Seaside Town To Install ‘Anti-Sex’ Public Bathrooms

(Credit: Porthcawl Town Council)

The town of Porthcawl in Wales plans to spend around $200K (£170,000) to install ‘anti-sex’ public toilets.

From The Guardian:

Violent movement sensors would automatically open the doors and sound high-pitched alarms, with fine water jets soaking the interior. Weight-sensitive floors would ensure only one user could be in a cubicle at a time, to safeguard against “inappropriate sexual activity and vandalism”.

Porthcawl town council is spending £170,000 on the futuristic toilets in Griffin Park, according to WalesOnline. The planning documents detail a range of security features to deter rough sleeping, including an audible warning, combined with lights and heating being switched off.

All toilets would be fitted with a full high-pressure floor and wall washer which could be operated after every use, or after a certain number of users per day. Each night the toilets would close for 10 minutes while the unit undertakes a deep clean.

As The Guardian notes, some folks wonder what the baseline weight would be before tripping the alarms and water jets…?

We know this will end badly.

A traveller walks in with luggage and places it down.
A parent walks in with a child who kicks legs while sitting on the toilet.
A person shaking their hands dry.
Or.. the sensor will simply malfunction.

This is very much part 1 of a 2 part tale.

— Drew White (@drewsonix) August 18, 2019

If you weigh more than 18 stone, PLEASE KEEP OUT!
If you suffer from epilepsy, PLEASE KEEP OUT!
If you suffer from constipation and stay a while, PLEASE KEEP OUT!
I’m not rough sleeping, I’ve just had a stroke, PLEASE KEEP OUT!
Just need to take my insulin, PLEASE KEEP OUT! 🤬

— Ian Brown (@ian_uk1) August 16, 2019

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