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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Mon May 6, 2013, 05:07 PM May 2013

Bay Area ‘Lewd Behavior’ Ban On Pooping Or Peeing On Subways Goes Into Effect [View all]

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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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/06/bay-area-lewd-behavior-ban-on-pooping-or-peeing-on-subways-goes-into-effect/

Ha...and you thought I was kidding with my tagline commentary?

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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
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