German court rules that men can urinate while standing

[natina]

German court rules that men can urinate while standing

A court in Germany has ruled in favour of a man's right to urinate while standing up after his landlord demanded money for damage to the bathroom floor.

The landlord, who was seeking €1,900 (£1400; $2,200), claimed the marble floor had been damaged by urine.

But the Duesseldorf judge ruled that the man's method was within cultural norms, saying "urinating standing up is still common practice".

There is some debate in Germany about whether men should sit or stand to pee.

Some toilets have red traffic-style signs forbidding the standing position - but those who choose to sit are often referred to as a "Sitzpinkler", implying it is not masculine behaviour.

Judge Stefan Hank agreed with an expert's report that uric acid had caused some damage to the bathroom's floor.

But concluding, he said men who insist on standing "must expect occasional rows with housemates, especially women" but cannot be held to account for collateral damage.

"Despite growing domestication of men in this matter, urinating while standing up is still common practice," he added.


http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30937492


http://www.thelocal.de/20150122/court-allows-man-to-urinate-standing-up

[natina]

Unthinkable? Having a sit down

Should British men learn from their German counterparts, and take to sitting down to pee?

You may not want to know this – and it would be sensible to wait until after breakfast before reading any further – but, apparently, lots of German men nowadays routinely sit down to pee. From quite early on, so it is claimed, German sons are taught that being a Sitzpinkler – translate it yourself – is the done thing and that being a Stehpinkler is simply antisocial. The purpose of this social revolution hardly needs detailed explanation. Stand-up men, let it simply be said, are messier than their seated brethren – and almost never bother to clean up. In some German homes, little notices are tacked to the underside of the toilet seat so that seat-raising males are reminded to consider their options. In others, a ghostly little gadget called a Spuk – a spook – similarly attached to the underside issues a verbal warning to prospective standers. When these gadgets first came on the market they were available in a variety of voices, including those of former chancellors Helmut Kohl and Gerhard Schröder. Nearly two million flew off the shelves, producing one of those unexpected but decisive changes in human behaviour which have helped to make modern German men what they are. All of which raises the question of whether British men might learn from the Germans. British women would certainly approve. And a little gadget with a David Cameron voice reminding British men not to raise the seat might prove to be one of the coalition government's more lasting and transformational achievements.


http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/aug/21/unthinkable-having-a-sit-down

[lust4love]

It's nice to know that the taxpayer's money are used for important things. Same thing all over the world, government using the people's money to regulate things that should be up to the individual citizen.

[Jericho]

All of which raises the question of whether British men might learn from the Germans.

Yeah...Right...That'll happen.
The only time I've ever sat to piss is when I've been too hungover to stand!

[english1000]

Many German toilets have a shelf though so when you stand and urinate it sprays up, and when you take a dump it sits on the shelf, bloody horrible.

[trish]

I don't care if you stand or sit, just put the bloody seat down when you're done.

[Jericho]

I don't care if you stand or sit, just put the bloody seat down when you're done.



They lift up? :hide-1:

[trish]

They lift up? :hide-1:Damn you Jericho, do I have to come over there and housebreak you?

[Jericho]

Damn you Jericho, do I have to come over there and housebreak you?

Well my dove, if'n yer offering.... :shrug

http://www.onlyfunnyimages.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/79e10_4755-Look-at-this-little-naughty-dog-What-is-he-looking-at.jpg

[fred41]

Why can't people just clean their goddamn bathroom floors regularly...and immediately if they spray. Is that so hard to do?

[AshlynCreamher]

Why can't people just clean their goddamn bathroom floors regularly...and immediately if they spray. Is that so hard to do?
Because, that would make too much sense

[natina]

IT IS STILL ILLEGAL TO STAND AND PEE IN SOME PLACES AND IF ANY GUY DOES IT I AM SNITCHING AND YOU ARE GOING TO JAIL (SING SING) FOR A LONG TIME.


If you stand and pee you are a crimminal! period!


SIT DOWN AND PEE like a little girl.
little bitches



Sing Sing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sing_Sing)

Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisons_in_the_United_States#Security_levels)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WaterTortureSingSing.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Singchair.jpg


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[natina]

http://www.englishforum.ch/attachments/general-off-topic/9736d1256590094-sit-down-mens-toilet-habits-1361319666.jpg http://www.englishforum.ch/attachments/general-off-topic/9736d1256590094-sit-down-mens-toilet-habits-1361319666.jpg http://cdn29.elitedaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/BfYN6ojIMAAHfkR2.jpg

[AshlynCreamher]

If you stand and pee you are a crimminal! period!


