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Related: About this forumUtah's 'snitch line' to report trans people in bathrooms backfires in spectacular fashion
Source: MSNBC
Utahs snitch line to report trans people in bathrooms backfires in spectacular fashion
The state auditors office apparently didnt anticipate that asking the public to help enforce its anti-trans bathroom ban would result in thousands of memes and nonsense submissions.
May 4, 2024, 3:06 PM EDT
By Clarissa-Jan Lim
In an attempt to crowdsource enforcement of an anti-trans bathroom law that went into effect this week, Utahs state auditor has rolled out an online complaint form to report trans people in bathrooms.
Released on Wednesday, the so-called hotline complaint form allows people to report alleged violations of House Bill 257, which requires individuals to use restrooms and changing rooms in government buildings that correspond with their sex assigned at birth.
The legislation has caused fear and confusion among teachers, parents and students in public schools. Under HB 257, a person found to have violated the law can be charged with criminal trespassing and could serve jail time, and a government entity can be fined up to $10,000 per day for a violation.
The complaint form has so far proven to be a bust. Several people posted screenshots to the social media platform X showing them trolling the form with memes and other nonsensical submissions. By Friday, the state auditors office had received nearly 4,000 complaints, Utah Auditor John Dougall told The Salt Lake Tribune all of which appear to be fake. We didnt see anything that looks credible, Dougall said. For example, if they have my name as a complainant, you know, Im not complaining.
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Read more: https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/utah-anti-trans-bathroom-ban-complaint-form-troll-rcna150716
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rurallib
(62,876 posts)SarahD
(1,732 posts)It would be fun to call in and report Donald Trump using the women's bathroom.
keithbvadu2
(38,927 posts)![](http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/53/51/35/11442029/4/920x1240.jpg)
AllaN01Bear
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keithbvadu2
(38,927 posts)Same sex.
Traurigkeit
(1,290 posts)SWBTATTReg
(23,443 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(36,123 posts)SWBTATTReg
(23,443 posts)The hate never stops, eh?
multigraincracker
(33,549 posts)a Porta potty a girl just came out of.
Pinback
(12,606 posts)Mike Pence Horrified To Find Unisex Toilet In His Own House!
bahboo
(16,718 posts)cannabis_flower
(3,808 posts)I used to call 1-800-BAD-WEED and report nonexistent marijuana grows. I would also call and argue with them to waste their time.
I wonder if that number is still in service? I wouldnt do it now because I dont know where a pay phone is. Im not sure if it could be a crime. And it was long enough ago that Im sure the statute of limitations has run out.
Duncanpup
(13,438 posts)usonian
(12,079 posts)I don't have any Utah VPN addresses, nor do I know if anyone tracks IP addresses.
ShazzieB
(17,847 posts)This site says the following:
Did they give up on prosecuting private individuals for using the "wrong" bathroom?
Either way, Utah, your stupid transphobic law is still a stupid transphobic mess, and you should be ashamed of your stupid transphobic self!
Jerry2144
(2,382 posts)And other similar ceremonial clothing that doesnt fit the Mormon (I keep wanting to delete the second M) stereotype for gendered clothing.
Maybe babies in baptismal gowns?
Hermit-The-Prog
(36,123 posts)odins folly
(234 posts)This "crime" isn't as rampant as they thought it was???
Who knew...?
AZ8theist
(6,053 posts)Last edited Tue May 7, 2024, 10:00 PM - Edit history (1)
I mean, doesn't everyone use a stall? How would ANYBODY know if a person was trans?
I'm an old white male and I use the stall exclusively for privacy.
The only pervert I ever saw looking into stalls was the odious, self-hating homosexual Idaho Senator, Larry Craig.
Anti-trans bigotry is just stupid. The bigots and haters are all gassed up over something that has ZERO effect on their own lives.
FreeState
(10,654 posts)Im not trans, but I only use a stall if I need to sit. Part of the male experience is using a urinal, I would not fault anyone that identifies as male for using one.
Also Larry Craig is from Idaho not Utah.
AZ8theist
(6,053 posts)I knew he was from Idaho. Don't know why I typed in Utah.......
And yes, being male one uses a urinal. However, you will find that when getting up in years, it's more comfortable to sit and rest your knees and use a stall for your business. I don't blame anyone for either. But even using a urinal, only a perv would be checking the next door user.........
Skittles
(156,736 posts)I'm glad people are seeing if for what it is - pure fascism
Kalifornia9
(44 posts)In response to fearmongering idiots about this faux "issue":
"Guess what, Herbert, there are trans have used the same restroom as you and you never had the slightest clue it happened. If this is your idea of a scourge of our times occupying your thoughts and energy, go look in the mirror at an idiotic fool."