Guess Why These Brits Can’t Trim the Bushes

There is an area in Bristol, England called Avon Gorge. The shrubbery there is in need of attention, but the officials there are putting that on hold. It seems it would be discriminatory against the LGBT crowd to trim those bushes. They use that area for GETTIN’ IT ON!

No, I’m not kidding:

Plans to clear the land were proposed three years ago and put out to consultation, which included considering the views of the Rainbow Group of lesbian, gay and bisexual council staff.

A report on the plans states: ‘As part of the consultation, concerns were expressed by the council’s lesbian-gay and bisexual group (and a small number of other consultees) that this action was potentially discriminating against gay and bisexual men whose activities on this part of the Downs were objected to by other members of the local community and Downs users.’

Council officials then had to consult the police and HIV charity the Terrence Higgins Trust to ensure there was no discrimination.

They had to consult an HIV charity? Why in the world would they consult an HIV charity? I thought HIV/AIDS was everyone’s disease.

How about this for an idea: It’s criminal to have sex in public! It violates the basic rules of decency and offends people.

Visitors to the Downs near Bristol’s spectacular Avon Gorge have complained about the ‘inappropriate sexual activity’, which can be punishable by up to six months in prison.

Despite this, the city council was forced to consult gay rights groups about their concerns over its plan to clear away the bushes to improve the scenery and protect rare wildlife.

Tory councillor Peter Abraham said yesterday: ‘How can it be discriminatory to clear land that might stop what is an illegal practice?”

That is an excellent question.

How’s this for a solution: trim the bushes. Yeah, just trim the bushes. They don’t have a right to anal sex in public places. It just doesn’t exist. If they want to sue, let them. When they admit to having sex in the park, arrest them. If you see them having sex in the park, arrest them.

Creating a situation that discourages criminal activity is not discrimination.

But this type of common sense is lost on the politically correct. There is a fear of offending a body that overwhelms even the most rational mind. For example:

Last year four firefighters were disciplined for allegedly disturbing a group of men at night by shining their torches into the bushes on the Downs.

After complaints that their actions were homophobic, the four senior officers from Avon Fire Service were fined and transferred to other stations.

The group of men were having sex in public, and the firemen were punished. That really puts this all into perspective, doesn’t it?

Hat Tip: DBKP