Public Sex...Dogging...Arrest as Last Resort

Fri, 10/17/2008 - 08:52
Submitted by Carlin Ross

I'm sure you heard about the british couple who were sentenced to 3 months in jail for having sex on the beach in Dubai [BBC].  

In the spirit of openness and not wanting to alienate the gay community, police in the UK have issued a report calling for leniency for acts of public sex and dogging [BBC].

They found that many people who are arrested for such victimless crimes have killed themselves because of the shame.  And they feel, and I quote, that "In any event it is not for the police to take the role of moral arbiter."

"The police role is to ensure that any complaints are dealt with fairly and professionally and that where individuals are engaged in lawful activity they may do so safely."   How refreshing!

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