If you take Psychology 101 you’ll learn that punishment very rarely dissuades people from doing things society doesn’t want them to do, especially basic bodily

If you take Psychology 101 you’ll learn that punishment very rarely dissuades people from doing things society doesn’t want them to do, especially basic bodily functions. Maybe we should design cities such that people don’t feel the need to pee in public. I’ll add a little anecdote to this too. I was drunk at 4 AM in Hamburg, Germany once (as you do), but because Germans love absolute change and using cash, I happened to not have enough coins to use one of the plentiful pay-to-pee bathrooms. So what do I do? I find the nearest secluded doorway and narrowly avoid pissing myself. For all of the problems of American cities, free restrooms is something they got right. If you don’t make it difficult to use a bathroom, people won’t be forced to pee in public like I was.