Draft:Public urination

• intro
• cases where the person urinating is accused of indecent exposure
  • can be argued against in court
    • the defendant made a reasonable attempt to find a place to [urinate without being seen/exposed] (...)( yes these ugly brackets are needed here for unambiguous language. Maybe there's some other grammar convention that could be used instead? I bet legalese has some kinda standard )
    • urination is a basic human need
      • it's not reasonable to expect people to only urinate at home or in the restrooms of venues that they are paying customers at^{[ELABORATION needed]}
      • the city has a responsibility to make sure there are enough suitable public places to urinate (and defecate) without indecent exposure.
      • local businesses also bear some of this responsibility, as they hold the majority of non-residential indoor space
      • a healthy lifestyle commonly involves both long walks and proper hydration
        • carrying a water bottle is not suited in all cases, as it negatively impacts the ergonomics/gait of sprinting/accelerating on complex terrain
• homeless people are especially stigmatized by anti-public-urination laws
• list which cities have the worst access to public restrooms, and why
  • vicious circle: in a city with few public toilets, no single restaurant wants to make theirs public, because of the huge influx of people who would use it. Solution: mandate all businesses by law to allow anyone to use the bathrooms. Business owners should be more ok with this btw, because their competition has to do it too. Keep a list of cities where this law already exists vs where it doesn't. Maybe some of this should go in a separate page called Suggest:Public restroom mandate

TALK: how should gender be brought into this discussion?