A Wisconsin county supervisor has slammed a left-wing group for staging a naked bike ride in a city center, calling it "evil" and demanding action to protect children from exposure to nudity.
A Wisconsin county official has condemned a "disturbing" naked bike ride that took place in the state capital, calling it "evil" and a violation of personal freedoms.
Jeff Weigand, board supervisor of the 20th district in Dane County, has expressed outrage over the World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR), an international protest event that promotes liberal causes and encourages participants to ride bicycles without clothing.
Christian County Official Condemns "Evil" Naked Bike Ride
The event, which was held in Madison on June 15, has sparked controversy among local residents, with parents expressing concern about the exposure of their children to nudity.
"We need to protect children," Weigand told Fox News Digital in an interview. "And that's government's fundamental role to protect innocence, protect good, and punish evil. And when we see this type of behavior happening, especially to our children, it's absolutely appalling and we cannot allow it to happen."
Christian County Official Condemns "Evil" Naked Bike Ride
Weigand questioned why local police did not take action against the cyclists, who rode through the city center in full view of the public. He accused the group of pushing their agenda on innocent bystanders and said that they "will stop at nothing."
The county supervisor introduced a nudity bill to the Wisconsin Senate that proposed to prohibit the "attendance of children at public events with groups of nude adults." However, the bill failed to pass by the April 15 deadline.
Christian County Official Condemns "Evil" Naked Bike Ride
"It's really inexcusable that this type of behavior continues to happen," Weigand said. "And it's really frustrating that law enforcement continues to allow it to happen, when it really shouldn't be taking place in the first place."
Participants in the naked bike ride defended their actions, claiming that they were promoting body positivity and protesting against the petroleum industry.
"We're just trying to have a fun community event out here," one participant told a local media outlet. "Try to see the good in the thing instead of always looking for the negative."
Another participant said that they were sending an important message to children about the harmlessness of nudity.
"One of the things that I love about the ride is seeing families out there with parents with their kids saying, 'Hey, look at the naked riders. Wave at the naked riders,' things like that," the participant said. "The ones that are doing that are sending their children very important message that this is not weird, this is not strange."
However, Weigand strongly disagreed.
"The proponents of this naked bike ride say that they have the freedom to protest, and they absolutely do," he said. "But when their freedom to protest violates my freedom, and it forces me to see something that I don't want to see or I don't want my children to see, that's a violation of my freedom, and that's a violation of my liberty."
Weigand believes that the participants in the naked bike ride need to experience a spiritual transformation.
"I absolutely believe that this is evil," he said. "They will stop at nothing to push their agenda on innocent bystanders. My final thought is that many of these people just desperately need Jesus."
Fox News Digital has reached out to the bike group for comment but has not yet received a response.
