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Cincinnati to Install Public Urination Cameras |
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By Burt Safer | Dealer staff writer
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Thu, Jan 31, 2008
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 CINCINNATI - In early January, Council approved an additional 2 million in their budget, which they say will be paid in full by public urinators across Cincinnati, to the tune of a $120 fine per urination.
City Manager Dohoney's staff, currently researching ideal camera sites, has found which trees are most popular for public urinators.
"One question remains, will urinators continue to pee on these trees once cameras are installed?" asked Dohoney, "Or will they prefer to pee on other trees nearby?"
Similar initiatives in other cities have led to an increase in zipper accidents. Once the public urinator realizes he is on camera, he will often zip up too quickly.
David Crowley says the initiative is money well spent. "Although local urinators will be less likely to pee in front of these cameras," said Crowley, "We are counting on out-of-towners to mistake these cameras for bird feeders. We project that these urinating tourists will generate 2.5 million annually in ciy revenue."
A positive ID of each urinator will be made using the latest in genital recognition software.
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