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I've been seeing poop in a path which is connected to the gates of my house. This has happened 3 times now over 1 or 2 weeks. When I saw the poop first, I thought it must be a dog. But everytime it dries (every 3 or 4 days), a mysterious pile of new shit is dropped on the old shit. It's (very) black, very smelly and in the EXACT same spot!! Right on top of the dried shit!! I'm convinced it's a human being. I've decided I'm gonna hide in some bushes nearby and catch them doing the deed. But what do I do then? What if they don't care and continue doing it? How do I make them regret it without getting into trouble? It'd be nice if they couldn't tell it's me.

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[–] Xatolos@reddthat.com 4 points 8 hours ago

Can You Go to Jail for Pooping in Public? https://legalclarity.org/can-you-go-to-jail-for-pooping-in-public/

It's possible for legal consequences if you can get video of them doing it.

[–] DoGeeseSeeGod@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 hours ago

Some sort remote controlled spring trap to fling the poop up onto their butt.

[–] morphballganon@mtgzone.com 2 points 2 hours ago

You observe the poop is literally black, and your conclusion is it must be from a human?

[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

You could buy a toy camera. Pretty sure most people don't want to shit in front of a camera

[–] CandleTiger@programming.dev 1 points 1 hour ago

How rural is your path? I discovered recently that big fat raccoon poops are very similar to human poops.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world -3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I've decided I'm gonna hide in some bushes nearby and catch them doing the deed. But what do I do then?

Back in the good old wild West lawless days I'd say it'd be a great opportunity for vigilante target practice, culling the miscreants from our population. But that's probably illegal nowadays.

[–] Karl@literature.cafe 2 points 21 hours ago

I'm from a third world country, so ig I won't get into much trouble for messing with a street shitter

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