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What if a person cannot find a restroom?

By Marks & Katz, LLC

   Bill of Rights (From public domain.) In court recently, I watched a public urination bench trial after my case finished. The county code carries up to six months imprisonment for such a violation. The cop got straight to the point by testifying that he was patrolling a parking garage in one of the higher-end commercial districts in the county, and saw the defendant get out of his car, pull out his ____ (using a two-syllable word beginning with a "p" more commonly heard in a raucous bar), and urinate (but he used the three-letter word for it).  Does this cop have children? Has he thought of a milder word for this part of the male anatomy? I am all for free speech and have no interest in helping prosecutors present stronger trials for public urination charges through using words suggesting a broader and more effective vocabulary...continue to full post

Full post as published by Underdog on July 08, 2009 (boomark / email).