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Originally Posted by twoplustwo
From today's Citizen... "peeing" in public as a headline? I suppose it's a bigger attention grabber than the yawnworthy "urinating" 
NH makes peeing in public a violation
Article Date: Thursday, May 22, 2008
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) _ Ringing in the New Year in New Hampshire by peeing in public could cost $1,000. {snip}
Because indecent exposure is a sex offense, multiple convictions could land habitual public urinators on a sex offender registry, a penalty lawmakers felt was too severe for the crime. |
That's a good idea (recognizing that the punishment should fit the crime).
For those habitual violators, you now have until January 1st to get it out of your system 
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Now that we have this new improved law we will need to enact a more strict law. One more specific to banning all outdoor urination or defecation because you can not prove a violator knew their actions would alarm or affront another. We need to make it more specific, not something that is
reasonable and safe considering the circumstances and conditions.
. Don't forget the environmental concerns.
How about the sounds? Is there a noise limit on defecation accompanied by loud alarming flatulence? Not to mention the nauseating odor considerations.
We will need a study to determine the extent of the problem relative to the public. A more strict law should help campers, kayakers, other boaters, the water supply and the environment. Floating violating substance could clog jet boat impellers or be like unseen obstacles knocking kayakers off track. Maybe we will need SCUBA teams checking the sandbar anchorages to catch the beer drinking scoundrels who should know better than violate this law. This new law does not hold enough water.
Besides, how can you enforce this "selectively" as the new law stands? What distance from others is reasonable to see, hear or smell? Is there a 150' rule? What if the viewer is going faster than their ability to see (until it's too late) that a violation is in progress? This law does not go far enough. Did this law receive funding to train the officers to deal with these violations?
What police officer is going to collect the evidence and present it to a judge? Yes, we need yet another more strict law than the one starting Jan 1. Yep.