It does seem a very extreem reaction.
At the same time I am a mum of 3 girls and I must say that boys peeing in public happens all the time where as you dont see this with girls. Is it that girls have better bladder control or is it that parents put in less effort with boys and feel like they dont have to panic as much as boys can just pee anywhere? Im really not sure but think about how many boys you have seen compared to how many girls…. big difference. So why is that?

How close were the toilets at the location? Jail is just ridiculous. Time and pay money wasted on insignificant issues when real criminals are out roaming about out there.

Yes this is indeed petty. Sure, it might be a bit of an awkward spot but when you gotta go, you gotta go.

I do wonder what would have happened if the child was a girl instead….

Wow, I do appreciate urinating in public is a criminal offence worthy of a fine… but in this instance I do really think there were extenuating circumstances. A warning would have sufficed.

This is utterly ridiculous! If the mother had of pushed the issue and made him walk to the toilet he may have wet himself anyway. It’s not like he’s an adult and what was the deputy doing looking at the boy’s genitals anyway. I think a little compassion is warranted.

I get where the Sheriff or county deputy is coming from but this mum is heavily pregnant and can’t carry him and he is only young so hasn’t got bladder control abilities that adults or older kids do. He needs to be juggling 3 kids to get a taste of what it is like in an emergency and not able to get to the toilet. This is why I will let kids ahead go ahead of me if there is a line up at the ladies loos.

By the wording, this isn’t in Australia. And living in a rural area, all my kids have done ‘bush pees’ until they were older and had better bladder control.

OMG Lock them both up. Seriously how pathetic is this. Adults urinate wherever they feel like and they might get slapped with a fine. This is just a young child who needed to relieve himself. Mum is pregnant and they’re talking about possible jailing her. What is wrong with the world we live in these days.

oh wow this is serious…

Perhaps he needs to have a young child for a week so he can gain some empathy

This is not even in Australia, MOM should only be posting about what happens here, this is not relevant to us.

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  • • sunflower replied
    • 12 Apr 2019 , 5:24 pm

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  Yeah Im sick of reading recycled ‘news’ from overseas as well. If I wanted to read that Id go to an overseas site.

I’ve done this! 3 year olds can’t hold too long. I usually only let him go behind trees or something, and if there are no toilets.

What is the world coming to? Seriously!!

Shocking treatment by the Deputy. I hope a judge throws it out as a vexatious complaint. As another said, he obviously doesn’t have children who need to go NOW.

Oh come on. That’s ridiculous – if she was shielding him and this is a 3 year old we’re talking about and it was a pee, then I think this is silly. If it was a 30 year old man that is a different story!

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  • • mom93821 replied
    • 12 Apr 2019 , 6:25 am

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  Exactly! A child has not developed the same level of control over their bladder.

Good idea re the potty in the boot and using that discretely for the toddler because when you break the law you have to answer! “Breaking the law out of necessity has long been recognized as a defense in America and England, but the defendant has to show that he acted to prevent a significant evil with no adequate alternative, that he didn’t create a bigger danger than the one avoided, that he had a reasonable and good faith belief in the necessity, and the circumstances were such that he did not contribute significantly to the emergency”(https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/criminal-defense/sex-crimes/public-urination-law-penalty.htm).. at least in the US and UK! You would hope common sense would prevail.

Goodness! Hardly a high profile crime!

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  • • Ellen replied
    • 12 Apr 2019 , 7:27 am

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  Indeed !

That is very petty. He must not have children or a heart.

She should have been given a warning. This seems a bit over the top