Forcing Your Way Into A Public Restroom

[LittleO]

I was just reading an article just now about an elderly lady who wet herself at a McDonald's because an employee would not allow her access to the restroom facilities. Here's my question-let's say a person was in this lady's predicament, having to go super bad and they simply told the employee "f-ck you, I'm going into the restroom" and shoved their way in if necessary. Would there be legal repercussions for this? Would the fact that you were on the verge of having an accident be a legal defense against any charges pertaining to this?

[emmie]

i have done something similar, needing the bathroom urgently i have gone into McDs endless times, i don't ask but just go, if someone stood in my way i would say that i would buy a coffee on the way out, then probably won;t.

[emmie]

it was never a problem in Italy or France for that matter, you just ask the proprietor if you could use the facilities, i never had a problem then, but in UK its almost impossible to find a loo, especially here in the capital. Disgraceful as that seems, which of course it is.

[mikey4444]

Naomi......another childish post I see ?

Is that the best you can do ?

[naomi24]

Not childish, Mikey. It's true. Your council, like all councils, decide where money should be spent. Yours chooses not to spend on public toilets.

[Old_Geezer]

I'd have thought that McDonald's would prefer potential customers use their restrooms to having to mop the floor of wee running through the tables in the café.

[Jahulaye]

“eek I am missing out - I go to a pub to drink er and socialise
( overpowering desire to suck my thumb close my eyes and take up a horizontal position at 21 30)”

Lol, I go to pub/clubs that are notorious with the pre club crowd.
We do have two public loos in my locality, they will cost you 20 pence a go and are also fitted with defibrillators on the outside wall. They are kept spotless and also have a needle deposit box inside. Also some of the local shops offer free use of their facilities, these shops are signposted in the local info leaflets etc. Seems to work just fine.”

Not sure where you’re from but junkies are notorious for theft so those defribillators would be gone in a heartbeat in 100% of places in the uk, also junkies throw/forget about used needles even sometimes when it’s stuck in them during an opiate high/rush when they gouch(nod off)

[naomi24]

I wonder why this lady didn't use the disabled toilet - or the men's. I doubt very much that all the available facilities would have been closed for cleaning at the same time.

[EDDIE51]

Trespass is NOT a crime it is a civil offence only , at least in the UK.
You can not be tried in a criminal court for trespass and even in a civil court only the cost of any damage you caused can be claimed.

[Jahulaye]

“Trespass is NOT a crime it is a civil offence only , at least in the UK. ”

RESTROOMS=US TERMINOLOGY= NOT FROM THE UK

[mikey4444]

Naomi....So.... what you are trying to say is that only Labour controlled Councils have to close public toilets and/or reduce cleaning, because of budget cuts ?

Twaddle.

[-Talbot-]

I wonder what Quora would make of this?
Anyone a member of Quora?

[Islay]

Mikey are you now unable to make a sensible comment you just use words like twaddle or childish?
Or is that the words you have been told to use today?

[LittleO]

I'm sorry, I thought that I remembered it being at a Mcdonalds's. It was at a KFC. Here's the link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4247662/Elderly-woman-crying-wet-KFC-refused-staff-toilet.html

[EDDIE51]

Even McDonald's in the UK refer to their toilets as 'restrooms' now. At least the one near me does. I'm pretty sure trespass is a civil offence in the USA as well.

[naomi24]

No, Mikey, I am not saying that. I don't know what all councils do, but unlike mine, yours clearly chooses not to spend on maintaining public toilets. That's true isn't it?

[EDDIE51]

Talbot , Yes I'm on Quora. I'll look and see if it has been mentioned.

[Jahulaye]

“I wonder what Quora would make of this?
Anyone a member of Quora?”

Guilty! It’s like the old AB on steroids

[-Talbot-]

Looks the story is from Oz not the US.

[mikey4444]

Eddie...I refuse to back down in the American/British English wars !

They are toilets and on the odd occasions I use a McD, its chips that I eat, not ruddy "fries" !

I was asked in a country Pub in the Cotswolds of all places, last month, if I wanted potato "chips" with my cheese sandwich.

When I told the rather dim girl serving that no, but a bag of salt and vinegar crisps might be nice, she looked a bit taken back.

Mind you, that day, we were outnumbered by our friends from the former colonies by about 3 to 1 !

[naomi24]

//When I told the rather dim girl serving //

God, you are pretentious, Mikey - and for no apparent reason!!