All Parents please read this

[Xdisaster240sX]

WTF
http://www.parenting.com/new/blogs/show ... lia?cid=fb

[marlin29311]

I can see both sides to the argument in this one...

Though in my mind, when your first amendment rights infringe into the criminal code (pedophillia is criminal...), I think there should be a greater issue...

[breadbox]

WTF

Mad, Why? Your kindle wasn't charged?

Pedophilia is common enough that one would and could and did write a book, but I'm sure more exist.

I personally feel this has played out like it should have. Store let it happen, customers responded and then Amazon.com addressed it and took it down.

[AppleBonker]

Not how it should've happened. Customers are mental. There is no reason to try to boycott Amazon for selling this book. If you don't like the book, don't buy/read it. Simple as that. Amazon should be able to sell anything out there without customers getting pissed. There are millions of books out there that could be harmful in the wrong hands; should we protest and ban all of them too?

[PEZi]

written in CO.... been all over the news lol

[Xdisaster240sX]

Im just mad that someone will write the book, someone will publish the book and people buy this s***. You should get a free cop along with the book when you but it.

[AppleBonker]

Don't get me wrong. I don't have kids, but if/when I do I will murder the bastard who tries to pull any of that crap. But the book itself is not illegal. It's also not illegal to read it. So I'm not sure exactly what would be ideal here. But I certainly don't want the rights of law-abiding citizens encroached upon due to someone else's moral objection.

[93coupe]

Not how it should've happened. Customers are mental. There is no reason to try to boycott Amazon for selling this book. If you don't like the book, don't buy/read it. Simple as that. Amazon should be able to sell anything out there without customers getting pissed. There are millions of books out there that could be harmful in the wrong hands; should we protest and ban all of them too?

My thoughts EXACTLY.

Im just mad that someone will write the book, someone will publish the book and people buy this s***. You should get a free cop along with the book when you but it.

Do you have ANY idea how many other inappropriate pieces of literature are out there on the shelves? Do you plan on getting upset about all of them? You'll be one perpetually irate fella.

Don't worry, I'm sure Big Brother has everyone that ordered the book on a pretty little watch list.

[PEZi]

according to the local news who interviewed him... he was never touched as a child nor has he ever touched a child... they did a background check and he came up completely clean....

therefore... this is essentially what would happen if we let jay have access to a pen and some paper and told him to write a book... ridiculous? yes.... illegal? hell no

[AppleBonker]

Right on, my black brotha.

Actually, I'm kinda intrigued by the book. I seriously would read it if given to me. Not sure I'd actually want to pay for it. I don't think the lulz would offset the cost...

[breadbox]

On TV I remember something like cops could to try to track down those that purchased the book. Which isn't surprising but does seem a bit f'd up considering nothing about buying books is illegal.

Also a company who relies on its customer base will always piss off a minority of its customers to save face to the larger dollar majority. Like a NAMBLA boycott would really hurt Amazon.com.

On another note NAMBLA boycott sounds so wrong.

[ADDirishboy]

There are books about how to kill, how to make bombs with household items, etc.

Do I necessarily like the fact that someone made a book on pedophilia code of conduct? No. But should it be banned? Hell no. Like Adam said, don't like it? Don't buy it. Simple as that.

[heliochrome85]

i just want to leave this here...

For bonk mainly.
http://gawker.com/5687134/the-creepy-se ... iles-guide

[breadbox]

Ripoff!!! This is almost a word-for-word theft of The Baby-sitters Club: Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery.

I lost.

[Encryptshun]

As a Spartan, I am offended by this blatant sign of disrespect for my culture. Amazon can quietly turn ashen in Hades.

[Rev_D21]

Parents should read more books about 'hot carls', it might make them feel better.

[themadscientist]

Amazon has the right to sell the book. Customers also have the right to boycott them for it. The first amendment guarantees freedom of speech, not freedom from consequences of that speech carried out within the limits of the law.

[IBCoupe]

Though in my mind, when your first amendment rights infringe into the criminal code (pedophillia is criminal...), I think there should be a greater issue...

Be careful of that kind of reasoning. Murder and rape are illegal - should we ban Law & Order?

Talking about pedophelia is not a crime (and that's how NAMBLA has survived).

[93coupe]

I thought NAMBLA survived because they keep sipping on the juice of youth... of juice of youths... or youth's juice "

[breadbox]

Definitely sippin on that pedolyte*.

* turns out it is spelled Pedialyte.

[IBCoupe]

That's the Super Adventure Club, Ryan

[themadscientist]

What's the big deal?

[Alfador]

I don't get why people are even pretending this is a first ammendment issue. It's not even close. A private company has every right to not sell a product based on anything ranging from profitability to common decency . Customers also have a right to be upset with any company that sells a product that offends them for whatever reason. It doesn't mean the company has to stop selling it, but in this case I'm glad they did.

Just because you have a legal right to something doesn't mean it isn't horribly irresponsible as a human being to exercise that right. As much as I would fight to the death to defend their right to sell this book, I also reserve my right to hate them for it and discourage them from actually doing so.

[AZhitman]

I don't get why people are even pretending this is a first ammendment issue. It's not even close. A private company has every right to not sell a product based on anything ranging from profitability to common decency . Customers also have a right to be upset with any company that sells a product that offends them for whatever reason. It doesn't mean the company has to stop selling it, but in this case I'm glad they did.

Just because you have a legal right to something doesn't mean it isn't horribly irresponsible as a human being to exercise that right. As much as I would fight to the death to defend their right to sell this book, I also reserve my right to hate them for it and discourage them from actually doing so.

^ Brilliantly-stated.

[IBCoupe]

I don't get why people are even pretending this is a first ammendment issue.

Re-read the second reply on this thread. The First Amendment issue is raised when the possibility of criminalizing this kind of book is floated.

[Alfador]

I don't get why people are even pretending this is a first ammendment issue.

Re-read the second reply on this thread. The First Amendment issue is raised when the possibility of criminalizing this kind of book is floated.

I was referring to the more global reaction of all the news agencies which have quoted people in little man on the street (also known as dumbass camera whore looking for attention) segments talking about how this is evil and should be illegal.

[AZhitman]

Yep, they're protected under the Constitution as well.

[Urabus GodofTraction]

So can I get this on my Sony eReader or not?

[AZhitman]

Yep. But there's probably nothing in there you don't already know.

[Urabus GodofTraction]

Yep. But there's probably nothing in there you don't already know.

Like I already told the poice; All of those girls were legal in the countries in which they were encountered.