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To think this is fucking dreadful

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suchgreatheights2 · 06/04/2026 22:31

Seen a story on various ‘news’ outlets today about a woman apparently being hunted for by police for defecating on a shelf in The Range and leaving. I’m not linking the article because I think it’s terrible but there is a clear photo of the woman in question.

Hundreds of horrible and jokey comments. No empathy or consideration that this could have been someone with any number of cognitive issues and/or digestive disease. Now their photo is plastered all over social media. How humiliating for them and the family. Is this what we have become as a society? Does this actually pass for news and would police resources not be better spent elsewhere? Honestly I find it cruel, grim and shocking.

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Clefable · 06/04/2026 22:52

Some people have a shitting fetish and get off in shitting in random places. Maybe she has previous for shitting in supermarkets 🤷‍♀️ The fact the police have released a photo suggests they have reason to believe that it was intentional.

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suchgreatheights2 · 06/04/2026 22:49

XenoBitch · 06/04/2026 22:40

I don't agree with people posting awful comments, because like you said, you don't know why this lady pooed on a shelf... but the simple fact is she is in the press because the police are looking for her. And if they want a chance of finding her, then they need to post a photo.
If she was a high risk missing person, then her photo would also be in the press.

This is not a high risk situation and I can’t understand why the police would be so desperate to locate her over something like this. My family member works in a large supermarket and this sort of thing happens more often than you’d think especially in elderly people. You don’t see their photo plastered over the 6pm news.

It seems like it’s being done intentionally to humiliate which is disgraceful. I cant think of a single reason anyone would do this unless they were unwell either mentally or physically. Do we ridicule those people now?

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XenoBitch · 06/04/2026 22:40

I don't agree with people posting awful comments, because like you said, you don't know why this lady pooed on a shelf... but the simple fact is she is in the press because the police are looking for her. And if they want a chance of finding her, then they need to post a photo.
If she was a high risk missing person, then her photo would also be in the press.

Hummingbird01 · 06/04/2026 22:38

@suchgreatheights2 its a very odd story,

supples · 06/04/2026 22:35

Absolutely. That is not news.