Posted on 08/13/2015 3:57:10 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Public urination has gotten so bad in San Francisco that the city has painted nine walls with a repellant paint that makes pee spray back on the offender.
It's the latest effort to address a chronic problem in a city where the public works director calls himself Mr. Clean: Walls are coated with a clear, liquid repellant material that goes on much like paint. Hit with urine, it splashes back on a person's shoes and pants.
Mohammed Nuru, director of San Francisco's public works department, says offenders will need to make the mistake only once to get the idea.
Nuru got the idea from Germany, where walls in Hamburg's St. Pauli quarter are painted with the material to encourage late-night beer drinkers to find a bathroom rather than an alleyway.
"We are getting calls from all over the place: Washington, D.C., Hawaii and Oakland," said Nuru, who Tweets under the handle @MrCleanSF.
Potential offenders get fair warning about the consequences of urinating on the coated walls that sit on public and private property around the city.
Signs hanging above some walls read: "Hold it! This wall is not a public restroom. Please respect San Francisco and seek relief in an appropriate place."
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Public urination is a health concern, and keeping the city clean is a 24-7 battle, said Kevin Sporer, superintendent of the building repair bureau.
The new paint is paying off.
"There's a lot less activity, and the result is noticeable," Sporer said.
Public urination is illegal, but a fine of up to $500 passed in San Francisco in 2002 has seen little success.
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OK, I was tired of Candidate threads...
Will this help? There was another article recently about how SF reeks of urine in much of the city. Homeless people have the run of the place and will urinate and probably the other waste function wherever they damn well please.
Like they would find peeling on themselves something offensive.
+Mohammed Nuru, director of San Francisco’s public works department+
Mohammed. Right.
+Mohammed Nuru, director of San Francisco’s public works department+
Mohammed. Right.
>> Hit with urine, it splashes back on a person’s shoes and pants.
Hey, that just might work! Provided, of course, that the pisser is sane enough and sober enough to notice. What are the odds?
And maybe the pisser will aim 45° to either side instead of firing straight on. Sounds like psyops propaganda warfare to me. ;)
Yep good point. So is it preferable for people who are not all there in the head, or are drunk, to go around smelling like urine????
How does Mohammed do his job in a city full of offenses to his Muslim sensibilities????
Let us apply for a Federal grant to determine the optimum angle of avoidance.
Didn’t I see this in a Leslie Nealson movie?
>> So is it preferable for people who are not all there in the head, or are drunk, to go around smelling like urine????
If you ever make it up from San Diego to visit the San FranCrisco Gay Area — I’m sure you’re aware that many of the habitual offenders already DO smell like urine.
And lots of potable ammunition!
the other waste function —
Bill Bates is converting ‘the other waste’ to water ...
with Bill and the homeless, we are SAVED!!!!
German City Uses Water Repellent Paint
There's a video further down in the article.
I was thinking conductive paint connected to a very large battery would be a better deterrent.
This is going to work brilliantly in a city where people think nothing of zipping down their pants and peeing in the middle of the street.
Been there, saw it.
Whoa there! I think you've just raised the bar on this project. This study requires representation from all of the brands from all nations.
Our Aim is to keep this city clean.
Your Aim will help.
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