Mapping San Francisco's Human Waste Challenge

Re:Mapping San Francisco's Human Waste Challenge by EliRivers on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @07:35AM (#19681599)

I understand that in SF it is principally people who have nowhere else to do it. People who do not currently own or rent a domicile with a toilet, and who do not work anywhere where such facilities are provided, and who have no access to any public facilities.

"People are taught to hold it back in until they get to a bathroom..."

For these people, there isn't one.

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Re:Mapping San Francisco's Human Waste Challenge by johnisgood on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @08:02AM (#19681754)

OK, but do not these places have those fecal collection bag dispensers (with a bin, of course) for dogs? We do, it is emptied on a daily basis. Homeless people actually use it, apart from going to a homeless shelter which is another option.

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Re:Mapping San Francisco's Human Waste Challenge by rdtsc on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @09:00AM (#19682121)

I think it's a matter of local culture so to speak. I can see a different attitude in different cities and a 50/50 between "I am not using a dog bag, I am not a dog" and "I'll do what I can not make a mess on the street".

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Re:Mapping San Francisco's Human Waste Challenge by ngvrnd on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @09:00AM (#19682124)

See the remarks about de-institutionalization and the insane.

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