Comments on: Police told to avoid arresting people having sex in parks

By: john

john — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:46:26 +0000

Maybe they should tell it to Bedfordshire police. They've been running an operation to discourage cruising in Beds now for most of this year. They have also taken to sending letters to keepers of vehicles parked in said cruising areas stating that is an area used for sexual acts and asking if the keeper of the vehicle has any information for them !

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By: rjb

rjb — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:50:35 +0000

Utilitarian calculations are seldom easy, and it's usually possible to argue both sides of the coin. As with the prostitution debate, it could be argued that 'cottaging' and cruising encourages drug-use and crime, and that it makes public areas unsafe. It also makes gay men more vulnerable to STIs and hate-crimes. I have limited sympathy with men who put themselves at risk in this way, although I don't particularly think it should be illegal.

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By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:36:41 +0000

Common sense.

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By: Niki

Niki — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:05:23 +0000

Who determines what tme is 'reasonable'?

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By: David Griff

David Griff — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:18:26 +0000

I don't see why people shouldn't have sex in parks at a reasonable time of the day. The Police should take a utilitarian approach to this and ask what harm they're actually doing.

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By: anan

anan — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:40:12 +0000

re last comnet , as some one who has used crusing areas, you are miss informed . IN rural areas they are the only meeting places for gay people esp older gay men. The nearest gay bar to me is a 2 and a half hour round trip, and is only open one night a week. Also so far s places only be for sexual kicks, arnt gays bars that any way.

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By: Simon Murphy

Simon Murphy — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:26:47 +0000

George Michael will be thrilled. Personally I think having sex in a park is not a right. The police shouldn't target people who engage in it but neither should they feel obliged to permit it. Gay people have many venues to meet people for sex. People who cottage or cruise do so for sexual thrills – not due to persecution. Therefore they don't need to be protected.

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