Brickbat: Taking the Piss

A man says he was threatened with arrest after his dog urinated on a public street in Bournemouth, England. Steve Schuurman said an "aggressive" female Dorset police officer shouted at him to "clear your fucking dog piss." Schuurman said he would have cleaned up if his dog had defecated but wasn't sure what the officer wanted him to do with urine. He said when he complained, a Bournemouth council community safety patrol officer threatened to have him arrested if he did not move on. The Dorset police department said it is looking into the incident. A Bournemouth Council spokesperson said its "community safety officers were only involved in this incident in an effort to de-escalate the situation and seek a resolution for the gentleman involved."

Comments

[AT]

Y'know, that's actually a pretty good question.

Why don't we make pet owners clean up after themselves in EVERY instance? I mean, it's hilarious to watch someone debase themselves in public as they squat down with their little plastic bags on behalf of their owner - but I think it's time we debased them further and made them come up with a way to deal with their owner's urine too.

Then again, blue cities seem to kind of enjoy excrement in the streets. Even of the human variety.

I feel like there's something one should learn from that, but I can't quite put my finger on the lesson.

[Edmund Burke's Hastings spy]

This only shows you never had pets.
If things progress naturally you will decrease pet ownership, dogs and cats will increase and the problem will become a mega-problem.

[AT]

I'll have you know I once won and kept a goldfish for an entire week.

Anyway, what's your point? Human society seems addicted to keeping these filth-mongers on chains to sate their need for the unconditional love they apparently can't find among other humans - but then they can't be bothered to take responsibility for their disgusting nature.

Parents seem to manage this just fine. Even parents who have pets. With Junior it's like, "Dude, you get diapers - which I will take full responsibility for - until you learn to use the toilet!" But with their pets it's like, "Just piss wherever you want and I'm under no obligation to clean up after you."

Pet owners need to be held to a higher standard. Or they need to have their right to own pets revoked.

[Sometimes a Great Notion]

You must work for Big Diapers, I'm onto your game.

[SQRLSY One]

AT must work for Big Diapers and-or Government Almighty! First, the pets... Then the wildlife! They must ALL wear diapers, and perhaps carbon dioxide scrubbers ass well! The bears may no longer willy-nilly, freely poop and pee in the woods!

Now, if'n ye think about tit, all of the wildlife belongs to Government Almighty... Consider hunting and fishing laws and endangered species laws. So Government Almighty must place and clean and replace those dirty wildlife diapers. Butt Government Almighty does NOTHING productive by itself... Government Almighty is you and me, Buddy, via taxes and-or slave labor!

Government Almighty also makes no distinctions between the responsible and the irresponsible. Since the irresponsible behave badly with guns and drugs, we can't have guns or drugs. Since pets and wildlife poop and pee irresponsibly, adult humans will need to wear diapers ass well!

So we may soon need to ALL wear diapers, and ALSO be enslaved changing dirty wildlife diapers! Thanks a LOT, AT!!!

[AT]

If you take responsibility for an animal, then take responsibility for the animal.

Why is that so anathema to you?

[SQRLSY One]

My stupid fucking cat just killed a bird tonight, actually. I'm angry at her, but she's just a stupid cat, following her instincts. She adopted me off of the streets, so I don't try to micro-manage her, change her life, or keep her inside all of the time. I am a freedom-loving LIBERTARIAN, who treats others the way I want to be treated. Including animals! So I do NOT appoint myself as the moral superior of others... Not even to my stupid greedy bird-killing cats! Ass if I didn't feed the greedy little fuckers enough already...

[AT]

Language.

Also, thank you for letting us know who the dominant role is in the relationship. You're a freedom-loving Libertarian. Who lets a cat dictate the way things are going to be. Sure, you'll get angry - but you won't do anything about it.

Because you're a good little serf. To a cat.

[SQRLSY One]

Yes! I 'fess! I am... Pussy-whipped!!!

https://genius.com/Ted-nugent-cat-scratch-fever-lyrics

[Verse 1]
Well, I don't know where they come from but they sure do come
I hope they comin' for me
And I don't know how they do it but they sure do it good
I hope they're doin' it for free

[Chorus]
They give me cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever

[Verse 2]
Well, the first time that I got it I was just ten years old
I got it from some kitty next door
An' I went to see the doctor and he gave me the cure
I think I got it some more

[Chorus]
They give me cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
I got a bad scratch fever
The cat scratch fever

[Bridge]
It's nothin' dangerous
I feel no pain
I've got the choo-choo train
You know you got it when you, you're going insane
It makes a grown man cry, cry, oh won't you make my bed
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BACK TO ME
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[Solo 1]

[Verse 3]
Well, I make the pussy purr with the stroke of my hand
They know they gettin' it from me
They know just where to go when they need their lovin' man
They know I'm doin' it for free

[Chorus]
I give them cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
They got a bad scratch fever
The cat scratch fever

[Solo 2]

[Chorus]
Cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever

[AT]

Honestly didn't expect you to embrace it - but catsimp's gon' catsimp I guess.

[Nazi-Chipping Warlock]

Sqrlsy calls those "a sack lunch".

[SQRLSY One]

The NAZI brought his lunch...
The NAZI brought his lunch...
Eat shit, NAZI!
Eat shit!

[AT]

Hahahaha! That was good.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Steve Schuurman said an "aggressive" female Dorset police officer shouted at him to "clear your fucking dog piss."

Limey frustration on not being able to shoot it.

[Earth-based Human Skeptic]

Actually, I am with Dorset on this one. In an urban or suburban area, why are dog owners entitled to paint the town with dog piss?

[SQRLSY One]

In the USA at least, we have freedom of peaceful assembly, freedom of speech, and freedom of the piss! All of which (and more!) shall not be infringed!

[MatthewSlyfield]

1. dogs need exercise, that means taking them for walks.
2. when a dog needs to piss, it's going to piss and no one can stop it.
3. Cleaning up liquids from a rough surface like concrete or asphalt is nearly impossible.
4. eliminating dog ownership won't reduce the number of dogs, it will increase the number of stray dogs. And the stray dogs will still be pissing anywhere they want to.

[Earth-based Human Skeptic]

Too bad. If we set public standards and you, or your pet, machine, or other possession, violates those standards, then you can't be out in public.

And we round up and eliminate stray dogs.

[Its_Not_Inevitable]

Well, to be fair and to be sure, pet owners could carry extra bottles of water to rinse it away.

[Don't look at me!]

It will still be there, just diluted.

[Its_Not_Inevitable]

Well then SQRLSY can come by and lick up the residue. I'm sure he'll be thirsty after eating the bags of shit.

[AT]

I mean, we could start rounding them up and euthanizing them.

And specifically limit the spending of welfare dollars to their meat and hides.

Just saying, that's an option.

[SQRLSY One]

Yeah man, "hot dogs" ARE good to eat!!!

[markm23]

Most dog piss is just a few drops to make a scent marking for the other dogs to find - and each one that passes near will sniff it, then add to it. If you don't want this in a particular area, you'd better fence the dogs out, because no one is going to change this instinctive behavior.

[AT]

There's a lot to be learned from that. Which doesn't apply to dogs.

Well... they are kinda dogs. But out of politeness we don't say that.