A bizarre confrontation in an Adelaide street has exploded online, after a man filmed himself accusing a stranger of defecating outside a home.
The clip, filmed on Tuesday in Para Hills, was posted on social media by Trent Carter with the caption: “Has this become the norm?”
In the footage, Mr Carter can be seen walking up to a man who appears to be squatting on a nature strip near the front of a house.
“Brother what are you doing cuz? What are you doing?” he said.
The man instantly yanks his pants back up, replying, “what do you mean?”
“What are you doing? This is Australia – don’t s**t on the ground you pig,” Mr Carter replied.
The man can be heard protesting, assuring Mr Carter that he is “just peeing”.
“Peeing on the ground? What is wrong with you? You’re squatting, that’s not how you pee,” said Mr Carter.
The confrontation quickly escalated as Mr Carter called the man a “f**king dog” before kicking dirt at his feet.
He then ordered the man to go back to his car, even asking if he “wants to have a crack”, while the cameraman hysterically laughs in the background.
The man eventually walks away in silence and gets into his vehicle.
The scenes left Aussies divided, with many labelling the incident as “disgusting.”
“Gross. How is this acceptable anywhere? We really need to get serious about policing,” wrote one.
“I don’t see the problem. It’s not like he’s doing it in a train station,” said another.
“At least this guy is doing it in a park. Earlier this year, I saw someone take a dump on the kerb,” weighed in a third.
Speaking to news.com.au, Mr Carter said that he has “never seen behaviour like this” in the neighbourhood.
“My mother has lived in this neighbourhood her whole life and I grew up here as well. In all those years, I’ve never seen behaviour like this,” he said.
“It’s gotten noticeably worse, and what happened is completely unacceptable in any community. People should be able to feel safe, clean and respected in their own streets.”
In South Australia, public urination and defecation are explicitly prohibited in public areas, unless those areas are designated for such purposes.
Offenders face a maximum fine of $250 if they do not comply.
News.com.au has contacted City of Salisbury for comment.
The incident comes just weeks after a man was filmed defecating on Melbourne’s bustling Chapel Street in broad daylight.
The clip, which was viewed over 60,000 times, shows a man dressed in a hoodie and jeans casually walking away after doing his business between two parked cars.
Jordan Mylius was just about to return to his car when he saw the man, who he claims was holding what looked to be alcohol in a paper bag.
“We were just out filming one afternoon and we walked out and saw it. I thought thank God I saw it because I would have stepped in it – I was about to get something out of the boot,” he told news.com.au.
Similarly, Mr Mylius believed it wasn’t an isolated incident and reflected a wider decline in safety and public behaviour across Australia.
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