• HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world
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      50 minutes ago

      If it were me, I’d respond: “Okay, I’ll follow you to the nearest public bathroom, but you’re still getting the citation.”

      Someone pulled that on me once, but I saw them pass a few public bathrooms as they cut around a line of cars in traffic to get to the turn lane a bit faster by going down the wrong way of the roadway, so they were obviously lying.

      You might have more luck with your lie among lazier/less discerning/dumber cops, it’s true.

      - Ex-cop

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      13 hours ago

      Before I was old enough to drive, I once was riding with a friend who’d recently gotten food poisoning and who really needed a restroom. He was speeding to get there and, when he got pulled over, told the officer so.

      I don’t remember the exact words, but after issuing the ticket, the policeman basically said “just pull over and shit on the side of the road if you need to.”

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          1 hour ago

          As far as I’m aware that depends on the state; few states have the “peeing in public = sex offender” laws. Mine certainly doesn’t.

          Not aware of a “pooping in public = sex offender” law, but they might be covered under the same statute in the states that take issue with it.