SIT DOWN AND PEE like a little girl.
little bitches


The way I see it is' if you have a dick than use it!

[filghy2]

Just be grateful you don't live in China

[natina]

actually the Chinese misinterpret American English and they call it chinglish and its very funny to see the signs in china.

there was a TS who would go to the LADIES ROOM AND STAND UP AND PEE and this caused them to get banned from a store/mall

"woman" feels discriminated against after being caught peeing standing
http://www.hungangels.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=76905

[natina]

Peen-A-Lized: Transgendered Customer Banned From Grocery Store For Peeing While Standing In The Woman’s Restroom

Transgendered Customer Banned From Grocery Store Over Restroom Use A transgendered female customer who was banned from an Idaho grocery store and charged with trespassing after using the woman’s restroom says she feels she was discriminated against.


A transgender woman whose use of a women’s restroom in an Idaho grocery store reportedly upset other customers has been cited for trespassing and banned from the store for a year, police said on Friday. A Rosauers supermarket in Lewiston asked police to charge 25-year-old Ally Robledo, who was born male but identifies as female, with the misdemeanor trespass charge on Monday, Lewiston Police Captain Roger Lanier said.“The store security officer said he had been dealing with a problem over a couple days with the person going into the women’s restroom and urinating while standing up,” Lanier said. He added that the store had reported that Robledo’s use of the restroom made other female customers “very uncomfortable.”Robledo said she was being discriminated against.“I’m a female trapped in a man’s body. It’s natural for me to go to the ladies’ room. Getting the no trespassing order for a public restroom was really painful,” she said. Ladies, how would you feel if you became aware that a transgendered woman with a peen was using the stall next to you?

http://bossip.com/758067/peen-a-lized-transgendered-customer-banned-from-grocery-store-for-peeing-while-standing-in-the-womans-restroom/

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Transgender shopper served trespassing papers for bathroom use

LEWISTON, Idaho - A 25-year-old transgender Lewiston resident who identifies as a woman said she's been served with trespassing papers after customers at a local grocery store complained when she used the women's bathroom.

"When I did use the males (restroom) there would be people that would harass me in school," Ally Robledo said. "I would feel really embarrassed and there were times when I found myself in a lot of dangerous situations."

Robledo, who prefers to go by Ally and identifies as a woman, was given a no trespass order Monday night shortly after leaving the Rosauer's grocery store location in Lewiston.

"A male subject who was using the female restroom, and that made some women customers uncomfortable because of the appearance that a male was using their restroom," said Lewiston Police Captain Roger Lanier.

Robledo doesn't understand the controversy.

"I really doubt that would be more socially acceptable than someone using the men's restroom," Ally said.

Lewiston Police say the store owners did nothing wrong in asking Robledo to never come back to the store.

"The store employees didn't want any further problems, and they chose to exercise their right to trespass this individual from the business," Lanier said. "Anyone who owns or controls their property can make that decision."

Robledo says she has gone through one phase of reconstructive surgery.

"I think calling the police is not really sufficient and I think it's a waste of our tax payer dollars," Ally said.

The issue of transgender individuals and the bathrooms they use is currently being addressed in Arizona.

Republican Arizona State Rep. John Kavanagh has garnered national attention after proposing a bill that would penalize people for using a bathroom that doesn't match the gender identity on their ID.

While Kavanagh tackles the issue in Arizona, many other states including Idaho, are left wondering what to do about the sensitive situation.

According to the National Center for Lesbian Rights, 13 states including Washington protect transgender people from discrimination in public accommodations, but the exact definition of a "public accommodation" differs from state to state.

There is currently no federal law that prohibits discrimination based on gender identity for public accommodations.

The manager on duty Wednesday afternoon at Rosauer's chose not to comment. KLEW News attempted to get an official comment from the corporate offices of Rosauers, however, our calls have not been returned.

http://www.kval.com/politics/Ally-Alberto-Robledo-Idaho-202775861.html

[natina]

ITS A CRAZY WORLD


swat raid & arrest in texas for owning or selling more then 6 vibrators

http://www.hungangels.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=91692



Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings also nailed Texas last week.
http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/1t79ao/amender-s-game---southern-slam
Skip to 4:25 to get to the good part!

[fred41]

This did make me chuckle though....:D :


.. and four years later, Planet K got stung by Cates' successor Jack Kelly, for selling a plastic inflatable sheep.

[natina]

ITS FUNNY UNTIL YOU GET BUSTED FOR SOME OF THESE CRAZY THINGS,then its NOT SO FUNNY!


