Brother,

You surelly wouldn't call sex between a 60 yr old woman and a 20 yr old boy
paedophile when an 18 yr old is an adult?  So many of them are respecting
that part of the law - you won't pin them down legally.

On the other hand, it is their men who go to places like Thailand to do what
the law here does not allow them.  But even there - they are being watched
these days by the Thailand government - although not to the best success.

These shameless women also admitted that it is a bit difficult for them to
do that kind of thing here - not because it is not allowed, but because it
is still "traditionally" embarrassing besides.

No young boy of that age would have anything to do with them - this is where
economy is playing a very big role. Everybody is almost economically
indipendent - the problem is where to get the satsifying sex (especially
when they reach 40)  Here, even an age difference of 3 years is a problem!!

In general, I think they are treating each country differently - depending
on the type of conditions that allow make it easy for them to do this - and
yes, I agree with you, our governments should be held responsible.

Best regards,

Nyar'Onyango
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jabou Joh" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 3:44 AM
Subject: Re: Gambia On Swedish TV


> Not sure if the Swedes are trying to impact our bottom line or promote th
> tourist trade as some allege, or if the global movement to expose
paedophiles and
> others sex consumers who take advantage of the lax laws in developing
> countries is what is at work here. Whatever the case, we must realize that
with the
> advent of AIDS, there is a risk that the proliferation of this disease in
> countries like ours can be devastating to say the least.
> I believe it is high time that our government enacts laws to prevent the
> place from being the playground of paedophiles and cheap sex seekers and
works to
> get the cooperation of Tourists' home countries to effectively punish
anyone
> who violates these laws in our country.
> There is a growing and very powerful movement in the U.S, actually a
> non-profit organization  founded by women that has been very effective in
enacting
> laws that will allow U.S citizens who violate anti-sex trade and related
laws,
> sex with minors etc to be tried and jailed right here for violations
committed
> in Thailand for example. They are adding many countries willing to
cooperate on
> their list. Economic benefits from Tourism are an important part of our
> economy, but I hope we never loose sight of the fact that there are side
effects to
> tourism that can have far more devastating negative results if there are
no
> checks and balances to ensure that guests to our country do not see the
place
> as a free for all where they can practice what they cannot get away with
in
> their home countries.
>
> Jabou Joh
>
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