Florida To Outlaw Bestiality

It looks like man and dog are going to legally remain best friends if the state of Florida has its say. The State's Senate agriculture committee, in a long overdue measure, has voted unanimously to charge anyone who has sex with animals with a third-degree felony. Amazingly, Florida is one of 16 states that still permits bestiality, despite the obvious harm caused to the victim - in most cases the family pet or farm animal. "There's a tremendous correlation between sexually deviant behavior and crimes against children and crimes against animals," said Sen. Nan Rich, a Sunrise Democrat, told the Miami Herald. "This is long overdue. These are heinous crimes. And people belong in jail."Freepers react:
-"I suppose a Republican who is known for supporting traditional values would instantly be tarred as a 'bigot' if he or she were to introduce an anti-bestiality bill."
-"But don't they realize that sexual preference is something you're born with? This law would deny these people the right to love the animal of their choice! That is bigoted!!!"
-"Just another attempt to bring unwarranted hardships against the muslim community"
-"What has our nation come to that laws like this aren’t assumed instead of needed. Same for the stupidity of making laws to allow homosexual adoption."
-"Why? I mean, if buggery is permitted and, soon, gay marriage will be sanctioned by the state what is the reasoning behind outlawing bestiality?"
-"Since bestiality and incest are mentioned as equal with homosexuality in the Bible, I suppose we should be TOLERANT of goat love. Excuse me while I barf."
-"Knowing leftists like I do, I’m surprised they haven’t come out with a new non-judgemental term of “interspecies sex”."
Labels: "celibacy", animal rights, Florida, Free Republic, Nan Rich