Best Posts in Thread: Why no Strip Clubs / Girly Bars Around DGT?

I am glad Duma does not abide by such an industry. As for (they will come) I submit, those are the (they's) that can stay exactly where they are, IMHO. Perhaps you should have made this into a pole (pun intended) I would down vote any such idea of such. The Con's far far out weigh the (Pro's) Cheers!

 

I think enough has been said on the topic. This forum is not a "How to" guide for sexpats. Thread locked.

 

I don't agree. There are plenty of people from Dumaguete that partake in these vices/crimes. It isn't "outsiders" corrupting the city. It is just human nature.

Personally, I don't see anything wrong with alcohol, drugs or prostitution as long as everyone is consenting adults. Do whatever you want to your body so long as you aren't hurting anyone else. I don't believe in government's holding their citizens hands in life. IMO, government exists to serve, not control.

 

Do drugs and alcohol fit into that vibe? There sure is a lot of that. Those activities generally go hand-in-hand with prostitution/brothels. Dumaguete is not standing on any moral high ground above other cities in the Philippines. It is there if you are motivated enough to find it. Having universities doesn't get rid of killers-for-hire, drugs, alcohol, prostitution, theft, robbery, violence, child/spouse abuse, rape, pedophiles etc etc. Dumaguete has it all, just like every other city in the Philippines. When you have tons of poverty and shanty towns these things are going to exist.

 

You aren't looking hard enough. There are none that you can drive a car into the room garage for privacy that I know about (though there is at least one in Sibulan) but they certainly are plenty of short time hotels in the city (one very visible one right across the national highway from the market). They certainly are "up" for it, have the interest and aren't prudes.

 

Education is key to preventing abuse and addiction. If you know what drugs/alcohol do to your body when used at excessive levels you are less likely to heavily abuse them. If you don't know the pros and cons you can't weigh them and make an educated choice.

Of course it does. Offering free treatment for substance abuse/addiction is a much better option than prison IMO. (When in a Filipino prison the chances of you using something like Shabu increases greatly since it is very accessible. Guards in the prisons only make sure people don't get in or out, they do not run the inside of the prison. There is a ranking system within the prisons and the "mayor", a high ranking/well connected prisoner usually there for life, calls all the shots and makes sure everyone obeys the rules.) If you educate and treat people they can return to being productive members of society. Sending them to prison only further exposes them to the criminal lifestyle and helps to ensure that they cannot find legitimate work after they have been released.

I was always curious how people knew the intentions of someone who stole from them...especially when the person wasn't caught. It is only speculation that the goods stolen were pawned for buying drugs.

It is much more likely that they were abusing alcohol while committing the crime than using any illicit drugs. Alcohol is the only drug that makes humans more violent as well as lowers inhibitions. The stats below are from the US but I think they would also apply to pretty much any country that allows alcohol consumption:

Demonize illicit drugs all you like, the facts are that the most socially acceptable drug (alcohol) is by far the most harmful to the user and those around them.