going to the dogs

Until 2002 the Netherlands had the most liberated age of consent laws in the western world, 12 under conditions.
O.K. in Vatican city the aoc is 12, but the female population consists of mainly nuns aged above 60 so this one doesn't count..
But it is 16 these days, like the rest of the "civilized" world.

Soft drugs have been legal since my teens, every dutch knows how to use them in a responsible way.
But because of the abuse and subsequent death of a few tourists magic mushrooms will be banned starting next month.
Think the rest will be banned coming year.

Next in line is window prostitution, for centuries a part of Dutch culture is under heavy attack. Political correctness is the keyword these days.
City's like Arnhem closed their red light districts and the famous one in Amsterdam is a mere shadow of what is was a few years ago.

But this time the government went to far, since a few months smoking in pubs is prohibited.
More and more pub owners refuse to do so, in some cases inspectors were beaten up by angry customers.

Long live freedom and liberty, EU sit on it!