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A Dutch court gets just a bit too progressive on an issue of child safety

 

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The Netherlands is known for its liberal laws on everything from drugs and prostitution to euthanasia. But a recent court decision has proved a bit shocking even for the Dutch. The Hague District Court refused to ban a group of self-confessed pedophiles from forming a political party, ruling that a ban violates their right to freedom of expression. Launched in May, the Brotherly Love, Freedom and Diversity (PNVD) party seeks to lower the age of sexual consent from 16 to 12, and advocates legalizing child pornography, hard drugs and bestiality.

 

Although it's unlikely the party will get the estimated 60,000 votes it needs to win a seat in November's parliamentary election, comments from its members have sparked outrage. "A ban just makes children curious," says Ad van den Berg, one of PNVD's founders, who was convicted of molesting an 11-year-old boy in 1987. "We want to make pedophilia the subject of discussion." But Ireen van Engelen, of the Solace Foundation, an anti-pedophile group which brought forth the case, believes their motives are different. "They make out as if they want more rights for children. But their position that children should be allowed sexual contact from age 12 is of course just in their own interest," she told a local paper. Solace has no plans to appeal the ruling, saying it doubts the party will attract any support.

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>A Dutch court gets just a bit too progressive on an issue of child safety

 

Hmm. OK, I will take the contrary view and this, and agree with the Dutch courts. Surely this is the essence of democracy? People disagree with a law, and have formed a political party to get that law changed. Whatever we (personally) feel about the law, once we start denying the political process to those who wish to change the law, we are on the begining of a VERY slippery slope. We (or the Dutch) *also* have the political process to deny them the ability to change that particular law - through the ballot process. This is surely what we all (to a greater or lesser extent) believe in?

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Exactly Josh.

 

In Western culture adults having sex with underaged is called pedophilia. IN other cultures children are married out to adults. In the last case they are not called 'sick'. 'Pedophiles' are still ppl. Maybe they got something to say! Ppl tend to jump on them as the real bad boys but I doubt that is always the case. We make mistakes cause our upbringing sometimes sucks and we dont know any better. Maybe we jump to high to cover up our own shit?

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hey why dont you start a rape party or mother f**kers party, poo eating party (thats an after school club activity for some segments of dutch society maybe already?)..... :o

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