Worse than Amsterdam

The Costa Blanca news reports:-

The Valencian federation of municipalities and provinces has approved a new bylaw and a scale of fines governing prostitution, begging, and other anti-social activities that could be adopted by all town halls in the region.

The new bylaw is restrictive and gives local councils the right to impose fines of up to 3,000 euros for certain offences.

Town halls will be able to fine anyone buying pirated DVDs or CDs in the street 400 Euros. This is apart from the fines that the seller of such items faces if caught.

The legislation to back the new bylaw has been called Ordenanza de Protección del Espacio Público and was approved by representatives from all the towns that form the federation.

Under the new bylaw activities such as begging in the streets is expressly forbidden and allows the authorities to confiscate any money that may have been collected.

It says local police officers can first warn a beggar to stop and if he persists he can be charged with disobedience.

Begging with children will also be hit with heavy fines ranging between 1,500 and 3,000 Euros.

We could do with the same law being passed here in Alicante province.

Although I have sympathy for those who have no money, I know that some beggars actually do very well out of their activity. For me, the ones that have a child with them, especially when they stand outside a church, are the worst so I am glad they will suffer the highest fines. 

Now as for prostitutes. We all know what the young ladies on the side of the road are there for, so why do some feel the need to be so blatant about it?

In a shop, you might want to check out the goods before you buy but you don’t  necessarily have to remove the wrapper and open the box to see the contents.

At the side of the CV-95, on the way to Torrevieja there are a few young ladies that have taken to standing in their knickers and hold up stockings but because it is cold, they wear a jacket on top. One young lady yesterday had gone a stage further by taking her knickers off to display her wares for any passer by to see. In my opinion, these putas had gone from enticing to being distasteful.

I imagine it must be very embarrassing for parents with children to pass girls dressed like this and try to explain what they are about.  It is also dangerous for drivers who have to slow down to make sure they are seeing correctly!