Spitting in public places should be illegal
Spitting in public is an absolutely disgusting habit. When I walk down the street avoiding big blobs of 'gob', I just wish there were some divine power that would turn it around mid flight and fling it back in the faces of the morons that are doing it, that might just make them think twice and it would amuse the hell out of me!
What the people that do this don't realise is there mucous could be carrying one or more of the many kinds of diseases which have made a startling re appearence, one that springs immediately to mind is TB (Tuberculosis). Spitting on the street is in fact a public health issue as well as a disgusting habit.
How would these people feel if I walked into their living room and spat on heir carpets, which in effect is what is happening when unsuspecting people walk in it and then return home to trample it around their houses!? Then for good measure they or their children sit on the carpet and... well need I go on I think you get the picture!
Spitting in public should be illegal in this country...
In many countries (China for example), because of the disease risk and the fact it is socially unacceptable spitting in public has been made illegal... Dare I suggest that we take the same approach here in this country, or will some bleeding heart liberal jump on me and declare it a persons human right to spit on the pavement?
By the way, I would also like to include spitting out chewing gum onto our pavements in with this gripe for all the same reasons!
By: Sop61
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It's illegal to spit on the ground in most jurisdictions. Also in China, spitting is a past time done by everyone. Including the sweet old granny i saw walk by in Beijing that spat a horker a foot away from my shoe. Also in terms of possession, it's their not there. Take your shoes off when entering the house. Thanks for playing you moron, learn to type before you bitch.
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Jesus Christ - 28-Sep-11 15:24
Your right ends when the rights of others begin. If you think only of yourself and spit in the sidewalk or any public place for that matter, think of the possibility that some particles of your spit containing billions of harmful microorganisms may end up in the shoes and homes of people with small children, infants, cancer patients, elderly, or anyone with a weak immune system. Complications may arise from acquiring a cold, flu, or far worse things such as pneumonia and tuberculosis, etc. The cost of medicine/hospitalization is far greater than for someone to spit in a hanky or a tissue. It is not a matter of rights but a public health concern.
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It's an easy fix that has been around for a couple of hundred years. Spit to your hearts content but please do so into a HANDKERCHIEF!!!!
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where I live young boys are notorious for spitting. I run an under eleven's football club,and although I tell the lads not to spit whle playing,as soon as they get on the pitch they start coughing up and commence to spit;it's a natural,territorial reflex.one of the nicest lads I know even spits while he's talking to me off the pitch,all the other lads join in as soon as he starts,iaccept it,it's a boy thing,i guess it makes them feel proud and manly, there are worse things a lad could do;complain about something more serious,like knife-stabbing.
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wow, so after im done going for a jog I gotta be careful because I could get a big fat fine. its natural to need to spit all that that thick saliva when u feel the need to like after a good cardio workout. and I dont know about the rest of you but everyone at my house takes their shoes off when they come in the house. I guess they should make that illegal next, you cant walk in the any house with shoes on, it increases the risk of disease!
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Spitting in public, ie. on the street, is not a breach of any statutory law, but may be offence against Local Authority Bylaw. Check with your local Council. Unlikely action would be taken without definitive evidence such as video or multiple complaint. Hope this clarifies matters.
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I belived that years a go it was an offence for the reasons you quote
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Johhny/ aka Walter Mitty, , I doubt very much that you have a law degree; lawyers construct better arguments than that.
You have less of a "right" to gob up in public than other people do to not walk through your definitely repellent and possibly infected mucous.
I wonder if you realise that it is perfectly possible to go into a shop and buy a large box of tissues quite cheaply and then keep a supply of them in your bag or pockets. Most people seem to be able to do this with no problems. Perhaps you could get someone to help you the first time?
Law degree? Yes of course you do.
You have less of a "right" to gob up in public than other people do to not walk through your definitely repellent and possibly infected mucous.
I wonder if you realise that it is perfectly possible to go into a shop and buy a large box of tissues quite cheaply and then keep a supply of them in your bag or pockets. Most people seem to be able to do this with no problems. Perhaps you could get someone to help you the first time?
Law degree? Yes of course you do.
