2006-01-12 16:13:11.821148+00 by Dan Lyke 5 comments
Tulua, Colombia wants to make it mandatory for everyone over 14 to carry a condom, the penalty for breaking the law would be taking a safer sex course, or a $180 fine.
The proposal is perhaps the most radical in a series of pro-condom efforts across a country where 190,000 people live with AIDS, a figure only surpassed in Latin America by Brazil, according to the World Health Organization.
[ related topics: Religion Politics Sexual Culture Health ]
comments in ascending chronological order (reverse):
#Comment Re: made: 2006-01-12 16:59:13.472454+00 by: Dan Lyke
So... it just occurred to me to think through the enforcement implications of such a law... Will there be sting operations?
#Comment Re: made: 2006-01-12 18:08:45.377463+00 by: DaveP
Well, at least one of the higher risk groups (catholic priests) will be required to carry, too.
#Comment Re: made: 2006-01-15 04:00:16.108131+00 by: baylink
Kennesaw, Georgia. :-)
#Comment Re: made: 2006-01-15 13:56:12.005024+00 by: meuon
Kennesw requires you to have a gun, a carry permit, and some training.
Would be appropriate for the condom, especially if you had some training.
#Comment Re: made: 2006-01-15 15:17:04.094933+00 by: Larry Burton
>> Would be appropriate for the condom, especially if you had some training.
Yeah, I can imagine how many guys in Columbia would pull a condom out of their wallet when asked to prove they were carrying. That just isn't an appropriate way to carry them.