Quote:
Originally Posted by Catlady
And you are mixing up the RIGHT of Amazon to sell the book with the wisdom and common sense of doing so.
Again, this is not an issue of censorship, but of judgment. Amazon should have exercised some judgment here, but they didn't. They took the money from this guy to self-publish and then automatically listed his book for sale. (He has several others on Amazon as well, all apparently dealing with sex and/or religion.)
The First Amendment doesn't mean that no one is ever allowed to exercise discretion about what is published and/or sold.
Amazon's own initial statement read: " Amazon does not support or promote hatred or criminal acts, however, we do support the right of every individual to make their own purchasing decisions." [Emphasis added.] Well, in what alternate universe is sex with a child not a criminal act? In what alternate universe is something that calls itself a how-to guide not promoting that criminal act?
A news article about the controversy appears here. |
When someone starts claiming common sense as their argument, that's when I know that their position is nothing more than "I'm offended".
I don't care that you're offended. Your emotional state is irrelevant to the discussion.