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...especially because urinating in public can land you on the list for life.

by slouch 10y ago

protomyth 10y ago
some sources for slouch's post http://www.businessinsider.com/surprising-things-that-could-make-you-a-sex-offender-2013-10 http://www.businessinsider.com/surprising-things-that-could-... https://www.hrw.org/news/2007/09/11/us-sex-offender-laws-may-do-more-harm-good https://www.hrw.org/news/2007/09/11/us-sex-offender-laws-may...
- ihsw 10y ago
  Taking a piss in woods managed by Fish and Wildlife Services will land on on the sex offender registry, if caught. It's absurd.
  - RonanTheGrey 10y ago
    Holy crap I didn't realize it was that easy. That's incredibly scary, because presence on that list basically destroys your life, your family's life, and your ability to ever build a life - all because it is public and used for every background check under the sun instead of obviously protected professions like teaching, etc.
    - ihsw 10y ago
      It's considered exposing yourself. Yes very scary.
  - koolba 10y ago
    > Taking a piss in woods managed by Fish and Wildlife Services will land on on the sex offender registry, if caught. It's absurd. That's seriously absurd. Are the any instances of this being enforced in a public park? I've read of many cases of getting added to the registry from public urination, but they're all in cities[1]. [1]: And usually it's not even in "public". It'd be behind a dumpster or the end of an alley. Yes it's not something we as a society want, but who in their right mind puts that person in the same category as a pedophile.
    - eth0up 10y ago
      1. http://www.menshealth.com/guy-wisdom/you-might-be-sex-offender-and-not-know-it http://www.menshealth.com/guy-wisdom/you-might-be-sex-offend... mentions a few frightening accounts of arrests (one behind a garbage bin resulting in deportation), but not in parks 2. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/opinion/sunday/punishment-that-doesnt-fit-the-crime.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/opinion/sunday/punishment-... - mentions the matter

...especially because urinating in public can land you on the list for life.

by slouch 10y ago

...especially because urinating in public can land you on the list for life.

some sources for slouch's post http://www.businessinsider.com/surprising-things-that-could-make-you-a-sex-offender-2013-10 http://www.businessinsider.com/surprising-things-that-could-... https://www.hrw.org/news/2007/09/11/us-sex-offender-laws-may-do-more-harm-good https://www.hrw.org/news/2007/09/11/us-sex-offender-laws-may...

ihsw 10y ago
Taking a piss in woods managed by Fish and Wildlife Services will land on on the sex offender registry, if caught. It's absurd.
- RonanTheGrey 10y ago
  Holy crap I didn't realize it was that easy. That's incredibly scary, because presence on that list basically destroys your life, your family's life, and your ability to ever build a life - all because it is public and used for every background check under the sun instead of obviously protected professions like teaching, etc.
  - ihsw 10y ago
    It's considered exposing yourself. Yes very scary.
- koolba 10y ago
  > Taking a piss in woods managed by Fish and Wildlife Services will land on on the sex offender registry, if caught. It's absurd. That's seriously absurd. Are the any instances of this being enforced in a public park? I've read of many cases of getting added to the registry from public urination, but they're all in cities[1]. [1]: And usually it's not even in "public". It'd be behind a dumpster or the end of an alley. Yes it's not something we as a society want, but who in their right mind puts that person in the same category as a pedophile.
  - eth0up 10y ago
    1. http://www.menshealth.com/guy-wisdom/you-might-be-sex-offender-and-not-know-it http://www.menshealth.com/guy-wisdom/you-might-be-sex-offend... mentions a few frightening accounts of arrests (one behind a garbage bin resulting in deportation), but not in parks 2. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/opinion/sunday/punishment-that-doesnt-fit-the-crime.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/opinion/sunday/punishment-... - mentions the matter