A police officer confirmed to me yesterday that anyone claiming to be pregnant is permitted to urinate in one of their helmets, which may be one reason why they've changed them. They currently need to take people at their word. My idea is very simple: include pregnancy testing devices in police helmets to ensure that the member of the public in question is genuinely pregnant. This also has the benefit of facilitating the detection of certain cancers in non-pregnant individuals.
-- nineteenthly, Dec 07 2024

What if u just identify as pregnant?
-- doctorremulac3, Dec 07 2024


Um... why exactly are pregnant women allowed to urinate in a cops helmet? How far back does that law go? Does this law take into account Muslim women?...

...just so many questions.
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Dec 08 2024


Wait... are you just taking the piss?!
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Dec 08 2024


What?

Pardon me, I just got here. What is going on?

"A police officer confirmed to me yesterday" ...

You're should probably provide some context for this. Or, of course, be ignored, at best.
-- normzone, Dec 08 2024


Brilliant - a thousand croissants for the most perfect halfbaked idea in a long long time.
-- xenzag, Dec 08 2024


One of "their helmets?" The woman in question must be wearing a helmet that she pees into? Must she have more than one helmet? Why would the cop care? Is she allowed to pee into her helmet if there is no cop around? If she has only one helmet? Will all pregnant women be required to wear helmets? Then no test is needed! Woo, woo, woo!

- Curly, Larry, and Moe on pronouns
-- minoradjustments, Dec 08 2024


(+) but it's a bit sexist. It would be better to give the police some removable liners for their helmets and allow _everybody_ to pee into them. I would be willing to pay extra tax if this helped to fund it.
-- bhumphrys, Dec 10 2024


Brilliant! I feel an adjunct idea coming on...

Pregnant mares' urine is used as a source for estrogen/HRT, so maybe the tax money isn't necessary to fund this project if the helmet liners can be used in a similar manner. Got to be better to have a human source of HRT, no?

<<waiting here for the royalty cheques>>
-- Sgt Teacup, Dec 10 2024


Payment in kind, [Sgt T]
-- pocmloc, Dec 10 2024


Thanks everyone.

[bhumphrys], the current position is that anyone claiming to be pregnant has permission to use the helmet, so you could be right.
-- nineteenthly, Dec 10 2024


I'll give it a go. Wish me luck.
-- bhumphrys, Dec 10 2024



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