamite strapped to his stomach? And what we all
thought was a beer belly could turn out to be fake, at which point innocent spectators are blown to bits. And
that voluptuous woman flashing Ronnie O'Sullivan during the Embassy Snooker final? She might ostensibly be
doing it to further her modelling career, but what if a detonator is strapped under her left tit with flesh-coloured
sellotape? We just don't know anymore, and these measures seem eminently reasonable when you think
about the situation like that."

The origins of streaking can be traced back to American anti-government protests of the early seventies, a time when US students used nudieness to demonstrate against the excesses of their President. Typically, when the British came to adopt the practice they removed the politics, adding instead copious quantities of alcohol as well as much idiocy. Indeed, the first
recorded UK 'streak' happened at a 1975 Test Match out of sheer boredom, following several hours when
the batsman hadn't so much as scored a run. That was when a Navy cook called Gerald took matters into
his own hands, leapfrogging the wicket in the nod to thunderous applause and no little jeering.

But it wasn't until Erica Roe's unscheduled appearance during the England/Australia rugby match of 1982 that streaking really caught on. Erica's impressive forty-inch breasties gave her a brief career in the naughtier papers, a lifestyle illustrating how money and fame can be made from the act of exposing a decent pair of bajoomies in public (although many of those watching were just grateful for some titillation to break up the endless 'scrumming-down'). In recent years tackle-out appearances by random men have also increased in frequency, including that Geordie who ran naked beside the Queen's Rolls Royce, explaining his motives by saying; "it's something to tell the Grandchildren about".  But perhaps the best-known example 
would be that bloke who's streaked more than 150 times, his most famous disruptions including 
a breach of the 'This Morning' weather map and the repeated upsetting of horses at the Grand 
National. 

In countries like Greece or Iran such individuals would be sent to prison then executed for obvious 
weirdness, but the British authorities have traditionally seen these acts as "a bit of a laugh". The 
most a streaker would previously have suffered was a brief ban from the sporting ground soiled by 
their bareness, along with a formal donation to the court's poor box. In fact, clothing-free interlopers 
have become such a fixture in the national consciousness Subbuteo recently introduced a 
streaking 'action figure' which occasionally disrupts the player-flicking child game. Yet the UK's hard-won respectability for this 'bits out' lifestyle choice is about to come to an end.

"S'just a laugh innit? A spur of the moment thing like?" So says repeated divester of outfits and wannabe actress Janine Plenty, a 
hard-line streaker who met with HDUK to discuss the news. "We do it for the buzz, s'not sumfink you plan in
advance, youknowworramean?" Janine mused. "It makes me feel liberated, havin' a load of blokes see me in
the buff. More women should do it. I get a total sense of freedom." When told that future streaks would mean
dodging bullets as well as stewards in order to continue this naughty frolicking, Janine's face fell. "Well that
ain't fair is it? I dunno what the world's comin' to. They won't stop me flashin' me bits tho, lemme tell you that."
At which point Miss Plenty removed her blouse and ran squealing down the high street.

Unfortunately this modern-day Lady Godiva isn't the only public naturist to suffer from the increasingly harsh anti-terror laws. Just last year an excited fan who performed a naked breakdance on Burnley F.C.'s pitch was banned from Turf Moor for life and, following an incident during the filming of brainbox panel-quiz QI, Danny Shredder was imprisoned for six months as host Stephen Fry made it known he wished such people to be "publicly culled". We spoke to a PR man for the secret services, one Dashiell Hampton, to find out more about these new measures and why they're necessary:
"Think about it for a second." The insider demanded while jabbing a finger into our chest. "Even if the streakers aren't working for al-Qaida, they're clearly unbalanced exhibitionists or borderline psychotic. Some would say anyone 
appearing like that in a public place where lovely children could be watching ought to be imprisoned anyway, 
whatever the legal position. After 7/7 such breaches of security can no longer be permitted. Say a nude man 
runs onto a cricket pitch next summer. Even if he doesn't intend to blow up his gut-sack and take the crowd 
with him, he could easily inflict a nasty injury on Sports Personality of the Year 'Freddie' Flintoff before the 
security men decide where to grab him. That's why, starting with the 2006 World Cup in Germany, all 
sporting events will adopt a policy of gunning down streakers without mercy. This is purely a precautionary 
measure, but we think it can work, and if things do improve we may look to firearms as a solution for 
other sporting problems."

Indeed, should the threat of being shot in the head prove an effective deterrent in these cases of au naturelle citizens running amok, there is talk of further legislation which would allow pistol-wielding security men to shoot those out of control mascots who often attack each other at football matches. However, the F.A. have advised that leg shots should be used in these instances, as the sight of a man in a swan costume having his brains splattered across the home dugout might be disturbing for the youngsters.    
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