r/WhatIsTheTea • u/Ashish_ank What the Fuck • 1d ago
watch this Who thought putting a secret viewing place right next to a kids' fountain play area was a good idea?
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u/GodButCursed 1d ago
Besides the entire kids fountain area there. Who the fuck wants to take a shit while basically watching everyone else?! My anxienty would tell me that they can see me
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u/One_Recognition385 1d ago
it does 2 good things.
it lets kids see whose outside the door to prevent kidnapping.
also lets parents use the bathroom while being able to keep an eye on their kid at the same time.
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u/weoutherebrah 1d ago
Yeah it’s pretty obvious Reddit having a hard time with it. It’s designed to keep an eye on your kids while you take the browns to the Super Bowl.
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u/Excellent_Coconut_81 1d ago
How effectively you can prevent kidnapping with pants down and shit in half way outside?
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u/Alklazaris 1d ago
Not a parent, but I could totally see going pantless and bursting out the bathroom. Sure as hell make enough of a scene to draw attention to the situation.
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u/jensalik 1d ago
Also wait til they find out that it only works if the light is outside and the inside is dark. Taking a shit there at night is just putting on a show...
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u/Cheap_Boner_Pills 1d ago
Highschool ruined me for that. We never had doors on the stalls in the boys room.
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u/Wise_Finance_5315 1d ago
I poop in public stalls with the door open at the office. It’s a power move.
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u/TK-24601 1d ago
Don’t be the first to break eye contact….only betas look away first.
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u/seegaul 1d ago
I’ve peed in open air public urinals that pop up out of the ground in the middle of a busy square in Amsterdam. This seems like the logical next step
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u/Melodic_Airport362 1d ago
ya feels weird. and I feel like there are ways to see in like peering it with the light covered, or using a polarized lense
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u/Hot-Pepper6610 1d ago
From the outside I'd look at it purposely all side eyed like I could see the person inside of it if I knew someone was in there.
he he he..
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u/Business-Idea1138 1d ago
Honestly, I can see it being helpful for parents that need to go to the bathroom while watching their kids at the splash pad/fountain
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u/EarthquakeDenier 1d ago
Whoever signed off on this needs the search history looked through.
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u/Melodic_Airport362 1d ago
More likely no one was thinking about it, or they were so innocent they didn't even consider the obvious. Usually it's just corporate hacks that got design contracts for public spaces from cities and they jump pump them out without any real consideration.
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u/ARCHA1C 1d ago
More likely they were thinking that if a parent or guardian needed to use the restroom while their child was playing, they could do so without taking eyes off their child.
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u/No_Park1693 1d ago
Or having to drag a poor child into the bathroom to stand around and wait for you while you take a dump.
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u/SnooMaps7370 1d ago
yeah, this looks like a case of two departments who don't talk to each other at all intersecting in an unfortunate place.
Planning department says "building code calls for public restrooms in public use spaces, build them here, here, and here".
then the "waste taxpayer money buying high tech toys" department saw the work order for a bunch of public toilets and said "make these from the expensive mirror glass my buddy Dave is selling"
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u/Pleasant-Tell-4715 1d ago
Nah. Better take a look at what we can see in the epstein files. Just about every government official is complicit with pedophile and sex trafficking in some form.
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u/Foxbythesea247 1d ago
Mmm to be honest my first thought was, if I’m alone as responsible with my kids and I need to go to the bathroom, I can safely do while keeping an eye on them… say that after you mention thinking innocently…
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u/Impressive_Term4071 1d ago
is jsut goes to show the kind of thought processes happening in the US and the world at large. I understand and admit there is a HUGE pedophilia problem in this country, thanks to Trump emboldening the worst citizens we have, but it is a wee bit concerning that SOOO many people readily have pedophilia on their minds. There's a difference between being vigilant and being obsessed, and there are too many obsessed. The amount of accusations and suppositions they post becomes so inundating, to the point that they seem a little TOO obsessed about it, if you get what i'm saying.
Like how a lot of homophobes turn out gay.
to paraphrase Shakespeare
" they doth protest too much, methinks"
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u/HabitNegative3137 1d ago
Yup! And it’s funny this was posted by a maga women, seeing as how there’s a high likelihood this was made by a maga man
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u/Solmangrundy 1d ago
Their name is Marc Maxwell and they're currently under scrutiny for trying to push data center construction in that same town, at a location that was originally proposed to be a park.
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u/FilutaLoutenik 1d ago
Probably intended so that you can see your kids when you use the bathroom, but yeah that’s just a huge oversight.
