To pee or not to pee, that is the question
A policeman, thinking he was unseen, was caught on video, publicly urinating.
Whether the urge was too great or it was just arrogance, a policeman decided to urinate behind a refuse bin. “I asked him why he had to urinate there, he didn’t answer,” said Mr Rocky Moolman, from Meat and Fish City.
On January 13, Moolman noticed that the policeman was acting suspiciously and approached him, catching him in the act of urinating in the vicinity of the store’s window.
“What I don’t understand is that there are public toilets, all he had to do was ask for the key, but instead he chose to urinate right outside my shop,” continued Moolman.
Retail City Shopping Centre has its own set of public toilets, they are locked, however there is a large sign dictating that the keys can be picked up at either Meat and Fish City or at KFC.
Clearly the policeman hasn’t set a good example for the public.
A Facebook reader commented, “I thought it is illegal to urinate in public and for a man who is supposed to uphold the law, a police officer, it is totally unacceptable. It just goes to show how they view their profession and the people they profess to support. This is total disregard for their country and fellow man. These degenerates ought to pay a hefty fine.”
According to law anyone who is found guilty of Public Indecency, is likely liable of R1 000 or 30 days imprisonment. Public Indecency is a common law crime and the offender can also be prosecuted according to municipal bylaws but the latter are restricted to areas specifically declared as public spaces, for example Rhodes Park and the Recreational Area at the Emahlaleni Dam. No other areas have been declared as such, therefore the offenders have to be charged under the common law.
Another reader added – “This is very gross. Daily when I drive to fetch my husband, I see at least two people urinating alongside the road. I have two children, how do I explain something like this if they ask me what these people are doing? What makes it worse, is that this was done by someone who is supposed to set an example for the public including our children. Its not just peeing in public, its indecent exposure and you can’t just look the other way while you are driving.”
Other readers added that the policeman should be fined or forced to do community service, cleaning the area where he had urinated.
“We can not condone this kind of behaviour and the necessary steps will be taken against any police official who thinks they are above the law. No-one is above the law, not even a policeman. If the public ever has a complaint against the police, they should come to the Witbank Police Station and open the relevant case,” said Const David Ratau, police communications.
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