City officials in Porthcawl, Wales have captured international attention after the announcement that the city will spend more than $200,000 to equip public toilets with high-pressure water jets to discourage patrons from having bathroom sex. Now the city has claimed the reports have been misinterpreted.
Porthcawl boasts a population of about 139,000 people and plays host to many others as a popular seaside tourist destination. Last week came the announcement that residents growing weary over vandalism of public toilets, as well as public sex, had pushed the city to install new security systems to the public restrooms.
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Now the Porthcawl city council has released a statement saying plans for the new anti-sex toilets are not accurate. “The town council has never had any intention of installing any floor or other movement sensors, any restricted time entry, there will not be water sprays, or self-opening doors, no weight-sensitive floor, and no dousing equipment as described in the statement,” city officials said in a statement. “Appropriate amendments will be made to the design and access statement as necessary.”
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Earlier reports said the new security systems would feature pressure pads and motion sensors to detect multiple people cramming into the bathroom at one time. Should someone trip the sensors, a loud alarm will sound and the doors will open automatically as the water jets spray. The same water jets will also help keep the toilets sanitary, spraying after use and for a deep clean session once a day.
RIGay
I gather the memo from Carnival Cruise Lines suggesting they stop elsewhere worked?
jkb
Can they also be used as a bidet?
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Pretty sure they were pressured into that retraction…
t
Picture it: A father takes his kid into a bathroom stall as a lot of parents to to help acclimate the child to using a public restroom. Several lawsuits later: “We assumed you were gay because the only reason more than one human would be in a bathroom stall would be because they’re gay.” Awesome I just bankrupted the city with that $10,000,000 lawsuit based on a bigoted, uneducated decision made by city officials!
GREATGLORYHOLER
Well, I am a Fat Disabled Guy I weight 400 lbs not sure what that is in Stones but my Weight is equal or more than 2 average men So if the Sensors are weight activated Looks like I am getting a Free Shower?
nitejonboy
Well I’m not disabled but I am over 300 lbs myself, if I set that thing off and got injured I’d sue those bastards for everything they have….does anyone know how much a flight there costs ?? lol
Doug
This whole idea is stupid.
WashDrySpin
City discusses installing high-pressure water jets in public toilets to deter gay sex
Dear Queerty,
Where in the article does it say “gay sex” they are trying to deter ALL people from having sex…WOW what a poor piece of writing…
ingyaom
… and what’s a “comfort partner”?
djmcgamester
This is definitely going to backfire. In a big way.
clhs
I very much doubt that they’re spending dollars in Wales. Why not just state the amount of the proposed spend in the actual currency, and let your readership make the very simple conversion into dollars (if they so choose to, which they may if they are American, although obviously not everyone reading this site is).