Town To Make Carrying Condoms Mandatory

[matcom]

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BOGOTA, Colombia --A western Colombian city councilman wants to require everyone in town 14 or older to carry a condom to prevent pregnancy and disease, outraging local priests.

William Pena, a councilman in Tulua, said Wednesday he will present a formal proposal to force all men and women -- even those just visiting -- to always carry at least one condom. Those caught empty-pocketed could pay a fine of $180 or take a safe sex course, he said.

"Sexual relations are going on constantly," Pena told The Associated Press by telephone. "If you carry a condom, chances are you'll use it during the day. It's not going to be there forever."

Tulua has one of the highest rates of AIDS in Colombia, he said. The proposal will be debated by other town leaders and could go into effect by March, he said.

Roman Catholic priests in the Cauca Valley town, 150 miles southwest of Bogota, were fuming over the plan.

The Rev. Jesus Velasquez said it would only encourage sexual relations and ridiculed it as absurd. The local newspaper El Tiempo on Wednesday quoted him as saying, "I would have to have a condom even though I'm clergy."

Another town priest, Roberto Sarmiento, said he that improved sex education would be a better solution.

"Nobody can force someone to carry a condom in their pocket," he said. "They should instead carry the responsibility of what sexual relations mean."

Ramiro Cano, a 19-year-old laborer in Tulua, said Wednesday that the proposal was the talk of the town, and said most young people he has talked to support it.

"I try to always carry a condom on me, especially if I go to a discotheque, in case I can pick up someone," Cano said.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2006/01/11/town_may_make_carrying_condoms_mandatory?mode=PF

[DS1]

1. I wear one at all times

What's the big deal?

[LaraMN]

6. Cleaning service would appreciate it if you'd at least remove it to pee.

I really think you'd be safe for the ten seconds or so...

[DS1]

7. No way. I believe in auto safety, and I like having an airbag for my

nuts in the reservoir tip.

[underpants]

2. I'm wearing one right now

You know on account of the pudding and all

[kick-ass-bob]

3. You do know that....

someone is going to ask "how did she get pregnant? I had the condom in my pocket, just like they told me!"

[edbermac]

4. Or "I forgot to wear my pants that day!"

It's happened to all of us after a night of excessive substance abuse...

[CarpeDiebold]

13. .

:spray:
brilliant

[uppityperson]

5. Just don't turn it inside out and reuse it

I hear that is a bad idea.

[BrotherBuzz]

11. Don Juan doesn't think it's a bad idea

Don Juan, with his strong libido, can have safe sex with three different women with only two condoms. He first uses both condoms on the first woman. He then takes off the outer condom (turning it inside-out in the process) and set it aside and uses the inner condom alone on the second woman. He finallys puts on the first condom back on and uses it on the third woman. Everybody's happy and safe.

[DS1]

12. That's just brilliant

[uppityperson]

17. Now that is a wild idea.

Did you see the link elsewhere on DU about inside out condoms?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=4563541

[BrotherBuzz]

18. Jeez Louise, I missed that thread - LOL

proving one thing.... I don't spend enough time in the lounge, and for good reason, too. :rofl:

[ProfessorGAC]

8. How Would They Know?

Another stupid law. Are they going to stop everyone and inspect them and any packages to make sure? Idiotic.
The Professor

[BrotherBuzz]

15. Tiny telltale Skoal rings on back pockets?

:shrug:

[AllegroRondo]

9. Mines used - does it still count?

[ContraBass Black]

10. Sounds impractical.

Some people have no use for them.

[jmowreader]

14. Nonsense. Condoms are very useful.

The world is your oyster if you always carry a condom.

If you need to carry water, you can put a quart in your condom.

If you need to cross a stream and you're carrying a gun, stretching your condom over the muzzle will keep the water out.

They make handy vegetable bags. They must; every schoolchild learns that cucumbers stay freshest when packaged in a condom.

I could mention how useful they are for carrying enough flour to thicken a good white sauce in case you're ever served one that's too thin, but we know that already.

If you have jungle rot and need to go wading in a public pool, putting a condom on one foot will let you hop across the water without infecting all the children with that dread disease.

That's five perfectly good uses for a condom that don't involve sexual acts.

Everyone should carry a condom. They are just so handy.

[JVS]

16. Wouldn't enforcement of this law require police-state methods?

[Rabrrrrrr]

19. They know they need to go on the penis, and not just be in the pocket?