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KD5NRH wrote:

Keith B wrote:I believe urinating in public would fall under disorderly conduct:

Doubtful, unless he was facing the officer; "exposed" would generally require someone actually seeing the genitals, not just seeing something that implies their presence.

Most likely the only violation initially was Dallas city ordinance:

SEC. 31-18. URINATING OR DEFECATING IN PUBLIC.
(a) A person commits an offense if he urinates or defecates:
(1) in or on a public street, alley, sidewalk, yard, park, building, structure, plaza, public or utility right-of-way, or other public place; or
(2) in public view.
(b) It is a defense to prosecution under this section if the person was in a restroom. (Ord. 14971)

(Now there's an odd use of defense to prosecution where an exception would be more appropriate.)

Winner. Can't get to DOC with urinating. This is usually for Mooning/Flashing is how you see it enforced.

I still don't think we know what's really going on in the story. While the media's version may say "He was peeing and the cop said stop and then pulled his gun" I would wager that there were a few dots left unconnected....


As far as the use of force continuum...you cannot draw your weapon for simple verbal non-compliance. Well I supposed you can, but you'd be violating some policy somewhere.

I can't comment based on a news snippet. I highly DOUBT we are getting the full story.


On a related note, can someone find the Penal Code bit that speaks to urinating in public?