The thread titled something like ACLU says sex in public bathrooms is private, or something like that is from an article title that is horribly, horribly misleading. It has spawned a huge thread with a massive number of people missing the point (after reading the article, which is understandable.)
Acknowledgment of bias: I am a former ACLU employee who returned to school to finish my master's degree. Thus I am a strong supporter of their work. Nevertheless, read the brief and press release for yourself to see how their points have been a bit distorted by the sensationalized article.
Brief:
http://www.aclu.org/freespeech/gen/31842lgl20070917.htmlAnd press release here:
http://www.aclu.org/freespeech/gen/33697prs20080116.htmlThis is the important statement:
The Minnesota Supreme Court and other courts have found that a closed bathroom stall is a private location. The police have no business spying on people in places where there is an expectation of privacy.
The article puts its own spin on it basically saying, "oh so you're arguing that everyone should just be having sex in bathroom stalls everywhere!" In reality, the ACLU's CORRECT point is that the police have no authority to initiate spying in places that have been determined to be "private" by the State Supreme Court without a warrant. In other words, what is at issue here is the entrapment, not some advocacy for mass sex in bathrooms.
EDIT - Links fixed!