Posted on 01/13/2003 7:56:39 PM PST by Coleus
20TH WORLD SCOUT JAMBOREE
Sexual shenanigans spice up camp life
It's nothing unusual, say teenage visitors
Anucha Charoenpo
Young love birds share an intimate moment yesterday during a party for participants in the World Scout Jamboree at Haad Yao beach in Sattahip. _ JETJARAS NA RANONG
Scouts from Western countries say having sex and forming relationships is common practice among participants at the 20th World Scout Jamboree in Sattahip.
They say they are well aware of the risk of sexually transmitted disease and take the necessary precautions.
Rob Rolfe, 17, from Britain, said he believed some couples were having sex somewhere in the camp even as he spoke to the Bangkok Post.
It was quite normal for young people in Britain aged 16 or more to have sexual relationships, he said.
``We don't think having sex is a serious issue, as long as we prevent transmission of sexual diseases,'' he said.
Health officials said they had handed out thousands of condoms and other contraceptive devices to foreign scouts since the jamboree started on Dec 28.
Their actions have drawn public criticism, with claims they were promoting sexual activities in the camp rather than scouting.
Noor Staelens, 16, from Belgium, said having sexual relationships with those she loved before marriage was accepted by Western culture. She understood well that Thai culture did not approve of sexual relations between unmarried young people.
Ms Staelens believed only a few couples were indulging in sex. There was nothing wrong with that, but most scouts were more interested in more productive activities.
Michael Cojer, 16, from England, said sex was a very normal thing in Western culture. Every youngster in England knew how to reduce the health risks from sex.
He was not surprised that condoms had been handed out at the jamboree camp.
Thongchai Sakarcheep,15, a scout from Bordindacha 3 school, said if foreign scouts wanted to have sexual relationships that was fine by him, but he felt it was inappropriate inside the camp.
``As for me, I'm too young to think about sex. I came here because I wanted to take part in the scout meeting.
``Sex should come after marriage,'' he said, quoting his parents.
Obviously some kind of deviant.
Don't these scouts know you are supposed to tie the knot before you have sex?
Children are turned loose at camp and the councelors simply look the other way.
It was a Christian camp, btw..
Those kids could be off in the woods having sex, smoking crack or drowning in the lake for all the councelors know.
I remember being disgusted when I first heard this song. Little did I know that the Scouts would embrace this philosophy years later.
Quelle dommage.
OK... Arm or leg? (If you pick 'leg' I'm going to need to use a sledge-hammer though...)
"...Kids are gonna do what they're gonna do..."
With THAT big a white flag showing, I'll bet yours will, LOL!
"...Any adult, or parent, who thinks they can stop a 16 yr old from being sexually active is delusional..."
Nonsense.
"...If it's a choice THEY amke, there's nothing anyone can do about it..."
You've surrendered, Failure is to be expected for you.
"...Raise your kids right and hope for the best..."
I raise mine right and demand their best.
The sheer idiocy of any parent who would send a child to a whore-hole like Thailand is mind-boggling...
It reminded me of an experiment on one camping trip. If you put an unopened can of baked beans in a roaring campfire, the result, in short order, will be a blast that coats everything within a 20-foot radius with warm mashed beans. Do stand behind a tree while conducting this experiment, because the can itself becomes a sharp-edged missile.
Children, don't attempt this at home.
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