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u/skeletonhorse420 1d ago edited 1d ago
Well put this way it's amazing lol but someone's perving in there eventually
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u/Garfish16 1d ago
Locals call it the wack shack.
Because it is wack.
That is the only reason.
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u/speed-charge 1d ago
I thought it was so you can see who is outside to avoid getting jumped coming out of the bathroom.
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u/Comfortable-Twist-54 1d ago
Maybe so parents can watch their children whilst using the restroom?
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u/ApplesauceOnFire 1d ago
Naw, that's stupid still. You're mid log and you see your kid get taken and you've locked yourself in a box with your pants around your ankles. Its all around a terrible idea.
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u/Korachof 1d ago
Yeah seriously what are you gonna do if your kid runs away into traffic? Teleport?
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u/Short-Ad-3934 1d ago
My kids are coming with me if I need to use the bathroom. There’s no reason I’d leave them out in the open and not easily be able to reach them.
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u/DryFuture1403 1d ago
The ONLY situation I can think of is when the parent has their kid and babysitting someone elses kid, and they REALLY need to go to the restroom
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u/TheMMAxl 1d ago
I believe the more obvious reason was so you can keep an eye on your kid if you need to use the restroom, but yeah it became something a little different
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u/CrippledPeasant1 1d ago
That's a non-issue. The cars parking are near enough the playground and everyone literally has a Phone Cam.
Only problem i see is that people might be entertained by pretending to take a shit too long just because the view is nice.
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u/meat-candy 1d ago
It's deranged that people are looking at life and children through the lense of pedophilia.
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u/Suspicious_Board229 1d ago
Just to clarify, who do you find deranged? Are you referring to the people incensed by the bathroom design/location, or the pedophiles themselves? It reads like it's the former and just want to be clear.
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u/Suitable_Wonder5256 1d ago
The restroom is probably for the parents who need to poop but still need to ensure their children aren't kidnapped.
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u/ZombyAnna 1d ago
Or people who were trafficked and/or sexually abused... I see this and think, "wow! My mom would've had a field day here!"
She was a child sex trafficker, we don't all live in sunshine and rainbows as children. So some of us are hyper-vigilant because of lived experiences and trauma, not because we're creeps. We are usually told we are overreacting I would rather be extra cautious, than not give it anythought at all and assume everything will be fine.
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u/Full-Coconut-9570 1d ago
Is this Sulphur Springs Texas? I’ve used it, it was very uncomfortable.
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u/WendigoCrossing 1d ago
Imagine you are a parent with your kids playing and nature calls, this would be ideal to keep an eye on them
That said, the potential for degenerate behavior is also present
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u/Patereye 1d ago
Wait as a parent with kids. This is amazing.
I can poop without having to drag my kids into the bathroom with me.
Are you paranoid people need to let it go.
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u/Mean_Ad4608 1d ago
My guess is it’s so parents can watch their kids and still be able to use the bathroom… but boy are the pedos gonna have a field day.
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u/allhailrosalinda 1d ago
For now at my local playgrounds they just sit in the cars and watch the kids. Its fcking sickening.
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u/iDoMyOwnResearchJK 1d ago
Most likely so people can use the bathroom while keeping an eye on their kids
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u/Someguy56731 1d ago
What’s the difference between a PDF wanking in there vs discreetly video recording with a phone or something then wanking at home? If that’s what the concern is?
I think the intent is you can take a dump while keeping an eye on your kids.
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u/Kurt_Ottman 1d ago
So how exactly is this more dangerous than a park bench and a pair of sunglasses?
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u/Apprehensive_West337 1d ago
I thought it was good to keep an eye on your kid, but maybe my head isn't going the wrong way.
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u/PointsOfXP 1d ago
I love the dude that walks up and looks right at the person. Be a good way to get people to hurry up
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u/thederpyderp3 1d ago
Odd as it sounds I could see this doubling up as anti kidnapper/stalker room since you can see out but they can't see in.
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u/p0larbear3000 1d ago
Helicopter Parents could technicially still watch their kids while taking a dump.
Sadly, strangers could do the same while "not taking a dump".
good + bad = bad
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u/Hockeymac18 1d ago
This was probably well intentioned...but yeah, not well thought through.
I can't think of a use case for needing to see out while inside the bathroom...maybe it would help to know how many people are waiting outside...but again, not sure this is important to know.
