When you've gotta go, you've gotta go, but some argue that cities aren't doing enough to supply adequate facilities for people who need to go No. 1 and No. 2.

Punishments for public urination differ around the world, according to website Hopes & Fears. Some cities have no ordinances on urinators, while others mete out serious fines and jail time. Berlin is one of those places where there are no fines for that kind of activity.

CityLab's Daniel Denvir argues punitive actions don't necessarily solve the problem. No one wants to pee and poop outside, but there are simply not enough restrooms available. Worse, these misdemeanor violations have an unintended side effect of discriminating vulnerable populations, like the poor and homeless.

"The wealthy can often pee in private businesses even if they aren't shopping, whereas people who work or live on the streets like newsstand workers, sex workers, cabbies, street vendors, and homeless people have to make do creatively," Denvir writes.

Houston's most recent bathroom kerfuffle involved the hotly contested Equal Rights Ordinance that enabled transgender people to use their gender-specific public restroom. In that same time span, embattled millionaire Robert Durst was arrested after urinating on candy at an area CVS Pharmacy.

Three years prior, Houston City Council was debating the squalid conditions in East Downtown, particularly the homeless who were sleeping on sidewalks.

Look at the gallery above for the specific kinds of punishments available for public urination.