My Reply to below appended mail: As usual, in the appended response, contents used in Para 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 are totally out of subject line; therefore I don't intend to respond to such crap!
Responder to my message forgot to realize that my original message is with respect to India including Goa and is in not related to western culture, and their prevailing laws! Lastly, I want to conclude saying, 'Western (including Italian) and other Asian cultures and laws cannot be superimposed unilaterally by ruling government(s) on Indians!' Best regards, U. G. Barad On 16 Mar 2013 J. Colaco (cola...@gmail.com) wrote: COMMENT: In Matka-land, there is a belief that just because matka is illegal, it does not happen; Ditto with Bakshish-land. In Modi-land, there also was a belief (there still is one, perhaps) that there is no alcoholism because of Prohibition - Yeah Right! 'Navsagar' and 'Dalda' are non-alcoholic beverages which turn individuals into riotous nut. I do not need to revisit the scenes as the train crossed into Goa ....and the 'chaps' dashed to have the swigs of that awful stinking stuff sold as Feni. Goans on the train were obviously smart NOT to trust that mal-odorous junk. In the allegedly-Roman Catholic countries e.g. Ireland and Italy, there was this belief that once contraceptives were not made available, sex would not occur. The same with some Right Wing nuts in the West. It is possible that all Righties are as nutty.as the Left Wing nuts. In most developed countries, Common Law has sought (for a reason) to differentiate between the minimum age for Consent and the Minimum age for Refusal (of Treatment).This is quite independent of the minimum age to vote or to drive - even though, it must be said that there is NO arguable reason why 16 and 17 year olds should not have the right to vote. Perhaps, politicians are wary of the Youth Vote. It behooves adults to realise that children are attaining puberty and maturity at much younger ages. Many adults do not even understand that Sex is both beautiful and natural. No wonder they come up with brilliant "gems" for thoughts.. What parents of future adolescent children may wish to consider is this: Train your children to be intelligent and responsible adults. Talk to them sensibly ....surely ...step by step. Watch how animals train their young to be independent. I submit that IF, we adults, treat our children with respect AND if we behave responsibly and lead by example, in the vast majority of cases, the children will be fine. I did not want to read too much into the anti-Congress slant of the above quoted post. After hearing the anti-'Kangress" tirade in Goa ad nauseam, I am "delighted" at the decimation of Goa carried on by the BJP. The silence (as noted by Rajan Parrikar) is also noted by me. No, I will not call it Hypocrisy. I will just call it Politics. And those who 'follow' Politicians (of whatever ilk) are just Fools. BTW: Noted at the foot of this msg is the case which struggled through the courts of the UK till it finally dawned on the "elders" and the "squares" that Sex will and does happen. Best to guide our children and hope for the best. alternatively, we can send out the Moral Police to beat up adolescents in love, esp on Valentine's Day. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/26/newsid_2499000/2499 583.stm Please note: the minimum age argued here is NOT 16 years. jc