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Originally Posted by Giggley_Girl
Wow Jeff.....I am kinda torn on this one.
1. Sex in public while people are around or young impressionable children could see, to me would be wrong.
2. I have no problem with prostitution and lean toward the side of making it legal so that the prostitutes would have to follow certain standards and medical check-ups so as not to pass along any diseases if one should requie thier services.
3. Sex in a public area when no one is around to see you or hear you would be fine in my books.
I mean, I myself would love to be able to have sex on a beach or in a park when there is nobody around to offend. I am sure I am not the only one that would enjoy that. You just have to make sure that you are being respectful to others.
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Giggley,
Your first point is the one that bothers me. I'm a parent (as you are). We both know that protecting our children is extremely important. So important that I'd place it above public free expression (one's person's rights end where they impact another person).
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Here's the slippery slope. If sex in public is free expression, then so is sex in public (or private) with a goat (bestiality). So is sex in public/private with more than one person. So is sex in public/private with a child. Many groups exist that will tell you that sex with a child is simply an expression of love for a child. I mention this because the ACLU (who funded and argued this lawsuit) is currently representing NAMBLA, a group dedicated to sex between adult men and young (underage) boys, in a lawsuit.
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The applicable portion of the Oregon constitution appears to be clearly addressing a free press issue. Somehow free press has been extended to any expression or communication of any type.
As I've written before. Just because it is someone's "right" doesn't mean it is the "right" thing to do.
Believe it or not, I don't have a problem with legalized prostitution either (in fact, in Nevada, brothels are legal in counties with under 100,000 people). What i do have a problem with is prostitution in front of children.
As to your third point, let me ask this. Who should be responsible for ensuring that nobody else sees it? In other words. The problem with sex on a beach or in public is that you don't know (or can't guarantee) who's going to see. This means that while you might not mean to expose an underage child to something they are not ready to handle, you can't guarantee their protection in a public setting (which is why it isn't permitted in most communities). That should be the measure, shouldn't it?
-- Jeff