ACLU Defends Pedophiles

Well, isn't this dandy?

ACLU represents abusers who argue law forcing them to stay away from places where kids congregate could limit their access to churches.

Six sex offenders, backed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), are suing the city of Indianapolis, saying an ordinance that keeps them 1,000 feet from parks, pools and playgrounds is unconstitutional.

They say the law is too vague and could be used to keep them from — among other places — churches. Rich Ackerman, president of the Pro-Family Law Center, said the rationale for the lawsuit is suspicious at best.

"The ACLU suddenly screaming about people's ability to get to church," he said, "sounds a little suspect, to say the least."

"For those who do not think that there is not a war going on to gain access to our children for purposes of sexual gratification, they need to wake up," [Phil Burress] explained. "This is real."

Many social scientists say child molesters cannot be cured of the desire. Some studies, in fact, indicate that most predators abuse hundreds of kids before they are caught.
Selected quotes from Citizenlink's June 2 post, "Sex Offenders Sue Indianapolis"

What the heck is the ACLU doing backing a case like this? Of course, they've backed NAMBLA also, so I shouldn't be surprised.

Pedophiles love places that could give them access to children, e.g. churches. There were some pedophiles in the community in which I lived before moving here. One man called himself a musician and tried to get singing jobs in churches and to work with the youth. Currently, he was out on bail and awaiting trial for a previous incident.

I was at church one morning when a new man and woman and two teenagers walked in. I didn't think anything about it until another man with whom I was friends who worked in corrections got my attention from across the church to mouth to me who exactly that new man was. AAAAAAAAAH! And to think that I had finally become brave enough to allow my little girl to go to the bathroom alone in the middle of service because "what could happen at church?"!

We descended upon the pastor and told him who that man was and that we were not going to tolerate his presence. We had kids, for crying out loud. My buddy was rather strong and assured me privately that when he shook the pedophile's hand, he squeezed hard, just shy of doing injury, to let him know how he felt about his presence. That was nice, but I still wanted the pastor to know if he stayed, we went.

The pastor checked into the legal ramifications and decided to talk with the man. He explained that if he chose to come to our church, he should know that he would never under any circumstances be allowed to work with kids or be alone with them due to his previous conviction. He chose not to come back, so that was that. Still, a church really should have the right to tell a suspicious or troublesome person that he is not welcome without fearing a lawsuit.

Let's see---the rights of children or perverts, children or perverts...I choose the rights of children! Don't you think the ACLU should be interested in supporting the civil liberties of children over those of perverts too?