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Maybe a lot of homeless poop outside would still happen. Maybe not. But until we make it reasonably possible for them to not poop outside, maybe we shouldn't

• dismantlethesun 5y ago
  I don’t really SF. Are there public toilets, open storm drains or at least wooded parks for people to use instead? I’m not a stranger to public defecation, it happens a lot in my country but no one would be so shameless as to actually do it in the middle of a paved street or sidewalk.
  • mlyle 5y ago
    > open storm drains A lot of time this would put you in a street, or in a private parking lot where ownership would be trying to chase you off. > public toilets Relatively few. > wooded parks Just a few. Not close to everywhere homeless congregate.
    • civilized 5y ago
      > A lot of time this would put you in a street, or in a private parking lot where ownership would be trying to chase you off. When it's happening in the middle of the sidewalk, I fear that being inconspicuous is not a primary consideration for those doing it.
      • mlyle 5y ago
        > When it's happening in the middle of the sidewalk, I fear that being inconspicuous is not a primary consideration for those doing it. Yah, I'm not saying being inconspicuous is a goal. I'm saying avoiding being hit by an oblivious SF car while pooping and avoiding being chased by the lot owner who is right there are motivations. On the sidewalk, it's no specific person's problem.