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How is urinating in public a sex offense? I'm releasing urine not having sex with it.

Because in order to pee you have to expose your genitalia. I suppose the laws were made so that anyone exposing genitalia could be charged for it.

That being said, it is completely stupid that people are actually made to register as sex offenders when they really were just peeing. Doubly so when they did so without anyone other than themselves seeing their private parts.

> in order to pee you have to expose your genitalia

They should visit India once. Of course many people will pee against an object (wall, tree) but at times not so hidden

Incidentally saw this funny discussion yesterday (the comments are funny): https://www.reddit.com/r/unitedstatesofindia/comments/18ufbu...

I think these United States have gone way above and beyond their duty as far as calling people sex offenders (not saying that Indians are right)

You just need to go as far as Budapest.

You just need to go as far as Brooklyn on the subway.

Did this actually ever happen to anyone recently? I assumed it’s just mostly a myth

I know a guy that happened to. He was drunk and urinating by the side of the road in plain view and wound up registered as a sex offender. West Texas.

This is his story that I've not independently verified, but I don't think he was an actual sex offender from what I knew of him. He was certainly a drunk though.

Pee in public within a certain distance of a school and you'll probably find out.

Because the law is badly written sometimes.

Because people may wee your weewee.

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