Train defecator hunted by police

danielf · 23-10-2006, 16:13

Be careful where you sit if you catch a train home tonight

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A man has been defecating in trains across south-east England, causing damage costing ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£60,000 to repair.

British Transport Police said the man had struck on at least 30 trains since August, smearing excrement inside carriages.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6077464.stm

**Graham M** · 23-10-2006, 16:15

eew.

Shaun · 23-10-2006, 16:20

I'm guessing they can get DNA from poo so at least they'll be able to nail him when they find him.

**Russ** · 23-10-2006, 16:22

Was it on an Inter****ty 125?

Good old British Transpoot Police.

r1ch · 23-10-2006, 16:31

2 grand to clear up a crap? I'm in the wrong business. I guess it proves the saying though - where there's muck, there's brass!

TheDaddy · 23-10-2006, 16:32

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Originally Posted by Shaun

I'm guessing they can get DNA from poo so at least they'll be able to nail him when they find him.

I thought cells had to be present to get a DNA sample? He may be a sh*t head but he might get away with these strange and rather foul offences

budwieser · 23-10-2006, 16:52

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Originally Posted by Shaun

I'm guessing they can get DNA from poo so at least they'll be able to nail him when they find him.

Lets hope they nail the dirty ******* to a tree eh!

**Russ** · 23-10-2006, 16:55

Someone activate the Nugg sign, quick.

Xaccers · 23-10-2006, 17:49

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy

I thought cells had to be present to get a DNA sample? He may be a sh*t head but he might get away with these strange and rather foul offences

Poo is full of cells, scraped off from your bowels as it passes through.

D_Skids · 23-10-2006, 18:01

When I read the heading I thought 'That must hurt, defecating a train"

cookie_365 · 23-10-2006, 18:21

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Originally Posted by danielf

Be careful where you sit if you catch a train home tonight

Are you kidding me? I get First Capital Connect train - the idea of finding a seat just tickles me ....

TheDaddy · 23-10-2006, 18:34

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Originally Posted by Xaccers

Poo is full of cells, scraped off from your bowels as it passes through.

True but I would have thought that the journey through the digestive system would have degraded the cells sufficiently to render them useless.

Xaccers · 23-10-2006, 19:24

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy

True but I would have thought that the journey through the digestive system would have degraded the cells sufficiently to render them useless.

Nah, most of the damaging stuff is in your stomach, then there's the 6-8m of your intestines to work through, which is where it would pick up cells and blood (notice how sometimes it's really dark? That's a sign of bleeding from your bowels)

me283 · 23-10-2006, 20:27

He should have "Let the train take the strain" as Jimmy Saville used to say...

gazzae · 24-10-2006, 09:10

The man in question..