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Well Sylvio - I'm an ordinary person like everyone else who works in a law firm. My Harvard degree disagrees with your comment. You cannot outlaw spitting in public with out stepping all over the basic rights and freedoms we all enjoy in a free society. Hey Sylvio as I said before, Gaddafi of Libya needs supporters like you to take control back of Libya.
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Johnny English - 1-Mar-11 00:43
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I think a lot of them are morons who think it makes them look "hard" and sometimes it's just a habit, the way some people do that irritating thing , clearing their throats when they don't need to or cracking their knuckles.
I think a lot of them are morons who think it makes them look "hard" and sometimes it's just a habit, the way some people do that irritating thing , clearing their throats when they don't need to or cracking their knuckles.
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I concider myself ordinary, once or twice a year I get a cough or a cold & then have to spit out, I use a paper hankie. What I would like to know is why do people spit? other than with a cough or a cold.
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Johnny
"Well I personally will continue to spit in public as it is my right to do"
Why do you think it is your right to spit in public?
Do you have a learning disability by the way ?
"Well I personally will continue to spit in public as it is my right to do"
Why do you think it is your right to spit in public?
Do you have a learning disability by the way ?
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Wow - So many Communist sympathizers out there well in Communist China it's illegal to spit in public. What I find disgusting is over weight people in spandex or tight cloths. People walking down the street eating with their mouths wide open & food hanging out. People smoking and dressed like hookers because they think it fashionable. All this is truly gross, but I will not demand it all be made illegal because it is their right to do so. Well I personally will continue to spit in public as it is my right to do. I will not allow some dictator wanna be supporter to take that away from me. I hear Gaddafi of Libya needs supporters maybe he will make it illegal for you.
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Johnny English - 26-Feb-11 19:11
Agree with you wholeheartedly. The Leicester streets where I live are one big spittoon and I have to take care where I walk every time I venture out, its a disgusting and unnecessary habit,and appears to be something that even women do now. Says an awful lot about them!!!!!!! 40 years ago it was never done,and I do wonder if this is why diseases are finding their way back now. I was told by our local street warden manager that a law was being brought in very shortly to deal with this?
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Andrew Vallender - 25-Feb-11 07:18
I agree with making spitting in public bieng made illegal, as is widely publicised it does help spread desease. Why some people think spitting in the streets is needed I will never know. When people getting off a bus and manage to land spit on the pavement before their feet make contact is just beyond me. And don't get me started on dog droppings. A polite way of putting it. How people can get on trains having walked to the station in the dark can imediatly put their purfectly clean feet on the seat opposite is beyond me!
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I certainly agree that spitting should be illegal on the streets. I went out to move my litte car back a bit so that my Asian neighbour could get his people carrier into the gap between me and another van comfortably. After i'd moved back a bit I locked up the car again for the night. As I was locking the car door he got out of his and the first thing he did was spit on the road - no thanks for me moving my car for him!! I won't be kind neighbourly again to him if that's how he says thank - you. I thought it was thoroughly disgusting and very offensive! So Sop61 thanks for bringing it up (no pun intended - ) i'm glad to have had my say - I might feel less angry now.
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Spitting in public. Whilst footballers do it such as Rooney, the younger and more gullible elements of society will follow their example. stop footballers doing it on tele and it will certainly reduce in public.
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@Liam, yes, there are a million things to get angry about and wave a fist at but if everyone did those small considerate things there wouldn''t be the situation we have in Brent and Newham (London boroughs), where the incidents of TB outnumber those of the whole of China! There's a statistic to get your head around!
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I agree wholeheartedly. I live in an east London borough and spitting is rife. All ages, both sexes, all the multitude of cultures seem to be at it. They are completely oblivious to the possibility of giving or contracting TB, norovirus or any other disease. Yuck! I feel sorry for the very young and very old who are terribly vulnerable. As a breastfeeding mother I am horrified at the dangers posed to me and my infant.
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Fine if nobody else is around and you need to within reason, otherwise it should only be kept to your bathroom, the amount of times people have spat in the street and I have jumped to the wrong conclusion that they are spitting at you.
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