It’s not a Colorado jogger’s fault she’s pooping on people’s lawns — because she suffered a traumatic brain injury, and now simply can’t control where she does her business, according to a man who claimed to be “a family representative.”
Nevertheless, the Mad Pooper would like to apologize for her actions, said the unidentified man in a since-removed YouTube video, according to ABC affiliate KRDO.
Her bathroom behavior is similar to breastfeeding in public and is protected under the First Amendment, the unidentified man claimed.
But a criminal defense attorney said the man is full of crap.
“Defecating in someone’s yard is definitely not protected under the First Amendment and it is actually a crime,” Jeremy Loew said.
The woman could actually be charged with indecent exposure, which might land her in the sex offender registry, Loew added.
The jogger has been pooping outside the Colorado Springs home of Cathy Budde at least once a week and cops have been trying to get to the bottom of the mystery.
The supposed spokesman, who also claimed the woman underwent gender reassignment surgery, refused to provide any verification that he is representing the daring defecator’s family, but Loew said his videotaped statement was a bad move.
“This is actually the worst thing the family could do,” he said. “People all over the world are talking about this, and police will catch her. The man in the video will also have to be called into court to testify.”
His claim that public defecation is akin to public breastfeeding also was met with scorn.
“I breastfed all of my four children and that’s just ridiculous, as far as I’m concerned,” neighbor Shirley Thevenot said. “There is no comparison between those.”
Resident Julie Teffetteller concurred.
“Breastfeeding is nourishing your child — you’re doing something to take care of someone — but pooping in someone’s lawn is only damaging,” she told KRDO.