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Bestiality Now Illegal in Sweden
The Local ^

Posted on 04/10/2014 3:41:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway

A new law put into effect on Tuesday completely outlaws sexual intercourse with animals in Sweden.

For the last 70 years, the penal code has avoided mention of bestiality, as the laws on animal cruelty were seen as adequate to cover such assault. Previous rules only prohibited sex with animals if it could be proved that the animal suffered mental or physical harm.

The move was backed by Rural Affairs Minister Eskil Erlandsson who has long been behind a push to make bestiality illegal in Sweden.

"There should be no doubt whatsoever that bestiality is unacceptable," he said in June.

Cattle farmer Gudmun Stenström told The Local he did not think the law would have any effect.

"I don't care either way, I don't see any bigger point to it, apart from someone trying to win some kind of political point," he said. "It doesn't help to punish someone like that."

About six years ago, Stenström thought his cows were being murdered at his farm in Slöinge, southern Sweden. From his house, he heard his cows stamping their feet and protesting in the barn. Worried, he made his way over to find a middle-aged man having intercourse with a calf.

"I had to joke with him, telling him the calves weren't sexually mature yet," Stenström told The Local.

While the man tried to flee, Stenström was hot on his heels, and managed to pin him down. Dragging him back to the barn, Stenström said he spent three hours teaching him about animal insemination and the difference between calves and heifers.

"Ninety percent of these people are sick, you need to get the psychologists in to have a proper chat with them," said Stenström, who pointed out that if the cows had been in heat, the attacker wouldn't have provoked such nervous frenzy among the animals. "They would have stood still."

He said that a colleague in Stockholm had encountered a much worse scenario, when he intercepted a man who had slashed the cows' genitals .

"That person is cruel," Stenström said, adding that the case on his own farm was "not so bad" by comparison.

"Some of us like girls, others boys, some like cows."

Rural Affairs Minster Eskil Erlandsson came under fire in 2008 for his use of a graphic example to demonstrate that "what counts as sexual abuse of animals" isn't always easy to define, much to the surprise of fellow MPs.


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KEYWORDS: animalabuse; bestiality; celebrateperversity; napl; rape; samesexmarriage; sexpositiveagenda; slipperyslope; sweden
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To: Cicero

Peter Singer? I believe he and PETA say it’s okay if it doesn’t hurt the animal. Yuck.


21 posted on 04/10/2014 4:04:51 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: 353FMG

[ Will Swedish Muslims riot in protest? ]

When the hell do they NOT riot and burn crap?


22 posted on 04/10/2014 4:05:14 PM PDT by GraceG
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To: nickcarraway

Good for them. How about Denmark?????


23 posted on 04/10/2014 4:06:29 PM PDT by MarMema (Run Ted Run)
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To: nickcarraway
soo..are the Swedish Muslims nervous? ..or the liverstock?

24 posted on 04/10/2014 4:07:22 PM PDT by skinkinthegrass (The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi)
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To: nickcarraway

oh Hell, how absolutely backwards of them! I guess we will just have to cancel our Swedish vacation tickets now...


25 posted on 04/10/2014 4:07:33 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ((Brilliant, Profound Tag Line Goes Here, just as soon as I can think of one..))
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To: faithhopecharity

oh Hell, how absolutely backwards of them! I guess we will just have to cancel our Swedish vacation tickets now
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OTOH, if you do go you can safely take your pet with you.


26 posted on 04/10/2014 4:12:07 PM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98 --"I would agree with you BUT that would make both of us wrong".))
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To: nickcarraway

SIgn me up as Bestialityaphobic!


27 posted on 04/10/2014 4:16:25 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill ..Benghazi Clinton Alert)
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To: nickcarraway
I will tell a tale of a boy and his cow.

I used to deer hunt in the North East Kingdom of Vermont in Caledonia County in the 60s and early 70s. My hunting partner was a kid whose Grandfather was regular subject in Yankee Magazine.

We were walking up a hill to an logging slash to set up for the morning.

He said to me, “You ain't going to believe this Bill. My cousins are up from Arkansas and Grandpa caught Name deleted, having carnal relations with one of the cows.”

We had a good laugh and got a buck later in the morning.

28 posted on 04/10/2014 4:19:10 PM PDT by Little Bill (EVICT Queen Jean)
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To: nickcarraway

I suspect that a lot of San Franciscans are cancelling their trips to Sweden right now.


29 posted on 04/10/2014 4:21:39 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: xrmusn

I can relate with my pet at home. I was looking forward to some of those tall exotic blonde Scandinavian animals ....


30 posted on 04/10/2014 4:22:54 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ((Brilliant, Profound Tag Line Goes Here, just as soon as I can think of one..))
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To: Cicero

>It’s interesting that they only forbid bestiality out of concern for the cows, not the humans or the moral principles.<

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But it is a small step in the right direction, don’t you think?


31 posted on 04/10/2014 4:26:37 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: 353FMG

It’s one small hump for sheep- kind.


32 posted on 04/10/2014 4:34:19 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ((Brilliant, Profound Tag Line Goes Here, just as soon as I can think of one..))
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To: nickcarraway
"Ninety percent of these people are sick, you need to get the psychologists in to have a proper chat with them,"

Funny. We used to say the same thing about homosexuals. Now, your job is in jeopardy if you speak out about them *marrying* each other.

33 posted on 04/10/2014 4:36:06 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Every time you say no to a liberal, you make the Baby Barack cry.)
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To: nickcarraway

This must, therefore, be the end of sex with Koranimals in Sweden.

Clever way to reduce that herd, IMHO.

;-)


34 posted on 04/10/2014 4:39:24 PM PDT by GladesGuru (Islam Delenda Est - because of what Islam is and because of what Muslims do.)
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To: GraceG

So glad that you posted that cartoon AFTER I had put my glass of expensive Scotch down.


35 posted on 04/10/2014 4:39:27 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: nickcarraway
Previous rules only prohibited sex with animals if it could be proved that the animal suffered mental or physical harm.

Prosecutor: Now, can you please tell the court where you were on the night of October 12?

Witness: Oink.

Prosecutor: And were you approached by the defendant?

Witness: Oink, oink.

Prosecutor: Can you tell the court what he did after he approached you?

Witness: Squeeeeeeeaaaaaal! Squeeeeeeaaaaaal!

Prosecutor: No further questions, Your Honor.

36 posted on 04/10/2014 4:39:46 PM PDT by IronJack
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To: nickcarraway
Stenström said he spent three hours teaching him about animal insemination and the difference between calves and heifers.

"Yah sure - now dis here is a cow, see, and dis here is a bull. Don't be tryin' nuttin' romantic wit' de bull, nosiree. Mostly dey ain't gay and dey'll stomp ya into a mudhole. Glad to help."

37 posted on 04/10/2014 4:40:18 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: OrangeHoof

So that means no more “reindeer love”? Cancel my visit to that insensitive, mean-spirited country.


38 posted on 04/10/2014 4:40:25 PM PDT by ogen hal (First amendment or reeducation camp)
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To: Little Bill
We had a good laugh and got a buck later in the morning.

I woulda given you a buck and a half ...

39 posted on 04/10/2014 4:42:35 PM PDT by IronJack
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To: nickcarraway

They still need to “evolve” for their society to catch up to San Francisco and South Miami.


40 posted on 04/10/2014 4:43:50 PM PDT by epluribus_2 (he had the best mom - ever.)
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