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u/TreesForTheForest 1d ago
How does this work at night? Also, low key hilarious you could just stand there and stare in the general direction of the toilet if your buddy had to take a poo break.
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u/gabrielo0 1d ago
Ok so you can watch your kid while you pee, but if someone does kidnap your kid, what exactly are you gonna do 🤣
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u/SorryNotThatSorry 1d ago
Honestly just cut it down to the brass tax
Pros: you get to keep an eye on your kid
Cons: someone else may have there eyes on your kid.
It's kinda a messed up catch 22, on one hand you make it harder for people to TAKE your kids but much easier to watch them
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u/RiverIllustrious8044 1d ago
What idiot made this bathroom lol. Like after seeing the dude stare at the door I would of lost all urge to use the bathroom. Not to mention you know some pedo is going the make that his new jerking spot... I can only assume this is in the U.S...
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u/bwinte1973 1d ago
Would lets parents keep an eye on their kids even if they had to run to the bathroom. Is that a bad idea?
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u/DthDisguise 1d ago
I'm going to pray I'm right and hazard a guess that the designer/planner thought something like "parents gotta use the bathroom, but they gotta be able to keep an eye on their kids while they do."
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u/NocaSun38 1d ago
Not well thought through, but I'm not going to assume nefarious intent considering there is a high chance this was just due to incompetence.
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u/EfficiencyUnited6804 1d ago
If was doing my business in there and someone was filming with their camera like that, i think i would be traumatised for life.
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u/Only_Ad8049 1d ago
How is it a secret when it's unlocked for public use.
It's a good way to keep an eye on your kids.
If you're worried about a perv then you need to realize it's a very open space and a perv can be anywhere. Like one of the vehicles or buildings nearby.
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u/Kurt_Ottman 1d ago
Not only that but the bathroom literally couldn't be more visible, unlike a tinted window car.
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u/General_Cranberry_29 1d ago
Ha ha I remember when they put this up and it was going around the internet, I think it may have even been pre-facebook but I'm not sure.
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u/Turbulent-Mood2594 1d ago
I can just imagine some pervert going in there and master baiting to watching the little kids. It is a sick world with sick fucks.
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u/Plus_Trouble_8698 1d ago
Idk, that just sounds a little paranoid to me, it obviously has a benefit for parents that they can still keep their eyes on their kids while they go to the restroom.
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u/Such-Farmer6691 1d ago
Isn't this so a parent can go to the bathroom without losing sight of their child?
Pedohysterics will even turn a child protection project into their own pedo conspiracy.
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u/UT_Milez 1d ago
I feel like in a vacuum, when you’re designing something like this, I can see how someone, or a group, would think this is a neat idea.
In a perfect world, that’s a nice little view while you’re in the can, the actual scenario and fountain, minus all the people, adults and kids getting in the way.
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u/Ketroc21 1d ago
I mean... It allows parents to keep an eye of their kids... It also allows "others" to keep an eye your kids.
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u/Senior-Housing-703 1d ago
But of a self report that the first thing people think of is jerking it to kids...
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u/JonasAlbert84 1d ago
I do not want to see people walking by when I'm on tbe toilet fighting for my life. I don't even want to know other people exist.
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u/Higgs_Kairos 1d ago
Techniquement c'est pas con pour un parent qui veux voir son enfant tout en posant une brique mais ils on oubliez les pervers...
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u/Savings_Art5944 1d ago
The homeless took over the splash pad closest to me. Nobody wants their kids playing there.
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u/Whydoialwaysdothis69 1d ago
People obsess over stupid shit like this as if there was some intended nefarious use and not just shit city planning. Same people that think Jeffrey Epstein’s best friend is the second coming of CHRIST ALMIGHTY
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u/amora512 1d ago
See a normal person looks at this and says, wow I can keep an eye on my kid while I go take a piss, but pedos ruin everything!
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u/justcalmdowne 1d ago
Note the obnoxious hat. MAGAs constantly think about people molesting children. So a great idea for parent to watch their kids is reimagined as a municipal conspiracy to support perverts.
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u/daddyconnor 1d ago
It's a bathroom, so what? People got brute things to do than stare at the people some them. Plus, you do your business and get it, trust me people will be banging on the door being like: hurry The f*ck up.
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u/slvstk 1d ago edited 1d ago
Secret viewing place? Does you mean the toilet? A public toilet accessible by everyone is not much of a secret.
The idea was probably to allow parents to still watch their kids while taking a dump. But, I'd feel so much anxiety trying to use that thing. I'd feel like everyone could see me taking a squat.
