Posted on 03/14/2008 7:13:50 AM PDT by guitarist
Dutch to legalise gay sex in public park
By Bruno Waterfield Last Updated: 2:28pm GMT 13/03/2008
Dutch council officials will permit gay sex in public areas but fine dog owners who let their pets off the leash in Amsterdam's Vondelpark.
Paul van Grieken, an Alderman in the Oud-Zuid district of the city, has startled many Amsterdammers, despite their famously liberal attitudes, with plans to allow public sex as part of this summer's new rules of conduct for the country's best-known park. advertisement
"Why should we try to impose something that is actually impossible to impose, which also causes little bother for others and for a certain group actually means much pleasure?", he said.
Amsterdam's beautiful Vondelpark in the centre of city draws hordes of summer visitors, families, skaters and joggers.
But the park's rose garden has become famous as a trysting spot for gay men looking for uncomplicated sexual encounters.
Mr van Grieken stresses that tolerance to "cruising" gays, aimed at protecting homosexuals from violence, will have "strict rules attached".
"Thus, condoms must always be cleared away, it must never take place in the neighbourhood of children's playgrounds and the sex must be restricted to the evening and night-time," he said.
The new park rules have the blessing of the Dutch police, who have urged all Dutch parks to follow Amsterdam's lead.
But Amsterdam's dog owners are less impressed. The new park code of conduct will set out stiff fines for dogs that are allowed to run around the Vondelpark off the leash.
"Research showed that many people find this disturbing," said Mr van Grieken.
One dog owner protested: "As long as the park has existed, we've been allowed to let our dogs run freely. It's outrageous that we will be punished from now on but public sex won't. If they can drop their trousers, why can't I let my dog loose?"
So I take it heterosexual sex in the park is illegal?
Driving to the bottom.
Well forget amout moms and kids having a nice place to go for fresh air.
They don’t have bath houses there?
LOL!
For the indigent pervert!
If a gay man has sex with a dog does the dog have to be on a leash?
“Someday a real rain will come and wipe this scum off the streets.” - Travis Bickle (De Niro), Taxi Driver
And into this moral vacuum rushes the virulent religion of oppression known as Islam.
The Dutch can do what they want. I just don’t want them immigrating here with their abhorent values, begging for refuge from their own mess, so they can help do to us what they’ve finally done to their own society.
That was my question too.
What the hell is wrong with these people? Why should ANY sex, queer or normal be allowed in a public place?
One of these days the still sane people of the Netherlands will rise up and take Amsterdam back.
You want to sell pot in your coffeehouses? Fine. I can agree with that.
But drilling for mud in a public park???!!!
You're so lucky I was finished drinking my beverage when I read that comment! I would have ruined my monitor. ROTFLMAO
Maybe it is better that the Muslims impose Sharia on these people. They certainly deserve it.
The Dutch like to serve their public parks with Hollandaise sauce.
And people wonder why God made hell.
These people are going to put Amsterdam’s famed Red Light district out of business. Who would pay to see a live sex show when they can just go down to the park?
Either way the place is still going to reek of dookie.
Sick bastards.
Wow, If I ever have to go to Amsterdam I will not go strolling through that park.
Good! Maybe they will all go there to live and vacation in France.
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