This past weekend was the Mardis Gras celebration and the news did a great job of telling people not to bring bottles and backpacks to the parade. However, I never heard the consequences of public urination discussed and I know that this was a huge problem in the past years.
Public urination has been made a crime in many places and the laws are primarily governed by state and local laws (these vary by jurisdiction). It is considered a lewd act when someone exposes his or her genitals. It is considered a Class C misdemeanor which means you can be fined up to $500. Lawmakers are trying to pass a law that if someone urinates in public, they are considered a sex offender and must register themselves on the sex offender list.
What are your thoughts? I even read that some people are trying to ban breastfeeding as this is exposing certain parts of the female body. I am hoping that we cover this in the next chapter of Obscenity and Indecency as I know many people who seem to be breaking both of the aforementioned laws.
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I heard that for Mardi Gras people were told not to: urinate on trees, buildings, stands, OR your friends.
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