A woman from Hull has been jailed and handed a Criminal Behaviour Order which bans her from ‘defecating in a public place’ amongst other things.
49-year-old Brace Hull has been jailed for 46 weeks, as well as handed a three-year long order.
Named Hull, from Hull. What are the odds?
Yankee here. I’ve been to Hull, Massachusetts in the US and she would fit right in
Does this include public restrooms? How bad do you have to wreck a public toilet, and how many times does it take before you’re considered a legal threat to a coffee shop bathroom? Asking for a friend.
i’m not british, but i think they have some civil rights that would violate….
plus they would probably specify restrooms and not just defecating….
I’d assume as much, but aren’t all Brits banned from public defecation by general public decency laws? If so, an individual ban on the same wouldn’t have any meaning. Although I’ve heard loiscences are required for everything over there, so perhaps there’s a public pooping permit for the posh…
ianal but i have now got about fifteen tabs open with various search results about pissing and shitting in public so that has to count for something? as far as i can see it can be a sexual offence if you intend for someone to see you doing it (and for them to be alarmed by it) but otherwise it depends on the local authority whose turf you have shat on, as they may have a local byelaw – many do
Yes, but some people need an extra special, personal reminder.
“Obviously everyone knows not to shit on the pavement in the middle of the city centre… but just to make sure… Ms Grace Hull, we are specifically asking you not to shit on the pavement in the middle of the city centre”
Hull. It’s just a regional spelling.
I suppose up until now, I wrongfully assumed we were all banned from shitting in public
What is even the point of living if you can’t shit in public?
You still can, you just can’t get caught.
I prefer The Great Escape Technique.
You do it in your pants but shake it out of your trouser leg, so one’s bum cheeks are never visible, thus circumventing obscenity laws.