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[–] toynbee@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Before I was old enough to drive, I once was riding with a friend who'd recently gotten food poisoning and who really needed a restroom. He was speeding to get there and, when he got pulled over, told the officer so.

I don't remember the exact words, but after issuing the ticket, the policeman basically said "just pull over and shit on the side of the road if you need to."

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hey it was worth a shot. I'd ignore that advice because the next cop will brand you a sex offender for it.

[–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

As far as I'm aware that depends on the state; few states have the "peeing in public = sex offender" laws. Mine certainly doesn't.

Not aware of a "pooping in public = sex offender" law, but they might be covered under the same statute in the states that take issue with it.