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Originally Posted by tammycravit
OK, but here's the thing. I would absolutely agree that children need to be protected from sexual abuse by pedophiles. I doubt you'd get much disagreement there, at least among the members of this board. But, the piece you've left out of your analysis is how banning this book will actually make children any safer.
Do you honestly think there are people out there who feel like they might want to have sex with a child, who say to themselves, "Hmm, I wonder if I can find a book about having sex with children…nope, I didn't find this one book, so never mind."? Do you really, truly, believe that?
Do you seriously think this is the only piece of information out there that advocates sex with children? Do you honestly think that, in the absence of THIS SPECIFIC book, the pedophile will simply give up, instead of looking elsewhere to validate his feelings? For that matter, do you honestly think most pedophiles look for external validation in a society that almost universally condemns them? They abuse children despite a vocal and consistent message that their behavior is immoral and criminal.
So, I guess my question is this: Assuming that you're absolutely correct that children need to be protected from pedophiles, how is banning this book going to do that?
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I never mentioned banning of books. Worldwalker mentioned prohibiting books out of caution and then, when referring to children used the phrase "prevent further exposure". I wasn't commenting on the practice of banning books, I was commenting on the availability and advertisement of books that could, in the wrong hands, act as a catalyst.
To protect children we need to create an environment that is safe and nurturing. Now the internet is never going to be 'safe' but we can, and should, work to make it safer. Material that promotes, condones and even encourages sex crimes against children should not be allowed to be publicly advertised or sold.
Porno magazines are sold in sealed plastic bags with modesty stickers on the cover. This is to prevent a child accidently seeing something intended for adults. Amazon needs to employ the same due care. I dont care if Mr Greaves writes a hundred pedo hand books, I dont care if he creates a pedo blog to sell his book. I do care that Amazon promoted material that encouraged sex crimes against children. I do care that this ebook offered a free sample that could have been accessed by a child.(and yes I've already gone a few rounds regarding parental responsibility)
I understand the value of freedom but I am less concerned about my rights than I am concerned about the welbeing and safety of children.