Bad news if you're Norwegian

[Gerbil]

New Norway law bans buying of sex


Norway says the new law targets the clients and not the prostitutes


A new law has come into force in Norway making the purchase of sex illegal.

Norwegian citizens caught paying for prostitutes at home or abroad could face a hefty fine or a six-month prison sentence, authorities say.

The prison sentence could be extended to three years in cases of child prostitution.

The Norwegian authorities say they want to stamp out sex tourism and street prostitution by targeting clients rather than prostitutes.
"We think buying sex is unacceptable because it favours human trafficking and forced prostitution," deputy Justice Minister Astri Aas-Hansen was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.

[jandajoy]

No more Norwegians in Thailand then.

Norwegian citizens caught paying for prostitutes at home or abroad could face a hefty fine or a six-month prison sentence, authorities say.

[baldrick]

maybe get some Thai women to call her and complain about their broken buffalos in issan



State Secretary Astri Aas-Hansen - regjeringen.no

[barbaro]

New Norway law bans buying of sex


Norway says the new law targets the clients and not the prostitutes


A new law has come into force in Norway making the purchase of sex illegal.

Norwegian citizens caught paying for prostitutes at home or abroad could face a hefty fine or a six-month prison sentence, authorities say.

I see this as the NATION-STATE exerting more and more control of people.

Usurping rights.

[Spin]

Looks like they might have to wine and dine their short times first in Thailand, just to be safe

[English Noodles]

Bad news if you're Norwegian

Maybe it would be bad news for you if you were Norwegian, however you may find that not all of us have to resort to paying sex workers for sexual favours.

No more Norwegians in Thailand then.

Why - Do you think that every Norwegian who comes to Thailand comes to pay for sex? Maybe that's the main reason you first came to Thailand, no need to judge others by your own low standards.

[Spin]

Do you think that every Norwegian who comes to Thailand comes to pay for sex?

I dont, most of the ones I know came here to get, and stay, paraletic drunk for as long as possible

[spiff]

Maybe it would be bad news for you if you were Norwegian, however you may find that not all of us have to resort to paying sex workers for sexual favours.

So restricting the rights of consenting adults to indulge in sexual activities is not of concern to you?

Only the Norwegians, and only those who can't get sex without paying for it should be concerned at all?

[English Noodles]

So restricting the rights of consenting adults to indulge in sexual activities is not of concern to you? Only the Norwegians, and only those who can't get sex without paying for it should be concerned at all?

This law is of no concern to me what-so-ever.

[DrivingForce]

So restricting the rights of consenting adults to indulge in sexual activities is not of concern to you? Only the Norwegians, and only those who can't get sex without paying for it should be concerned at all?

This law is of no concern to me what-so-ever.

how old did you say you were??

[good2bhappy]

^ he is not Norwegien

[dirtydog]

I wonder if Justice Minister Astri Aas-Hansen is willing to pay rewards, could be a few bar owners wanting to increase their income potential

[kmart]

So restricting the rights of consenting adults to indulge in sexual activities is not of concern to you? Only the Norwegians, and only those who can't get sex without paying for it should be concerned at all?

This law is of no concern to me what-so-ever.

Lonely up there on that piece of moral high ground, is it?

[kingwilly]

So restricting the rights of consenting adults to indulge in sexual activities is not of concern to you? Only the Norwegians, and only those who can't get sex without paying for it should be concerned at all?

This law is of no concern to me what-so-ever.

Lonely up there on that piece of moral high ground, is it?

not really, i might join him too.

This law is of no concern to me what-so-ever.

in fact, i might even appauld it, their wish to restrict people smuggling is a godo desire.

[DrivingForce]

^ he is not Norwegien

there is that.......

[DrAndy]

Bad news if you're Norwegian

Maybe it would be bad news for you if you were Norwegian, however you may find that not all of us have to resort to paying sex workers for sexual favours.

No more Norwegians in Thailand then.

Why - Do you think that every Norwegian who comes to Thailand comes to pay for sex? Maybe that's the main reason you first came to Thailand, no need to judge others by your own low standards.

quite right Noodles, we all know you have never paid for sex, or are ever likely to; well done, we need good chaps likee you to show us how to behave properly and what our morals should be


as for judging others by their own low standards, I couldn't agree more. Nothing is worse than doing that; by god, the assumption that someone else could be as bad as someone like him, it hardly bears thinking about

anyway Noodles, it was nice to bump into you the other night; I thought that the katoey you had kneeling before you was a nice person and had very good manners; she did not spit it out on the floor like some lowlifes do.

[English Noodles]

This law is of no concern to me what-so-ever.

Lonely up there on that piece of moral high ground, is it?

How am I taking the moral high ground by saying that this law is of no concern to me?

Is the law of concern to you? If so then how? If it's not then you can come join me and KW up here on the moral high ground.

we all know you have never paid for sex, or are ever likely to; well done

I don't frequent sex workers if that's what you are getting at.

well done

It's not something I feel one should be praised for, most people I know don't use prostitutes in Thailand or elsewhere.

we need good chaps likee you to show us how to behave properly and what our morals should be

I'm sure you are capable of making your own descisions on what they should be, though if you do need someone to look up to then I'm happy for you to choose me as your role model.

as for judging others by their own low standards, I couldn't agree more. Nothing is worse than doing that

That's great.

anyway Noodles, it was nice to bump into you the other night

I never went to the Thaivisa NYE party.

I thought that the katoey you had kneeling before you was a nice person and had very good manners; she did not spit it out on the floor like some lowlifes do.

As above, you must have me confused with someone else, I was not at the Thaivisa NYE party, maybe it was Gebil you met.

[DrivingForce]

I don't frequent sex workers

according to the law, frequency is unimportant, it only takes one arrest..

[English Noodles]

according to the law, frequency is unimportant, it only takes one arrest..

How many people have you heard of being arrested in Thailand for using the services of a sex worker above the legal age of sexual consent?

[DrivingForce]

according to the law, frequency is unimportant, it only takes one arrest..

How many people have you heard of being arrested in Thailand for using the services of a sex worker above the legal age of sexual consent?

technicality though innit?

[dirtydog]

This law is of no concern to me what-so-ever.

I'm with you there Erco, just hope the UK doesn't follow suit though

[spiff]

They are working on it.
Can't find the other thread with the proposed Brit laws, which are very similar.

[bkkandrew]

according to the law, frequency is unimportant, it only takes one arrest..

How many people have you heard of being arrested in Thailand for using the services of a sex worker above the legal age of sexual consent?

Not quite the point - someone could video you paying a bar fine here and this 'evidence' could then be used in a prosecution back in Norway (or UK if they adopt the same law - as is likely). Not so good.

[English Noodles]

Not quite the point - someone could video you paying a bar fine here and this 'evidence' could then be used in a prosecution back in Norway (or UK if they adopt the same law - as is likely). Not so good.

As I don't pay bar fines and I don't use the services of prostitutes I find that difficult to believe.

[kmart]

This law is of no concern to me what-so-ever.

Lonely up there on that piece of moral high ground, is it?

How am I taking the moral high ground by saying that this law is of no concern to me?

Is the law of concern to you? If so then how? If it's not then you can come join me and KW up here on the moral high ground.

If it is no concern to you, then why post in the thread..?

Your posts in this thread are just smug declarations that 'you don't have to use the services of prostitutes'. Thats really nice to know obviously, but you have no other opinions of a rather sweeping law, that may end up law in your country if it gets successfully pushed through there in Norway?