Suburban Swingers

To equate swingers with pedophiles like the man in the article did is absurd. There is a big difference berween a sexual predator who preys on young innocent children and two or more consenting adults who decide to have non-conformist sex. It is also absurd to say that a community can deny a busniess or club or a private citizens private party. I seem to remeber sevral communities who decided not to let blacks and hispanics and other minorities in their town; which was later determined to be illegal. To say a community is the law about what happens in it is crazy. If I want to have sex with five people fine its my right, just as it is right to not have sex with anyone. We are not a communist or socialist state, we are a democratic republic. The government be it federal, state, or local has no right to determine what we do in our homes, obviuosly our action s must be legal though. Also comparing a group of consenting adults who party at one another's house to a strip club is outrageous. They are not a strip club, they are not a brothel, they are not a club, they are not a business. They are private citizens on private property behind private walls doing private things in a group setting. As they stated if they were having a super bowl party no one would care. To justify blatant persecution under the veneer of "majority rule" did not work for racism or religous persecution and it should not work for sexual persecution.

This whole article and subsequent comments is the scariest thing I have read in decades. No one, neighbors, local govt., state, feds have the right to dictate what we do in our homes....period, end of story. I am appalled at the sadistic , rights trampling comments here. Our fore fathers, our peers, our sons and daughters die by the millions to preserve freedom and you have the gall to make these post here? Sex is normal, it's natural, and it no one's business, no matter who it's with.

While I do not personally care if people have swinger parties or not, I do feel that it is the right of every community to be able to say where such activities can take place. I would not want a strip club by kids schools, and if most people in a community do not want a sex club on their street, they have the right not have it there. These clubs can exist, but not just anywhere they want to put them.

I personally believe that if whatever a person chooses to do should not be dictated, including drugs, sex, lyrics, etc, as long as their actions do not cause harm to another person. It is not the job of our government to govern morality. In my opinion, a person's morals are their own. The government can tell you that you're not allowed to die by your own hand if you so choose. They tell you that you can't do drugs in your own home when you have no intention of leaving it. In some states, you're not allowed to by sexual aids (They say it's immoral).

My firm belief is that our choices in this country are diminishing. When do we say no more? I don't tell my neighbors what they can't do what they choose behind closed doors. Now, if they leave their curtains open for my son to see, that's when I would have the problem.

its funny that sex is a taboo subject but every one does it !!!

I get so tired of self-appointed "saviors" telling everyone what they should or should not be doing. You may not agree with what they're doing, but so what. You aren't forced to participate. Everyone has become too concerned with what the neighbors are doing they don't see what's going on in their own house. Stop worrying about people who are not harming anyone else and focus on your own life. As adults we get to make our own choices, good or bad. Has anyone noticed those spouting religious judgements always think their way is the only way? You have the right to think how you want, just not the right to force others to conform to your way. Our society is becoming less forgiving every day. Many won't accept others who don't agree with them 100%. Different doesn't equal wrong. We're not programmed robots. We have opinions and beliefs and it's okay if they're different. I wouldn't want everyone to think the same way and be the same way. How awfully boring it would be.

This is America. If we do not have the freedom to do what we wish in our homes (not committing murder or molesting children obviously) then where will the invasion of privacy stop? Get real people, what a couple chooses to do in their home and in their marraige is their business. Believe it or not, people have the right to be sanctimonious ***-holes, or saints, or anything in between. Making laws to govern sexual practices between consenting adults is infringing on civil liberties.

But others denounced the swinging lifestyle. "It's immoral," says one neighbor, Jack Martin, a 74-year-old retiree. "Would you want someone living next to you who was a pedophile if you have a bunch of kids? It's on the same line. The frame of mind is the same. The end result is the same: sex."

This is ridiculous. Of course I wouldn't want a pedophile living next to me. However, I can't imagine that the 7-year old said, "yes, give it to me please." These are ADULTS! They are choosing this lifestyle. The result is the same - sex?? Well yes, but please Mr. Martin, do you hate sex in all its forms? Because I can't believe this 74 year old is a virgin. Just because somebody doesn't have YOUR beliefs doesn't mean they are wrong. Get a life.

With all that's going on in the world, all the REAL problems; who gives a damn about what these people are doing in their bedroom. If they are consenting adults, and they aren't breaking any laws, hurting children or animals, etc....who cares! People, mind your own business! Get a life of your own! Quite judging everybody all the time!

We pride ourselves on Individual Rights but at the first sign someone is having any fun the religious right comes out of the woodwork. What if I mandate you have to have sex 3 times a week or are inviolation of the law. Leave people alone if their activity does not adversely effect others.

I don't understand how the government can't dictate private activity in your own home. It makes no sense to me. Let people do what they want.

ninety percent of anyone opposed is either terrified at the idea that maybe it's something they'd like to try or they're jealous they're not invited. if there are no drugs or violence involved then why poop the party?

These people are not hurting anyone. They might not do things the way that you or I do things but, who is to say that there way is wrong. Different does not mean wrong. If you don't like it, then don't visit them. People should mind there own business and just leave this couple and there friends alone.