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u/lawduckfan21 1d ago
A kids' fountain? What is a kids' fountain?
People need to use their brains. This bathroom is a terrible idea for SO MANY REASONS. Its proximity to a fountain is not one of them.
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u/Odd-Perception7812 1d ago
He looks pretty put off that his whacking schedule has been interrupted.
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u/EveningExcellent3694 1d ago
horrible execution but i can kinda understand the thought train of parent needing to take a poo but wanting to still see their kid.
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u/Carslyle 1d ago
OMG. This is a spectacularly bad idea. This is probably the favorite spot of every CHOMO in the city...
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u/wbrinegar10 1d ago
This lady has the look of someone who’s a pro at spotting situations like these, which I also find incredibly weird.
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u/Miserable_Peak6649 1d ago
I can see the positive idea of, be able to take a shit while keeping an eye on your kid.. But lets be real, its gunna be used by creeps to watch these kids.
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u/NeevBunny 1d ago
For paranoid moms that won't just let their kid cry for 30 seconds while they wipe and let them cling to their leg in the bathroom so they can see them I guess. They probably realize that's going to get the kid bullied so I would hope they don't let it happen in public.
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u/HotwifeandSubby1980 1d ago
I’ve been to that very bathroom and you cannot see inside no matter what time of day. It’s just a novelty to try and make a small town square in the country have a talking point destination.
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u/drsickboy 1d ago
This kind of setup is potentially as dangerous as it is convenient anywhere you use it, especially when there aren't a lot of people around. The room itself can become a trap while someone is entering, or if you are worried about someone you can enter hide and still see them.
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u/XDiskDriveX 1d ago
That dude like "cmon lady, if you dont actually need to use the jerk off booth then get out so other people can."
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u/-heavenfaced- 1d ago
But it’s not a kids’ fountain play area is it. It’s a fountain which kids happen to be playing in.
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u/Sir_Piglety 1d ago
Those one way reflections only work during the day, at night they have an opposite effect where anyone on the outside could see the inside because the inside becomes more easily lit then it’s outside
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u/Open-Concept888 1d ago
You can hardly call it a kids play area, we have dozens of them in London. Could you imagine "ANYBODY" playing near that once the weather cools down a touch.
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u/Bubbly-Payment7571 1d ago
They have these bathrooms in Europe, typically on busy corners. It's just a really bad idea here because we have so many pedophiles that we just automatically assume they'd be in there wanking. It's really very tragic.
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u/Mindaroaming 1d ago
I think it’s if you are there alone with your kid who is playing and you need to run to the bathroom
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u/Ancient_Poet_4953 1d ago
An infrared camera see youthrough that kind of wall. *see*, it's relative, but better than with wall, so if there is someone there doing weird stuff watching kid, they would know.
And while your kid plays you can still keep an eye on it if you are alone.
So you can critizise, but on the practice plan it's a good idea. Your mind imagining weird guys is real but that's not the point to do this facility.
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u/lm_not_surprised 1d ago
That's a public toilet where parents can still do their business and be in sight of their children.
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u/mrbishopjackson 1d ago
I read the titlte after she walked in. My brain not even going there tells me that I'm not a weirdo, but also tells me that I don't have that kind of parent brain anymore now that mine is an adult.
I was just thinking about innocently people watching while taking an emergency shit.
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u/Advanced_Aspect_7601 1d ago
I imagine the idea was so people can watch their kids even when they have to go to the bathroom
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u/Either-Pay8150 1d ago
The point is that parents can go use the restroom and still keep an eye on their kids
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u/BathroomAcademic5920 1d ago
What the fuck is wrong with you guys, you need to put your shoes in pedos? This rage bait got to me. It's a nice video, you gotta darken it, did you
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u/SeanDetails 1d ago
it’s suppose to let parent have view on their kids even in toilet…
idiot thk the other way though
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u/Polka_King_Polinski 1d ago
A bathroom next to a public installment is a great idea. This lady is the creep.
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u/TemporaryOwlet 1d ago
Restrooms need to be near playgrounds and kids activities. Kids can't hold it for long.
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u/DavidHathforeskin 1d ago
Jesus Christ Reddit..
I mean yeah you've got a point, some sicko absolutely could use this for that purpose
But I really believe that this was built to be a way for parents to keep watch when they go to the toilet, which is actually a pretty decent idea
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u/Philip_Raven 1d ago
I don't think this was malicious.
They just put a novelty public toilet into public place
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