This did make me chuckle though....:D :

http://www.hungangels.com/vboard/showpost.php?p=1577363&postcount=19

http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?/topic/6067-texas-woman-busted-for-selling-vibrators/

Is That a Perfectly Legal, Anatomically Correct Condom Education Model, or Are You Just Happy to See Me?
BY ERICA C. BARNETT


August 11, 2000: Cock rings. Anal plugs. Nipple clamps. Dildos.
One of these things is not like the others. Can you guess which one?

Sure, they're all sex toys, but only one -- the humble dildo -- is legally verboten in the state of Texas. According to the Texas Penal Code, which details what devices good, law-abiding Texans may and may not purchase for their personal pleasure, dildos (and all other items made specifically to stimulate the genitals) can't be collected, bought, or sold in the state.

What's that you say? You think you bought a dildo here in Austin? That's an "anatomically correct condom education model" to you, young lady. Which you would already know if you had read the release form some local businesses have started making their patrons sign.

It's not that businesses are going to personally hold you to that promise, any more than head shops really think you're going to use that "water pipe" to smoke tobacco. It's just that they've been burned before. The law is a harsh, unforgiving mistress, but what it says is fairly simple: "Obscene devices" -- defined as anything, including a dildo, vibrator, or artificial vagina, "designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs" -- can't be sold in the state of Texas (or in Georgia, for those keeping track), except for "a bona fide medical, psychiatric, judicial, legislative, or law enforcement purpose." If you can prove you're using those models to demonstrate how to put on a condom, that's fine. If you're thinking about using them for a more personal sort of education, that's not. (Oddly, the law doesn't prevent people from owning sexual devices; it just makes selling them illegal. But don't let your collection get out of hand: If you're hiding more than six dongs in your closet, that's intent to "promote" -- a class A misdemeanor.)

How much you can get away with depends on how strictly local police choose to enforce the law; nothing requires, for example, that a police department have a vice squad devoted to rooting out victimless sexual crimes in the first place. Austin's 20-officer vice squad was disbanded in 1998, and its responsibilities were devolved to the various street response units, on the assumption that different neighborhoods had different problems, not all of them directly related to so-called vice. According to APD Assistant Chief Rick Coy, who heads the department's organized crime division and oversaw a major reorganization of the department two years ago, the problems vary widely from area to area; in Northwest Austin, Coy says, the biggest problem is burglary; in most of East Austin, it's drugs.

Major long-term investigations involving sexually oriented businesses continue under the department's organized crime division, but an APD spokeswoman says most one-time "stings" on such businesses involve sexual behavior -- e.g., indecent exposure and prostitution -- not trade in sexual devices.

It wasn't always that way. As recently as the late Eighties and early Nineties, at least two high-profile raids were conducted on local shops by two prominent vice squad commanders. Forbidden Fruit was raided by the notorious Bubba Cates in 1989 (for offering dildos, vibrators, and other so-called contraband); and four years later, Planet K got stung by Cates' successor Jack Kelly, for selling a plastic inflatable sheep.

"They came flying through the door, busted in, and ransacked the place, and took everything they could get their hands on," recalls Lynn, the owner of Forbidden Fruit (who spoke to the Chronicle on the condition that her last name not be used). According to a news report in the Austin American-Statesman the day after the raid, the sting "netted about 400 sexual devices and the arrest of the store manager," Carole Vise. After taking a huge loss in the raid, the store got more careful about the packaging and display of its merchandise, most of which is marketed almost exclusively to women.

The irony -- that most sex crimes are committed by men, yet the people targeted by "obscene device" laws are predominantly women -- isn't lost on Lynn, who speculates that the men writing the laws "must have three-inch penises" to be so concerned about regulating female pleasure. Still, no one has talked seriously about rescinding the law since it was passed in 1973.

On the bright side, the dildo law -- or the "obscenity" ordinance, as puritans would have it -- has made adult-oriented businesses more creative about what they sell and how they sell it. Forbidden Fruit, for example, could probably get by, financially speaking, on its piercing and fetishwear businesses alone, not to mention its massive (and perfectly legal) collection of bondage gear. They're even branching out into e-commerce, but unlike such massive mail-order companies as Xandria and Adam and Eve, they won't let any "questionable" merchandise cross state lines. Instead, Lynn says, they'll focus on things you can find only in Texas: custom body harnesses, handmade leather restraints, and other toys the laws of Texas smile upon.
By the way, I stumbled on this article when I did a Google search on "Georgia sex toys illegal", after I read in another thread (on another board) about the Texas illegal vibrator case, that sex toys were (supposedly) illegal in Georgia too. Seems to be the case, at least according to this article (and at least back about 3 years ago). This was the first search-hit I got from Google, and it turned out to be mostly about Texas laws.