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Given that urinating in public can result in sex offender charges in some locales, I'm not surprised that you can have non-violent assault charges.

• badrequest 3y ago
  This basically doesn't happen, mostly an urban legend.
  • jasonpeacock 3y ago
    Some quick googling says that while highly unlikely, it is technically possible...so we're both right? Apparently public urination can overlap with indecent exposure, depending on the situation, and the latter can result in a sex offender registry.
  • edgyquant 3y ago
    I know someone it happened to, so it does definitely happen
    • local_crmdgeon 3y ago
      Would recommend verifying their charges yourself, people tell you this so you don't go peeking around. It's often a cover for a significantly more serious act. Look on the registry yourself - you won't see anyone on there for peeing in public: https://www.nsopw.gov/ https://www.nsopw.gov/
• local_crmdgeon 3y ago
  This doesn't actually happen, it's only possible when there's a sexual component. You hear the concept a lot, because it's a cover - "I'm on the sex offenders list, but I was just peeing. Didn't realize it was a playground, whoops!" is different from the true "I raped a girl, and despite the incredibly high burden of proof in that charge I was convicted, and now I have to tell you about it because I moved next door."
  • thaumasiotes 3y ago
    > I raped a girl, and despite the incredibly high burden of proof in that charge I was convicted What burden of proof? This is a crime where you can be accused of having committed it several years in the past, with no supporting evidence of any kind, and convicted for no other reason than that you give someone a "rapist" vibe. https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4334 https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedeta...