Pictures appeared on social media last week showing a man emerging from the sea with his hands over his privates to be greeted by two (fully clothed) police officers. “NOT a good idea, we are treating this kind of behaviour extremely seriously and will be continuing to take action against anyone who decides to do the same,” said the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on Facebook. “There are young children in these areas too. You could end up with a Criminal Record and placed on the Sex Offender Register.” The prosecutor’s office has yet to decide on whether to bring charges, but the response to the police’s intervention has been largely critical. Beneath the PSNI’s Facebook post, one local wrote: “The last time I seen any skinny dippers was when I was 6 years of age. Funny enough it was 12 off duty police officers all drunk at a party at a caravan.” The posting has prompted one naturist group to record an official complaint against the language used by the force, which it warned would have a “chilling” effect on others taking advantage of the weather to strip this summer.