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A woman from Hull has been jailed and handed a Criminal Behaviour Order which bans her from 'defecating in a public place' amongst other things.

49-year-old Brace Hull has been jailed for 46 weeks, as well as handed a three-year long order.

Named Hull, from Hull. What are the odds?

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[–] Please_Do_Not@lemm.ee 14 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Does this include public restrooms? How bad do you have to wreck a public toilet, and how many times does it take before you're considered a legal threat to a coffee shop bathroom? Asking for a friend.

[–] xor@infosec.pub 4 points 1 month ago (6 children)

i’m not british, but i think they have some civil rights that would violate….
plus they would probably specify restrooms and not just defecating….

[–] Please_Do_Not@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I'd assume as much, but aren't all Brits banned from public defecation by general public decency laws? If so, an individual ban on the same wouldn't have any meaning. Although I've heard loiscences are required for everything over there, so perhaps there's a public pooping permit for the posh...

[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 6 points 1 month ago

Yes, but some people need an extra special, personal reminder.

"Obviously everyone knows not to shit on the pavement in the middle of the city centre... but just to make sure... Ms Grace Hull, we are specifically asking you not to shit on the pavement in the middle of the city centre"

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