Why does the liberal ACLU protect the rights of man/boy relationships?

Answer 1

The ACLU is worthless.

Always has been, always will be.

Answer 2

A specific case would help however the ACLU protects the rights of all law abiding citizens. It also protects the rights of those accused of a crime from illegal activity by the government. They even protect conservatives.

Answer 3

ACLU Statement on Defending Free Speech of Unpopular Organizations (8/31/2000)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEW YORK--In the United States Supreme Court over the past few years, the American Civil Liberties Union has taken the side of a fundamentalist Christian church, a Santerian church, and the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. In celebrated cases, the ACLU has stood up for everyone from Oliver North to the National Socialist Party. In spite of all that, the ACLU has never advocated Christianity, ritual animal sacrifice, trading arms for hostages or genocide. In representing NAMBLA today, our Massachusetts affiliate does not advocate sexual relationships between adults and children.

What the ACLU does advocate is robust freedom of speech for everyone. The lawsuit involved here, were it to succeed, would strike at the heart of freedom of speech. The case is based on a shocking murder. But the lawsuit says the crime is the responsibility not of those who committed the murder, but of someone who posted vile material on the Internet. The principle is as simple as it is central to true freedom of speech: those who do wrong are responsible for what they do; those who speak about it are not.

It is easy to defend freedom of speech when the message is something many people find at least reasonable. But the defense of freedom of speech is most critical when the message is one most people find repulsive. That was true when the Nazis marched in Skokie. It remains true today.

Although I do not agree with protecting pedophiles this is what the ACLU had to say on this issue

Answer 4

I think that is the most disgusting, loathsome thing the ACLU has ever done!!

And Lindsay - do you really think that detailed instructions on how to rape a child and get away with it is protected speech? You can't yell "FIRE" in a theater, but you CAN give perverts instructions on baby rape?!? I somehow doubt little Jeffrey Curly's family would agree with you, since some PERVERT used information he found on the NAMBLA web site to stalk, rape and then murder poor little Jeffrey.

Answer 5

Their charter says they will only defend the disgusting and unnatural.

Answer 6

A liberal organization should explain it all.

Answer 7

Maybe Republicans were pressuring them to.