This is when you know society has changed quite a bit, but the names for some laws haven't. Blake Griffin, is very likely going to be a top-5 NBA draft pick next year. The power forward likely turned down the chance to be at least top-10 after his freshman season to come back to Oklahoma for his sophomore year. Griffin found himself in trouble for violating Norman, Oklahoma Municipal Code 15-411, "outraging public decency."
Yet in Norman such a ominous sounding offense is up there with a speeding violation. You sign the ticket and move on with life.
What did he do? Did it involve sheep? Did he shout fire in a crowded movie theater? Was he wearing Texas gear? Nope. He took a whiz in some bushes near a parking lot on campus around 1am on a weekday.
Griffin, according to the citation, was observed by Officer Grippen urinating on the east side of a parking lot at 701 College Avenue. The police officer was on foot patrol in the area.Griffin is 6-7 and around 240 pounds. It's very unlikely he could look inconspicuous standing by some bushes at any time. Let alone late on a weeknight.
Griffin, according to the citation, admitted urinating on the bushes but said he was waiting for a friend and could not leave the area to find a bathroom. He was initially uncooperative and didn't want to sign the ticket but later cooperated, the officer said.
Surprisingly with a story involving public urination. There are no allegations or charges of drinking (Griffin is under 21). Apparently, he just really needed to go.
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8-26-2008 @ 4:44PM
HUSKERDIVA said...
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING!!! I was raised in the South and I know they have some pretty unusual ordianances BUT, the article I just read didn't involve sheep, women, alcohol or anything of the like. I appreciate the policeman's commitment to serve and protect but from what? A golden stream?
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8-26-2008 @ 7:19PM
judy said...
I'm listening to a psychologists tape why men lie and women cry, and urinating in the bush is a normal thing for a man!! it's been done for centuries. in Amarillo at par 3 golf courses, there are no restrooms on the course, and I've seen many men walk to the fence or lake and turn their back on me, upzip and do their thing. No tickets have been issued. I know men do it all the time by their cars on the highway and I've not seen a citation. You guys shouldn't even have bothered publishing this story.
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10-18-2008 @ 9:56PM
grannytazzy said...
oh my gosh, men pee in the bushes all the time. I remember in my younger days when I peed outside. I think the officer should've just asked him to make sure it doesn't happen again. But when a man has to go a man has to go, just like us women.
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