In the USA, is public urination just a slap on the wrist or do you now have to register as a sex offender if caught?
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Chris the other white meat
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Umm, there's a difference between urinating and having illegal sex. The urination will probably get a fine at most, unless for some reason a person chose to do it in front of dozens of people. This is in no way as bad as rape, pedophilia, or other sex crimes. Good question, though.
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For the sex offender registration, the illegal act would have to be sexually motivated. Urinating in public is not a sex offense. Yes, the person's genitalia may have been exposed, but it's not for sexual gratification. Indecent exposure (flashers) is a whole different story - same body parts exposed, completely different intent. Flashers register, public pee-ers don't.
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