Shitting in the street, a.k.a. Street defecation

[Kevbad the Bad]

Is this a problem in London? Is this a problem anywhere in the UK?

The reason I ask is because of a right wing tosser locally (Reform UK), who maintains that this is now commonplace, because of immigration naturally. Is this now an everyday racist meme? Do many people believe this? Or is my local bigot just a one-off?

 

[Fuzzy]

went in to my office in Birmingham before Christmas to find a human shit on the stairs up to the staff entrance. just off the street and nothing really screening them from being seen. a colleague checked the cctv but couldn't find them.

 

[Fuzzy]

rather than an immigration problem I'd say it was probably drugs/fuckedness in this instance.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Somebody shit on my drainpipe once

 

[Kevbad the Bad]

Somebody shit on my drainpipe once

Always a good idea to wash your trousers regularly anyway.

 

[TopCat]

I shat in a cinema corridor once.

 

[ouirdeaux]

went in to my office in Birmingham before Christmas to find a human shit on the stairs up to the staff entrance

Weren't there any closer to you that would have saved you the trip, or was that one special?

 

[Yossarian]

The number of public toilets fell by a fifth in just six years, your local bigot would have to be exceptionally thick to be blaming immigrants. From 2021:

According to Freedom of Information data obtained by local government researcher Jack Shaw and shared with the Observer, the number of public lavatories that local authorities have funded and maintained fell from 3,154 in 2015/16 to 2,556 in 2020/21 – a drop of 19% across the past six years, which comes on top of reductions in previous years.

Public health workers have warned that this loss of public conveniences is now causing major problems for a range of people, including the homeless, disabled, outdoor workers and those whose illnesses dictate frequent toilet use.

Skip to the loo? Easier said than done as Britain loses hundreds of public toilets

Cash-strapped councils have closed a fifth of conveniences, leaving some people with no choice but to stay close to home

www.theguardian.com

 

[Smokeandsteam]

So we now have two threads on here obsessed with shit and piss.

 

[8ball]

Serge Forward has already identified the trend and christened it “enscattification”.

 

[Kevbad the Bad]

So we now have two threads on here obsessed with shit and piss.

No, I'm just interested to see where this rightwing/racist/Brexiteer meme came from, and how prevalent it is.

 

[eatmorecheese]

A few years back there was (probably still is) an 'issue' with street homeless people around Victoria who frequented the large day centre on Carlisle Place crapping on or near the doorsteps of those million pound flats off Victoria Street and Horseferry Road. Andrew Bridgen MP called for a clearout of all the 'undesirables' in the area, the nasty cunt.

 

[bellaozzydog]

I live above an alley and about 15 meters away there’s a closed public toilet

I’d say once a week in the summer I have to shovel human shit from between the wheelie bins in the alley

 

[CNT36]

Great rapper.

 

[Fuzzy]

Weren't there any closer to you that would have saved you the trip, or was that one special?

arf.

 

[tim]

Defecation, defecation
Defecation, that's what you need
If you wanna coil the best
If you wanna beat the rest
Oh-oh defecation's what you need;
If you wanna be a record break-er, Poo-oooh.

 

[nogojones]

Where are homeless people meant to shit? How many public toilets have been closed?

 

[Louis MacNeice]

I have ulcerative colitis (look it up) and the loss of public toilets is a real pain.

I am not an immigrant but I have had to take a dump in some fairly public places.

Cheers - Louis MacNeice

 

[kalidarkone]

Is this a problem in London? Is this a problem anywhere in the UK?

The reason I ask is because of a right wing tosser locally (Reform UK), who maintains that this is now commonplace, because of immigration naturally. Is this now an everyday racist meme? Do many people believe this? Or is my local bigot just a one-off?

If its more common it's because of the rise in being homeless and lack of public facilities. Remember when there were public baths (I don't mean swimming pools) I remember going to one near Homerton when I was squatting in Hackney in the 80s.

 

[tim]

This is a handy spreadsheet listing locations of toilets in London and when needed their entry codes.

 

[StoneRoad]

It's not a problem because of immigration, or even homelessness / drunkenness etc per se ...

It is a problem because the local councils have been "saving money" by closing public toilets - usually for £££ reasons hidden behind "other" reasons.
And that has been happening nationwide.

 

[angusmcfangus]

went in to my office in Birmingham before Christmas to find a human shit on the stairs up to the staff entrance. just off the street and nothing really screening them from being seen. a colleague checked the cctv but couldn't find them.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

It's not a problem because of immigration, or even homelessness / drunkenness etc per se ...

It is a problem because the local councils have been "saving money" by closing public toilets - usually for £££ reasons hidden behind "other" reasons.
And that has been happening nationwide.

This all happened in the 80s didn’t it rather than recently. They’ve since installed some pop up urinals in London (in the news recently as a maintenance worker was killed by one) but not sure how that helps women or anyone needing a shit.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Anyway I thought the fash were up in arms because refugees were being housed in hotels. So no need to shit in the street. Both can’t be true.

 

[Ax^]

from a reform uk member its just racist dog whistle bullshite


the problem because of lack of toilets, drug, drinks and homelessness

not immigration the prick

 

[StoneRoad]

This all happened in the 80s didn’t it rather than recently. They’ve since installed some pop up urinals in London (in the news recently as a maintenance worker was killed by one) but not sure how that helps women or anyone needing a shit.

No, closing toilets is still a thing in a lot of areas.
I refer you to #8 upthread

 

[Magnus McGinty]

No, closing toilets is still a thing in a lot of areas.
I refer you to #8 upthread

Fair enough. I haven’t been aware of any for years. There's some in King’s Cross and Euston stations that don’t charge money anymore. The one at Kings Cross had a cop stationed outside of it the other day though.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

Great rapper.

Or the streets could do it as an album.

Hold it down bruv
Your bowels in a blur
I know you can't stop thinking of turd
By all means your bum you can hurl
Just don't shit yourself mate. Don't shit yourself.

 

[eatmorecheese]

A lot of people rely on going to McDonald's for a McShit.

 

[Kevbad the Bad]

Anyway I thought the fash were up in arms because refugees were being housed in hotels. So no need to shit in the street. Both can’t be true.

You're not trying to use logic against this kind of thinking are you?