Mon May 6, 2013, 05:07 PM

Purveyor (29,876 posts)

Bay Area ‘Lewd Behavior’ Ban On Pooping Or Peeing On Subways Goes Into Effect

Starting Monday, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) riders will have to think twice before using trains or train platforms as public bathrooms, or risk losing the ability to use them at all.

SF Weekly reported on Monday that transit police will now be able to issue “prohibition orders” against repeat offenders. The bans, which can last anywhere from 30 days to 1 year, were passed as part of state Assembly Bill 716 in January 2013, meaning customers found defecating or urinating, or engaging in lewd behavior on BART property, among other offenses, could be banned from using the transit service if cited three times within a 90-day period. More serious infractions like physical assault will lead to a ban after just one instance. The bill also applies to political protesters with multiple arrests.

“We are really wanting to send the message that if you are going to come onto our system and be unruly or violent, there are going to be consequences,” BART spokesperson Alicia Trost told KGO-TV on April 29.

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Bay Area ‘Lewd Behavior’ Ban On Pooping Or Peeing On Subways Goes Into Effect (Original post)	Purveyor	May 2013	OP
lol cant believe there was not a law already governing this, i can understand a kid in a dire emerge	loli phabay	May 2013	#1
It already is against the law and I sincerely doubt BART police turned a blind eye...	Luminous Animal	May 2013	#4
ah makes more sense now, good way to handle repeat offenders.	loli phabay	May 2013	#7
In NYC, the subway elevators are often used as latrines.	geek tragedy	May 2013	#13
If you go to Ireland make sure to bring a cell phone.	Saving Hawaii	May 2013	#33
I've never witnessed it either	Cirque du So-What	May 2013	#14
When I was growing up	tabbycat31	May 2013	#29
Oh, I have.	spiderpig	May 2013	#40
so up until now it has been legal?	arely staircase	May 2013	#2
No. They were ticketable offenses. The difference now is that offenders	Luminous Animal	May 2013	#6
gotcha nt	arely staircase	May 2013	#22
How would it be enforced? nt	geek tragedy	May 2013	#3
using k9's, the poopy patrol.	loli phabay	May 2013	#9
Do they have restrooms in BART stations?	MrScorpio	May 2013	#5
But defecating and urinating can ALSO be a form of political protest.	randome	May 2013	#8
Anything can pass as political protest in San Francisco	MrScorpio	May 2013	#11
...albeit a piss-poor one	Major Nikon	May 2013	#30
Well played sir...	Agschmid	May 2013	#36
There's no political protest ban, as such.	arcane1	May 2013	#15
Yes there are restrooms although at many stations they're locked	Gormy Cuss	May 2013	#28
I don't know about all BART stations but the only one I'm postive has open rest rooms is	mulsh	May 2013	#31
Paris of the West	GeorgeGist	May 2013	#10
BART station bathrooms have been closed at nearly all stations since 9/11.	Starry Messenger	May 2013	#12
You make perfect sense	MrScorpio	May 2013	#16
The Bay Area is a HORRIBLE place if you're out and need to use the can.	Warren DeMontague	May 2013	#18
Aren't there restrooms? n/t	Yo_Mama	May 2013	#19
Short answer? No.	Warren DeMontague	May 2013	#20
Well, isn't that a problem?	Yo_Mama	May 2013	#21
You'll get no argument from me.	Warren DeMontague	May 2013	#26
Of course, you are right on all counts	etherealtruth	May 2013	#27
Solutions are needed for homelessness, but crapping in places like BART is also bad	REP	May 2013	#34
I'm not pro-pooping on train platforms.	Starry Messenger	May 2013	#37
Friendly advice: If you ever drop a candy bar or gumball on the BART escalator	Warren DeMontague	May 2013	#17
And if you drop a candy bar, you might be prohibited from using BART.	name not needed	May 2013	#24
Here in my car, I feel safest of all, I can lock all my doors. It's the only way to live. In cars.	Sen. Walter Sobchak	May 2013	#23
FYI one could probably make a killing selling adult diapers at BART stations.	Initech	May 2013	#25
Yet another example of American puritism squelching freedom!	TheManInTheMac	May 2013	#32
So I can poop on the train twice quarterly?	Cal Carpenter	May 2013	#35
Everyone suffers when a society condones homelessness	daleo	May 2013	#38
Ban the urine and feces, ok, but banning lewd behavior? ...	JustABozoOnThisBus	May 2013	#39

Response to Purveyor (Original post)

Mon May 6, 2013, 05:11 PM

loli phabay (5,580 posts)

1. lol cant believe there was not a law already governing this, i can understand a kid in a dire emerge

Emergency or a medical emergency but turning a blind eye to it before now i dont get.

Bay Area ‘Lewd Behavior’ Ban On Pooping Or Peeing On Subways Goes Into Effect

1. lol cant believe there was not a law already governing this, i can understand a kid in a dire emerge

4. It already is against the law and I sincerely doubt BART police turned a blind eye...

7. ah makes more sense now, good way to handle repeat offenders.

13. In NYC, the subway elevators are often used as latrines.

33. If you go to Ireland make sure to bring a cell phone.

14. I've never witnessed it either

29. When I was growing up

40. Oh, I have.

2. so up until now it has been legal?

6. No. They were ticketable offenses. The difference now is that offenders

22. gotcha nt

3. How would it be enforced? nt

9. using k9's, the poopy patrol.

5. Do they have restrooms in BART stations?

8. But defecating and urinating can ALSO be a form of political protest.

11. Anything can pass as political protest in San Francisco

30. ...albeit a piss-poor one

36. Well played sir...

15. There's no political protest ban, as such.

28. Yes there are restrooms although at many stations they're locked

31. I don't know about all BART stations but the only one I'm postive has open rest rooms is

10. Paris of the West

12. BART station bathrooms have been closed at nearly all stations since 9/11.

16. You make perfect sense

18. The Bay Area is a HORRIBLE place if you're out and need to use the can.

19. Aren't there restrooms? n/t

20. Short answer? No.

21. Well, isn't that a problem?

26. You'll get no argument from me.

27. Of course, you are right on all counts

34. Solutions are needed for homelessness, but crapping in places like BART is also bad

37. I'm not pro-pooping on train platforms.

17. Friendly advice: If you ever drop a candy bar or gumball on the BART escalator

24. And if you drop a candy bar, you might be prohibited from using BART.

23. Here in my car, I feel safest of all, I can lock all my doors. It's the only way to live. In cars.

25. FYI one could probably make a killing selling adult diapers at BART stations.

32. Yet another example of American puritism squelching freedom!

35. So I can poop on the train twice quarterly?

38. Everyone suffers when a society condones homelessness

39. Ban the urine and feces, ok, but banning lewd behavior? ...