Dutch to Legalize Gay Sex in Public Park but Fine Dog Owners with Unleashed Pets … What are they thinking in The Netherlands?

Just when you thought you heard everything out of Amsterdam and the Netherlands … public gay sex YES … dog’s not on leashes … NO!!! There are so many instances where one cannot even comment on a story … it just reads itself and the only thing one can say is WTF!

So pet owners cannot have their dogs run freely in the part yet officials find it completely normal for gay people to roam the public park freely having sex like “dog’s in heat”. The hell with the families, visitors, skaters, joggers and children who frequent the park. What’s more important? The masses of people enjoying a park or the need for some to have gay sex in a public place when they should just get a room. BTW … any sex in a public place should not be allowed.

“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?”

People find this disturbing … REALLY!!!  It has even startled many Amsterdammers, despite their famously liberal attitudes, with plans to allow public sex. Maybe they might want to require the gay people having sex be on a leash. Oh wait, that’s the new S&M park rule that the Dutch town officials are working on.

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.

“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. (God forbid we actually follow any rules of common decency and morals)

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.

Others discussing this unreal decision:

• Narcissistic views on News/Politics: Allow Sex in All Dutch Parks and Gay Cruising
• Stand Firm in Faith: With the possible exception of Denmark, I figure you can pretty much stick a fork in western Europe